RNS Number:4960U
Desire Petroleum PLC
21 January 2004



                              Desire Petroleum plc

                          ("Desire" or "the Company")

                           Results of the Open Offer

On 24 December 2003, the Board of the Company announced the terms of a placing
of 35,313,100 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("New Ordinary
Shares") at 10p per share and an open offer of up to 37,500,184 New Ordinary
Shares at 10p per share, on the basis of 1 New Ordinary Share for every existing
ordinary share of 1p each in the Company ("Existing Ordinary Shares"), to raise
in aggregate up to approximately #6.97 million (after expenses).

The Directors intend that the net proceeds of the placing and the open offer
will:

 a. enable the Company to enter into a seismic survey agreement to engage Fugro
    Geoteam A/S ("Fugro") to carry out a 3D seismic survey in the North Falkland
    Basin and funds will also be used to pay for the interpretation of
    the 3D seismic data collected by Fugro;

 b. repay an outstanding loan in the sum of #100,000 plus interest to Phipps and
    Company Limited;

 c. pay certain deferred fees to each of Phipps and Company Limited (partly in
    respect of Directors' fees owed to Stephen Phipps), Molard Financial
    Management Services SA (in respect of the services of Walter Ian Logan
    Forrest), Dr Alan John Martin, Dr Ian Gordon Duncan and QM Marketing Limited
    (in respect of the services of Dr David Quick). These deferred fees total
    #396,560 (plus VAT where applicable) in aggregate. However, certain of the
    aforementioned persons have agreed to subscribe for 4,015,600 New Ordinary
    Shares in aggregate which, at the Issue Price, represents an aggregate cash
    subscription of #401,560.

The balance of the funds raised from the Placing and the Open Offer will be used
as additional

working capital.

The Board of the Company is pleased to announce that by 3.00 p.m. on 20 January
2004, being the latest time and date for receipt of application forms and
payment in full under the open offer, 14,867,150 New Ordinary Shares offered via
the open offer had been applied for. A further 35,313,100 New Ordinary Shares
have been subscribed for by investors under the placing.

Accordingly, a total of 50,180,250 New Ordinary Shares are to be issued under
the placing and the open offer which, at the issue price of 10p per share,
amounts to approximately #5 million before expenses.

Application has now been made for a total of 50,180,250 New Ordinary Shares to
be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc.

Dealings in the New Ordinary Shares are expected to commence at 8.00 a.m. on 22
January 2004.






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