Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
11 September 2006


For immediate release                                         11 September 2006







                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')



                              Holdings in Company





The Company was notified on 11 September 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 12,928,458 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 10.06 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of
the Company.



11 September 2006


For further information, please contact:
Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director





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