Issue of Equity

9 Mar 2007 13:43

Ascent Resources PLC09 March 2007 Ascent Resources plc / Epic: AST / Index: AIM / Sector: Oil and Gas 9th March 2007 Ascent Resources plc ("Ascent" or the "Company") Issue of Equity Further to its announcement of 26 February 2007, the Company announces that680,205 new ordinary shares of 0.01p each ("Ordinary Shares") have been issuedand allotted to the vendors of Nemmoco Slovenia Corporation. Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Ordinary Shares,which will rank pari passu with existing shares in issue, to be admitted totrading on AIM, and admission is expected to become effective on 12 March 2007. The total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company in issue following theadditional listing will be 265,504,891. * * ENDS * * For further information visit www.ascentresources.co.uk or contact: Jeremy Eng Ascent Resources plc Tel: 020 7251 4905 Hugo de Salis St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange