Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
17 October 2006



Immediate Release                                              17 October 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 17 October 2006 by UBS AG that they no longer have a
disclosable interest in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.


17 October 2006


For further information, please contact:

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




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