Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
03 January 2006


For Immediate Release                                             3 January 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 28 December 2005 by Cantor Fitzgerald Europe that
they have an interest in 6,420,000 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares
('Ordinary Shares') representing 5.00 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share
capital of the Company.

In addition, the Company was notified on 29 December 2005 by Cantor Fitzgerald
Europe that they have an interest in 6,445,000 of the Company's ordinary 5p
shares representing 5.02 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                 Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse



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