Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
21 February 2006


For Immediate Release                                          21 February 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')


                              Holdings in Company



The Company was notified on 21 February 2006 by C A Fiduciary Services Limited
as Trustees of The Timis Trust, that they have an interest in 23,377,387 of the
Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 18.19 per cent. of
the issued Ordinary Share capital.



For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                 Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse







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