Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
16 October 2006

Immediate Release                                             16 October 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 16 October 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 15,526,175 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 12.08 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of
the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                Tel: [phone]

Roger Phillips, Finance Director
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Director




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