Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
02 February 2007



Immediate Rlease                                                 2 February 2007

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 2 February 2007 by Henderson Global Investors and
its associated companies, (acting as agent for its discretionary clients) that
they have an interest in 16,596,325 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares
('Ordinary Shares') representing 12.90 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share
capital of the Company.



For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]

Neil Ritson, CEO
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Chairman




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