The Company was notified on 22 August 2008 by Capital Research and Management Company that following the disposal of ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) on 20 August 2008, it has an interest in 21,881,891 of the Company's Ordinary Shares representing 10.34 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

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Regal Petroleum plc
Tel: 020 7408 9500
David J Greer, CEO

Strand Partners
Tel: 020 7409 3494
Rory Murphy