The Company was notified on 11 December 2008 by Fortis Investment Management SA that, following the sale of ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 10 December 2008, it has an interest in 8,313,165 of the Company's Ordinary Shares representing 3.93 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