Director/PDMR Shareholding

24 May 2006 07:01

Fortune Oil PLC24 May 2006 FORTUNE OIL PLC ("Fortune Oil" or the "Company") NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR'S DEALING Fortune Oil was notified on 23 May 2006 that Mr Trevor Bedford, the Company'sSenior Non-Executive Director, purchased 222,000 Ordinary 1p shares ("Shares")at a price of 6.1 pence per Share and 100,000 Shares at an average price 6.175pence per Share. These Shares are held in the name of Rock Nominees Ltd. Mr Bedford now has an interest in a total of 1,675,055 Shares, representing0.09% of the issued share capital of the Company. 24 May 2006 Enquiries: Fortune Oil PLCJohn Pexton - Deputy Chief Executive Tel: 00 852 2583 3113 (Hong Kong) Pelham Public Relations Tel: 020 7743 6679 or 07802 442 486Archie Berens This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange