Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
10 June 2004



                      Regal Petroleum plc ('the Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 9th June 2004 by Deutsche Bank AG ('Deutsche Bank')
that following a purchase of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary 
Shares') Deutsche Bank has an interest in 3,586,017 Ordinary Shares, 
representing 3.11 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital.

10 June 2004

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                      Tel: [phone]
Stephen West, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                                    Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse




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