Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
06 May 2005


Immediate Release                                 6 May 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 5 May 2005 by Deutsche Bank AG ('Deutsche Bank')
that they no longer have a disclosable interest in the issued Ordinary Share
capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse




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