Holding in Company

RNS Number : 0590V

Regal Petroleum PLC

03 July 2009

 



Regal Petroleum plc

('Regal' or the 'Company')

3 July 2009

Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 2 July 2009 by BlackRock Inc that as a result of its participation in the placing of ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') which closed on 1 July 2009, it now holds (i) 31,510,932 Ordinary Shares and (ii) an interest in 134,850 Ordinary Shares held through contracts for difference, representing 9.98 per cent. and 0.04 per cent. respectively and, in aggregate, 10.03 per cent., of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

The Company was additionally notified on 2 July 2009 by BlackRock Inc that within the abovementioned holding of Ordinary Shares, BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha Fund holds 9,978,305 Ordinary Shares representing 3.16 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Regal Petroleum plc	Tel: [phone]
David J Greer, CEO
Strand Partners	Tel: [phone]
Rory Murphy

 

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