Ascent Resources plc ("Ascent" or the "Company")

Holdings in Company

Ascent was informed on 20 August 2009 by RAB Capital plc acting as a discretionary manager of RAB Energy Fund Limited ("RAB"), that on 19 August 2009 RAB held a total of 14,033,439 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company registered in the name of Credit Suisse Client Nominees (UK) Limited, which represents 3.90% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.