Notifiable Interest

13 Dec 2006 11:57

Max Petroleum PLC13 December 2006 Max Petroleum Plc ("Max Petroleum" or "the Company") Notifiable Interest Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") The Company was notified on 12 December 2006 that as of 8 December 2006 CreditSuisse Securities (Europe) Limited had an interest in 30,566,918 Ordinary Sharesof 0.01p each in Max Petroleum, representing 9.97% of the total issued sharecapital of the Company. 13 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 Manager Pelham 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.com WH 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