Holding(s) in Company

7th Jun 2006 16:25

For immediate release: 7 June 2006 Northern Petroleum Plc ("the Company") Notification of Shareholding The Board of Northern Petroleum Plc received notification on 2 June fromArtemis Investment Management Limited that Artemis Special Situations aspreviously reported is the beneficial owner of 1,767,000 ordinary shares in theCompany. Following the completion of the recent placing on 19 May 2006 thisunchanged holding now represents only a 2.54% interest in the issued ordinaryshare capital of the Company and is therefore no longer notifiable. -Ends- For further information please contact:Northern Petroleum PlcChris Foss, Finance DirectorTel: +44(0)20 7743 6080InvestecMichael AnsellTel: +44(0)20 7597 5000Panmure Gordon & CoKatherine RoeTel: +44(0)20 7459 3600Hansard CommunicationsChris RobertsBen SimonsTel. +44(0)20 7245 1100Further information on Northern Petroleum Plc is available via our website,www.northpet.comENDNORTHERN PETROLEUM PLC

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