Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
05 December 2007



Immediate Release                                               05 December 2007
                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 4 December 2007 by MF Global UK Limited that they
have an interest in 8,852,691of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 6.19 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
Company.

5 December 2007

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]

David J. Greer, Chairman and CEO

Evolution Securities                               Tel: [phone]
Robert Collins




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