Transparency Directive

18 Dec 2006 15:12

Rift Oil PLC18 December 2006 For immediate release 18 December 2006 Rift Oil PLC (the "Company") Total Voting Rights In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, theCompany notifies the market of the following: As at the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital consistsof 356,611,999 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.1 pence each ("OrdinaryShares"), with voting rights. The Company does not hold an any Ordinary Sharesin Treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is356,611,999. The above figure of 356,611,999 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders inthe Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determineif they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in theirinterest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure andTransparency Rules. For further information please contact: Rift Oil PLC 020 73409970David Lees, Finance Director Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000Tim AndersonIsabel Podda This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange