Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum plc

("Regal" or the "Company")

12 April 2010

Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 12 April 2010 by Safeguard Management Limited, as Trustee of The Timis Trust, that, following a disposal of ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 12 April 2010, it has an interest in 25,436,881 of the Company's Ordinary Shares, representing 7.99 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Regal Petroleum plc Tel: 020 7408 9500

David J Greer, CEO

Strand Hanson Limited Tel: 020 7409 3494

Rory Murphy