RNS Number:5750P Sound Oil PLC 16 January 2007 Sound Oil plc (the "Company") Significant shareholding The Company received notification on 15 January 2007 that as at 15 January 2007, Meridian Natural Resources Fund was interested in 52,010,000 ordinary shares in the Company; this represents approximately 7.51% of the issued share capital of the Company. 16 January 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END