Ascent Resources Regulatory News (AST)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Ascent Resources PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

X

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Lombard Odier Funds (Europe) S.A.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

02/05/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07/05/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

5% threshold

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B03W6Y84

47,148,060

47,148,060

70,147,112

70,147,112

6.095%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

3,868,292

Nominal

Delta

0.336%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

74,015,404

6.431%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

1798 AOG Energy Master Fund

LO Funds - Global Energy

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Basile Morgado

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3206 6081