Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
09 May 2005


For Immediate Release                                                 9 May 2005


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 6 May 2005 by UBS AG that they no longer have a
disclosable interest in 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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