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8 Apr 2005 11:29

Henderson Global Investors Ltd08 April 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure 08/04/2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNINGSUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition 07/04/2005 Acquisition in (name of company) Regal Petroleum 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP 0.05 Number of shares/rights over shares acquired 490,424 Shares 0 Rights If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rights N/A 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 18,679,318 16.01% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 0 0% Total percentage 18,679,318 16.01% 3. Party making disclosure Henderson Global Investors Ltd 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares Henderson Global Investors Ltd and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) ............................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above Katie Carter (Also print name of signatory) Telephone and extension number 020 7818 4449 Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by personsacting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holdingof or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who mustaggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares andrights over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held andin issue outside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange