FRE Freeplay

RNS Number:1880K
Merrill Lynch Investment ManagersLd
24 March 2005

                                                                      FORM SAR 3


Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.
A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.

Date of disclosure

24th March 2005


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING

SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")


Date of acquisition

23rd March 2005


Acquisition in (name of company)

Freeplay Energy Plc


1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)

5p Ordinary Shares


Number of shares/rights over shares acquired

200,000 Shares

If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify
nature of rights

...............................................................

2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)

4,108,267 (19.82%)

Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)

4,108,267 (19.82%)

Total percentage

(19.82%)

3. Party making disclosure

MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS GROUP LIMITED

4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares

MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS GROUP LIMITED

and, if different, beneficial owner

...............................................................

(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)

...............................................................

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above

...............................................................

(Also print name of signatory)

David Sibbert

Telephone and extension number

0207 964 7492
          
Note 1.   Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by 
          agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding
          of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who 
          must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.

Note 2.   The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights 
          over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held 
          and in issue outside treasury.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section.  Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.
Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk



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