Director Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC
04 November 2004


Immediate Release                                                4 November 2004


                      Regal Petroleum plc ('the Company')

                            Director's Shareholding


The Company was notified on 4 November 2004 that Mr V F Timis, the Executive
Chairman of the Company, had today purchased 150,000 ordinary 5p shares of the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 350p per Ordinary Share.

As a result of this purchase, Mr V F Timis has a beneficial interest in
9,080,887 Ordinary Shares representing 7.82 per cent. of the Company's share
capital.


4 November 2004


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse




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