Additional Listing

Regal Petroleum PLC
15 November 2004


Immediate Release                                              15 November 2004


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')


                               Additional Listing


Pursuant to the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme, options over 300,000
Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') have been exercised at an
average price of 85.5 pence per Ordinary Share.


Accordingly, on 12 November 2004 the Board of the Company allotted 300,000
Ordinary Shares to a former employee of the Company.


Application has been made to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ('AIM')
for the admission to trading of these 300,000 Ordinary Shares. These shares rank
pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares and dealings are expected
to commence on 18 November 2004 on AIM.


15 November 2004


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse








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