Holding(s) in Company

19 Dec 2005 11:43

Island Oil and Gas PLC19 December 2005 Island Oil and Gas plc Holding in Company Island Oil and Gas plc ("Island" or the "Company") has today receivednotification dated 12 December 2005 from Cantor Fitzgerald Europe of anotifiable interest in its holding in the Company. The notification states thatas at 9 December 2005, Cantor Fitzgerald is the registered holder of 2,762,572ordinary shares of €0.01 each in Island. This holding represents approximately4.666 per cent of the 59,204,000 shares in issue. 19 December 2005 Enquiries: Lisa J NewmanNewman ConsultingTel: +44 (0)1252 878682 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange