Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
23 March 2006


For Immediate Release                                             23 March 2006




                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')


                              Holdings in Company



The Company was notified on 23 March 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 11,640,708 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 9.06 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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