Notifiable Interest

19 Oct 2006 16:18

Max Petroleum PLC19 October 2006 Max Petroleum Plc ("Max Petroleum" or "the Company") Notifiable Interests Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") The Company was notified on 19 October 2006 that as of 18 October 2006 FMR Corp.and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Ltd and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries, had interests in 21,989,626 Ordinary Shares of0.01p each in Max Petroleum, representing 7.23% of the total issued sharecapital of the Company. 19 October 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 Charles Vivian T: +44 (0)20 7743 6672Relations E: Charles.vivian@pelhampr.com Alisdair T: +44 (0) 20 7743 6676 Haythornthwaite 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