Notifiable Interest

23 May 2006 07:03

Max Petroleum PLC23 May 2006 Max Petroleum Plc ("the Company") Notifiable Interest The Company has been notified that on 17 May 2006 Credit Suisse Securities(Europe) Limited had an interest in 12,045,611 Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each inthe Company, representing 4.01% of the total issued share capital of theCompany. As per an announcement on 27 April 2006, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)Limited previously had an interest in 9,100,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each,representing 3.03% of the total issued share capital of the Company. 23 May 2006 Enquiries: Max Petroleum PLC Steve Kappelle T: +44 (0)20 7355 9590 Chief Executive Officer 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange