Holding(s) in Company

Asia Energy PLC
06 June 2005


                        Asia Energy plc ('the Company')
                                        
             Notification of significant holding and issue of equity


Under sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 and rule 15 of the AIM Rules 
the following information falls to be disclosed:

The Company was notified on 6 June 2005 that Fidelity International Limited and 
its direct and indirect subsidiaries along with Fidelity Management Research 
Company. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, have acquired a further 
interest in the shares of the Company resulting in a total holding of 3,852,063 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company. This represents 9.65 % of the issued 
share capital of the Company.

The above holding is registered as follows;

Registered Holder                                                      Holding
-------------------                                                    ---------
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                              60,300
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux                                          1,207,800
State Street Bank and Tr Co London                                      75,800
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                     1,759,851
Bank of New York Brussels                                               41,000
Citibank London                                                        133,800
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                                  573,512
                                                                 ---------------

                                                 Total               3,852,063

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