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Alkane Energy PLC12 August 2005 ALKANE ENERGY PLC (the "Company") 12 AUGUST 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Name of Company:Alkane Energy plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:UBS AG London branch 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Persons in 2 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them:UBS AG 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class:Not disclosed 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:N/a 8. Percentage of issued class:N/a 9. Class of security:Ordinary shares of 0.5p each 10.Date of transaction:Not disclosed 11.Date company informed:12 August 2005 12.Total holding following this notification:3,073,643 13.Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:3.38% 14.Any additional information:N/a 15.Name of contact and telephone number for queries:Steve Goalby, +44 (0) 1623 827922 16.Name of company official responsible for making this notification:Steve Goalby, Finance Director Date of notification:12/08/05 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Alkemy Capital.