Ascent Resources Regulatory News (AST)

Ascent Resources plc / Epic: AST / Index: AIM / Sector: Oil and Gas

1 March 2011

Ascent Resources plc ('Ascent' or 'the Company')

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Ascent Resources plc, the AIM-traded oil and gas exploration and production company, for the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, notifies the market that as at the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital consists of 679,447,143 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares'), with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

The above figure of 679,447,143 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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Notes:

Ascent Resources plc has a diversified portfolio of hydrocarbon exploration and development interests across five countries in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia and Netherlands. Its portfolio contains a solid base of field redevelopment projects with selected exposure to exploration upside. The portfolio is focussed on gas and with the exception of the shallow water Netherlands project, all of its projects are located onshore where operating and development costs are substantially lower than they would be offshore.