Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
15 February 2006


For Immediate Release                                    15 February 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')


                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 15 February 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 14,513,477 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 11.29 per cent. of 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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