R.e.a.hldgs. Regulatory News (RE.)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

R.E.A. Holdings plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

x

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Emba Holdings Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

10 May 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 May 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

From 29.8% to 28.38%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0002349065

9,957,500

9,957,500

9,957,500

9,957,500

28.38

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,957,500

28.38

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

Decrease of more than 1% as a result of a share placing announced by R.E.A. Holdings plc and hence an increase of issued share capital of R.E.A. Holdings plc.

14. Contact name:

Jeremy Robinow

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 436 7877

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

R.E.A. Holdings plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

1st Floor, Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QX

Phone number & email

0207 436 7877

cgysin@rea.co.uk

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

C Gysin for REA Services Limited - Secretary

Contact address

1st Floor, Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QX

Phone number & email

0207 436 7877

cgysin@rea.co.uk

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Secretaries

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.