Notifiable Interest

28 Jul 2006 16:44

Max Petroleum PLC28 July 2006 Max Petroleum Plc ("Max Petroleum" or "the Company") Notifiable Interest The Company was notified on 26 July 2006 that as of 24 July 2006 Credit SuisseSecurities (Europe) Limited had an interest in 21,695,463 Ordinary Shares of0.01p each in Max Petroleum, representing 7.14% of the total issued sharecapital of the Company. As per an announcement on 20 July 2006, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)Limited previously had an interest in 21,111,393 Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each,representing 6.94% of the total issued share capital of the Company. 28 July 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 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