Holding(s) in Company

R.E.A.Hldgs PLC
10 April 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     R.E.A. Holdings plc

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     Prudential plc

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     In respect of the shareholder named in 2

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     CLYDESDALE BANK NOMS LTD MGG 1,278,404 Ordinary Shares of 25p
     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC  622,291 Ordinary Shares of 25p

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     200,000

8)   ( 1.15%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 25p

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     8 April 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,900,695 Ordinary Shares of 25p
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.95%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Derrick Egerton
     0207 419 0100

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Derrick Egerton

     Date of Notification ..10 April 2003.........


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