Director/PDMR Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC
03 April 2008


                               REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                (the 'Company')

                           Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company has been notified that today, Mr David J Greer, the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, purchased a total of 10,000 ordinary
shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a
price of £1.33 each. Mr Greer's holding in the Company now stands at 90,000
Ordinary Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 0.04 per cent of the
Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
David J Greer, Chairman & CEO

Strand Partners                         Tel: [phone]
Simon Raggett / Rory Murphy

Mirabaud Securities                     Tel: [phone]
Peter Krens / Pav Sanghera

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                  Tel: [phone]
Media enquiries: Martin Jackson
Analyst enquiries: Scott Fulton









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