Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
19 March 2008



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

                               Holding in Company

Regal was notified on 18 March 2008 by MF Global UK Limited that, following the
disposal of ordinary 5p shares in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') on 17 March
2008, they have an interest in 6,552,420 Ordinary Shares representing 3.25 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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