Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
24 April 2008


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                           ('Regal' or the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 23 April 2008 by Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited that it has an interest in 7,407,737 of the Company's ordinary 5 pence
shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.67 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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