Director Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC
12 January 2005


Immediate Release                                                12 January 2005


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                            Director's Shareholding


The Company was notified on 11 January 2005 that Mr W H Humphries, a
non-executive Director of the Company, had purchased 100,000 ordinary 5p shares
of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 356 pence per Ordinary Share.

As a result of this purchase, Mr W H Humphries has a beneficial interest in
500,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.43 per cent. of the Company's share
capital.


12 January 2005


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse



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