NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
D1 OILS PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
MLIIF NEW ENERGY FUND
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
SHAREHOLDER 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
THE BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LTD
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
NOT DISCLOSED
6) Percentage of issued class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8) Percentage of issued class
N/A
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH
10) Date of transaction
NOT DISCLOSED
11) Date company informed
19 December 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
1,023,500 SHARES
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.278%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Elliott Mannis, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, 0207 321 3885
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Elliott Mannis, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
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