MXP.L Regulatory News (MXP)

12 Jan 2007 18:17

Max Petroleum PLC12 January 2007 Max Petroleum Plc ("Max Petroleum" or "the Company") Notifiable Interest Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") The Company was notified on 12 January 2007 that as of 11 January 2007 CreditAgricole Cheuvreux International Limited had a beneficial interest in 26,070,252Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each in Max Petroleum, representing 8.50% of the totalissued share capital of the Company. 12 January 2007 Enquiries: Max Petroleum PLC Michael B. Young T: +44 (0)20 7355 9590 Chief Financial Officer Peter Moss T: +44 (0)7834 572837 Investor Relations ManagerPelham Public Relations Charles Vivian T: +44 (0)20 7743 6672 E : Charles.vivian@pelhampr.com Alisdair Haythornthwaite T : +44 (0) 20 7743 6676 E: Alisdair.haythornthwaite@pelhampr.com WH Ireland Ltd Paul Dudley T : +44 (0) 20 7220 1666 E : paul.dudley@wh-ireland.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange