Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
29 July 2005


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 27 July 2005 by Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
that they no longer have a disclosable interest in the issued ordinary 5p share
capital of the Company.

29 July 2005

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse




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