Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
19 July 2006


For immediate release                                               19 July 2006





                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')



                              Holdings in Company





The Company was notified on 19 July 2006 by Man Financial Limited that they have
an interest in 9,558,439 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 7.44 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.



19 July 2006





For further information, please contact:


Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]

Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                     Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse








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