Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
03 May 2005


Immediate Release                                              3 May 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 29 April 2005 by UBS AG, ('UBS') that, following a
sale of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares'), UBS has an
interest in 3,690,998 Ordinary Shares representing 3.15 per cent. of 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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