Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
22 January 2008


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 22 January 2008 by MF Global UK Limited that they
have an interest in 10,125,445 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 7.08 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
Company.


For further information, please contact:

  Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]
  David J. Greer, Chairman and CEO

  Evolution Securities                                        Tel: [phone]
  Robert Collins


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