Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
21 May 2007



Immediate Release                                                  21 May 2007

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 21 May 2007 by Man Financial Limited that they have
an interest in 14,078,379 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 10.90 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of
the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                Tel: [phone]

Neil Ritson, CEO
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Chairman




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