Ascent Resources plc / Epic: AST / Index: AIM / Sector: Oil and Gas

16 June 2010

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

Notice of AGM and Posting of Annual Report and Accounts

Ascent Resources plc, the AIM-traded oil and gas exploration and production company, confirms that its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2009 was posted to shareholders on 4 June 2010 and is also available on its website at www.ascentresources.co.uk.

The Company would also like to announce that the Annual General Meeting of Ascent Resources plc will be held at the offices of Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP, 5th Floor, One America Square, Crosswall, London EC3N 2SG on Monday 28 June 2010 at 11am.

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Notes

Ascent Resources plc has a diversified portfolio of hydrocarbon exploration and development projects across five countries in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia and Netherlands.  Ascent's portfolio contains a solid base of field redevelopment projects with selected exposure to exploration upside.  The portfolio is focussed on gas and with the exception of the shallow water Netherlands project, all of its projects are located onshore where operating and development costs are substantially lower than they would be offshore.