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14 Dec 2006 16:59

Max Petroleum PLC14 December 2006 Max Petroleum Plc ("Max Petroleum" or "the Company") Notifiable Interest Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") The Company was notified on 14 December 2006 that as of 13 December 2006 ManFinancial Limited had a beneficial interest in 11,596,018 Ordinary Shares of0.01p each in Max Petroleum, representing 3.78% of the total issued sharecapital of the Company. 14 December 2006 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.comWH 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