Rule 2.10 Announcement

Regal Petroleum PLC
05 July 2006



For immediate release                                            05 July 2006



NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR
FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS IN THAT
JURISDICTION


                              Regal Petroleum PLC


                                (the 'Company')


                             Rule 2.10 Announcement


In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the
Company confirms that it has the following securities in issue: 128,508,201
ordinary shares of 5 pence each.


The International Securities Identification Number for these shares is
GB0031775819



Responsibility

The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the information contained
in this statement. To the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken all
reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in
this statement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely
to affect the import of such information.



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