Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
05 April 2005


Immediate Release                                                   5 April 2005



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 5 April 2005 by Deutsche Bank AG ('Deutsche Bank')
that following a purchase of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary 
Shares') Deutsche Bank has an interest in 3,515,000 Ordinary Shares, 
representing 3.01 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                         Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                       Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse






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