Placing of preference shares

R.E.A.Hldgs PLC
06 September 2007


R.E.A. Holdings plc ('REA')
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It was announced on 5 September 2007, as part of the announcement of REA's 
interim report, that REA was proposing to issue 1,064,581 new 9 per cent 
cumulative preference shares of £1 each for cash by way of a placing with 
institutional investors.  REA is now pleased to announce that Guy Butler Limited
has placed the entire proposed issue of 1,064,581 new preference shares (the 
'placing shares') at a price of 105p per share.  The placing is conditional upon
admission of the placing shares to the Official List of the Financial Services 
Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed 
securities.  It is expected that admission will become effective and that 
dealings in the placing shares will commence on 7 September 2007. The placing 
shares will, upon issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing 
preference shares of REA.

As a result of the issue of the placing shares, REA's issued share capital will
comprise 32,573,856 ordinary shares of 25p and 12,514,205 9 per cent cumulative
preference shares of £1 each. The number of votes that may ordinarily be cast on
a poll at a general meeting of REA and that attach to the issued ordinary shares
is 32,573,856 and to the issued preference shares is nil. No shares in the
issued capital of REA are held in treasury.

The above figures may be used by REA shareholders for the calculations by which
they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in
their interest in, shares of REA, under the Financial Services Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


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