Holding(s) in Company

6 Sep 2007 10:08

Matra Petroleum PLC06 September 2007 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 6 September 2007 Matra Petroleum plc ("Matra" or the "Company") Change of Significant Shareholding Matra was notified on 5th September 2007 by RAB Capital plc that followingdisposals of 22,200,000 ordinary shares, it now holds 7,500,000 ordinary sharesin the Company, representing approximately 1.7% of the Company's issued ordinaryshare capital, and is no longer a significant shareholder. For further information, please contact: Matra Petroleum www.matrapetroleum.comPeter Hind, Managing Director +44 (0) 7990 807 855 Aquila Financial Limited www.aquila-financial.comPeter Reilly +44 (0) 20 7202 2601Yvonne Fraser +44 (0) 20 7202 2603 Matra's nominated Advisor is RFC Corporate Finance Ltd -Contact: Steve Allen +61894802500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange