Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
04 November 2004


Immediate Release                                                4 November 2004


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was notified on 4 November 2004 by Caldwell Associates Limited that
they have an interest in 12,272,025 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares
('Ordinary Shares') representing 10.57 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share
capital.


4 November 2004


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse






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