Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
14 August 2006


For Immediate Release                                             14 August 2006



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company



The Company was notified on 11 August 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 11,807,918 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 9.19 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
Company.



For further information, please contact:

Regal                                               Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director







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