Director Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC
02 October 2003


For Immediate Release                                             2 October 2003


                      Regal Petroleum plc (the 'Company')

                             Directors Shareholding


The Company was notified on 2 October 2003 that Mr V F Timis, the Executive
Chairman of the Company, had purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company
('Ordinary Shares') on 2 October 2003, at 83p per share each representing a
holding of 0.09 per cent. of the issued share capital.

As a result of this purchase, Mr V F Timis has a beneficial interest in
7,930,887 Ordinary Shares representing 13.75 per cent. of the Company's share
capital.


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