Holding in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
27 February 2008







27 February 2008



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                           ('Regal' or the 'Company')



                               Holding in Company





The Company was notified on 22 February 2007 by BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited that it has an interest in 20,633,843 of the Company's ordinary 5p
shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 10.23 per cent. of the issued Ordinary
Share capital of the Company.





For further information, please contact:


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

Strand Partners                                             Tel: [phone]
Rory Murphy








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