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23 Oct 2006 10:26

Evolution Securities23 October 2006 FORM 38.5(a) 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 disclosed relate (Note 1) ORD Date of dealing 20/10/2006 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of Highest price Lowest price securities paid paid purchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 100,610 142.0000 GBX 141.7625 GBX Total number of Highest price Lowest price securities received received sold (Note 3) (Note 3) 171,000 143.7250 GBX 142.0000 GBX (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, (Note 4) securities unit e.g. CFD (Note 5) (Note 3) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaidcall purchasing, to which American, /receivedoption varying etc the option European per unit relates etc. (Note 3) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of securities Exercise price pere.g. call unit option (Note 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 23/10/2006 Contact name ZOE HINE Telephone number 020 7071 4405 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