Director Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC 12 January 2005 Immediate Release 12 January 2005 REGAL PETROLEUM PLC ('the Company') Director's Shareholding The Company was notified on 11 January 2005 that Mr W H Humphries, a non-executive Director of the Company, had purchased 100,000 ordinary 5p shares of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 356 pence per Ordinary Share. As a result of this purchase, Mr W H Humphries has a beneficial interest in 500,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.43 per cent. of the Company's share capital. 12 January 2005 For further information, please contact: Regal Tel: 020 7408 9500 Chris Phillips, Company Secretary Buchanan Communications Tel: 020 7466 5000 Bobby Morse This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange