Forum Energy Plc 17 October 2005 17 October 2005 Forum Energy Plc ('the Company') Notifiable Interest Following, and in clarification of, the announcement made by the Company on 11 October 2005, the Company announces that they were notified on 13 October 2005 that Moore Credit Fund Ltd. has a notifiable interest of 2,208,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 8.11% of the issued share capital of the Company. This represents the entire holding of Moore Credit Fund Ltd. in the issued share capital of the Company. These shares will be held in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited. For further information please contact: David Robinson, Chief Executive, Forum Energy Plc: +44 (0) 19 3244 5346 Adam Westcott, Noble & Company Limited: +44 (0) 131 225 9677 Ian Foster, First City Financial Public Relations: +44 (0) 20 7436 7486 +44 (0) 7739 185 050 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange