Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
14 March 2008



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                           ('Regal' or the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was notified on 13 March 2008 by MF Global UK Limited that they have
an interest in 9,553,624 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 4.74 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
David J Greer, Chairman & CEO

Strand Partners                         Tel: [phone]
Rory Murphy








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