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23 Apr 2008 16:11

Sound Oil PLC23 April 2008 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1) Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: SOUND OIL PLC (2) Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (YES) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO) Other (please specify): (NO) (3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED (4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)): N/A (5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (if different): 18 April 2008 (6) Date on which issuer notified: 22 April 2008 (7) Threshold that is crossed or reached: 8% (8) Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares+-------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Class/type of|Situation previous to| || |the | ||shares |Triggering | Resulting situation after the triggering || |transaction | transaction | +----------+----------+----------+-------------------+----------------+|if possible | |Number of | | | ||use the |Number of |Voting |Number of |Number of Voting | ||ISIN code |Shares |Rights |Shares |Rights |% of voting || | | | | |rights |+ +----------+----------+--------+-------+--------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect|+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+-------+--------+|ORDINARY |57,360,697|57,360,697|52,780,355|52,780,355|n/a |7.6225%|n/a ||SHARES | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | ||GB00B09VL556 | | | | | | | |+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+-------+--------+ B: Financial instruments+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|Type of Financial |Expiration |Exercise / |Number of |% of voting ||Instrument |Date |Conversion |voting rights |Rights || | |Period / |that may be | || | |Date |acquired is the| || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised / | || | | |converted | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|N/A | | | | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ Total (A+B)+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|52,780,358 |7.6225% |+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ (9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED IS A PART OF THE INVESTMENT BANKINGDIVISION OF CREDIT SUISSE ("CSIBD"), WHICH IS PART OF THE CREDIT SUISSE GROUP("CSG"). CSIBD IS A SEGREGATED BUSINESS UNIT WITHIN CSG WITH AN INDEPENDENTMANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND EXERCISES ITS VOTING RIGHTS INDEPENDENTLY FROM OTHERDIVISIONS OF CSG. Proxy Voting: (10) Name of the proxy holder: (11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: (12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights: (13) Additional information: (14) Contact name: GLENDA BURFORD (15) Contact number: +44 207 888 3599 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange