Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
09 May 2008



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                           ('Regal' or the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 8 May 2008 by Deutsche Bank AG that it has an
interest in 11,053,308 of the Company's ordinary 5 pence shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 5.48 per cent of the issued Ordinary Share Capital of the 
Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
David J Greer, CEO

Strand Partners                         Tel: [phone]
Rory Murphy



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