Further to the Company's announcements made on 12 June 2009 which included details of a placing to raise gross proceeds of £63.4 million through the issue of 104,000,000 new ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 61 pence per new Ordinary Share, Regal announces that a circular relating to the placing (the "Circular") has been posted to shareholders, and that the Circular, which includes a notice convening a general meeting of Regal to be held at the offices of Citigate Dewe Rogerson at 3 London Wall Buildings, London Wall, London EC2M 5SY at 10.00 a.m. on 30 June 2009, is available to view on the Company's website.

For further information, please contact:

Regal Petroleum plc
+44 20 7408 9500
David J Greer, CEO
Robert Wilde, FD

Strand Partners
+44 20 7409 3494
Rory Murphy
Matthew Chandler

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel  +44 20 7638 9571
Martin Jackson
George Cazenove
Emma Woollaston