Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
13 October 2006



For Immediate Release                                            13 October 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 13 October 2006 by UBS AG that they have an interest
in 3,953,719 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 3.08 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]

Roger Phillips, Finance Director
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Chairman



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