Holding(s) in Company

Xtract Energy plc
10 August 2006



                       Xtract Energy Plc ('the Company')

                            Notification of Holding




The Company was notified on 10 August 2006 that following the purchase of
110,000,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, Cambrian Mining Plc now holds
192,942,500 Ordinary Shares in the Company representing approximately 55.2% of
the issued share capital.





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