Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
12 October 2006


 
Immediate Release                                              12 October 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 12 September 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 14,422,324 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 11.22 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of
the Company.

12 October 2006

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Director




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