Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
10 March 2005


Immediate Release                                                  10 March 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 10 March 2005 by Man Financial Limited. ('Man')
that, following a purchase of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares'), Man has an interest in 3,531,800 Ordinary Shares representing 3.03 per
cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse



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