RPT.L Regulatory News (RPT)

5 Dec 2006 10:59

Evolution Securities05 December 2006 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD Company dealt in REGAL PETROLEUM PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being ORDdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04/12/2006 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid (Note Lowest price paid (Note purchased 3) 3) 2,896 150.3875 GBX 150.3875 GBX Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price received sold (Note 3) (Note 3) 8,880 154.8625 GBX 151.7500 GBX (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 4) 5) 3)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 5) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 05/12/2006 Contact name ZOE HINE Telephone number 020 7071 4449 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Regal Petroleum plc Nature of connection (Note 6) Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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 Exchange