Notifiable Interest

8 Dec 2006 09:40

Max Petroleum PLC08 December 2006 Max Petroleum Plc ("Max Petroleum" or "the Company") Notifiable Interests Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") The Company was notified on 6 December 2006 that as of that date FMR Corp. andits direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Ltd and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries, had interests in 27,259,491 Ordinary Shares of0.01p each in Max Petroleum, representing 8.89% of the total issued sharecapital of the Company. 8 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