Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
23 February 2006

For Immediate Release                                           23 February 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 23 February 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 8,248,651 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 6.42 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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