Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
22 June 2007

immediate release                                              22 June 2007

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 22 June 2007 by C A Fiduciary Services Limited as
Trustees of The Timis Trust, that they have an interest in 28,527,387 of the
Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 19.95 per cent. of
the issued Ordinary Share capital.

22 June 2007

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                         Tel: [phone]

Frank Scolaro - Chairman
Neil Ritson - CEO

Evolution Securities                          Tel: [phone]
Robert Collins





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