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Evolution Securities05 July 2006 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD Company dealt in REGAL PETROLEUM PLC Class of relevant security to ORD which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 04/07/06 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 285,995 0.0022 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)PURCHASE 18,750 49.50 GBPPURCHASE 28,153 50.00 GBPPURCHASE 469 50.01 GBPPURCHASE 25,000 51.00 GBPPURCHASE 28,176 52.00 GBPPURCHASE 10,000 54.60 GBPPURCHASE 2,000 55.325 GBPPURCHASE 19,785 55.55 GBPPURCHASE 15,843 57.00 GBPPURCHASE 1,299 58.40 GBPPURCHASE 1,531 63.20 GBPPURCHASE 18,750 64.00 GBPPURCHASE 20,000 68.00 GBPSALE 19,219 49.50 GBPSALE 65,000 51.00 GBPSALE 18,750 52.50 GBPSALE 18,750 54.00 GBPSALE 26,457 56.50 GBPSALE 5,000 59.50 GBPSALE 1,000 59.575 GBPSALE 1,000 59.825 GBPSALE 1,000 60.40 GBPSALE 18,750 61.00 GBPSALE 18,750 66.00 GBPSALE 12,000 69.00 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname, selling, securities price American, date paid/e.g. purchasing, to which European received call varying etc. the option etc. per unit option relates (Note 5) (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)call option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 05/07/06 Contact name ZOE HINE Telephone number 020 7027 4449 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated REGAL PETROLEUM PLC Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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