Notice of Redemption of Preference Shares

Date and time of release: 16 August 2017, 7.00 am

REAL ESTATE CREDIT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

(the "Company")

NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF PREFERENCE SHARES

The Board of Directors of Real Estate Credit Investments Limited (the "Company") gives notice that on 16 September 2017, the Company will be redeeming all of its 44,962,834 Preference Shares (3,032,415 of which are held in Treasury) in accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation at a total value, including the accrued interest up to redemption, of £42.6 million. Preference Shareholders should note that:

· the final amount due to Preference Shareholders will be £1.017 per Preference Share (the "Repayment Amount"), made up of (i) full principal redemption at par of £1.00 and(ii) accrued interest to the date of redemption of £0.017;

· the Preference Shares will go ex-dividend on 24 August 2017;

· the record date for the Repayment Amount entitlement and the record date of the final interest payment will be 25 August 2017;

· CREST accounts of uncertificated holders are expected to be credited on 18 September 2017; and

· cheques are expected to be mailed to certificated holders on 18 September 2017.

Applications have been made to the Financial Conduct Authority, in its capacity as the UK Listing Authority, to suspend and to cancel the listing of the Preference Shares on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. Applications have also been made to the London Stock Exchange for the suspension and the cancellation of the trading in the Preference Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. The suspension will take effect at 7.30am on Monday 28 August 2017 and the cancellation will take effect at 8.00am on Monday 18 September 2017.

The Repayment Amount due to Preference Shareholders has been calculated in accordance with the method set out in the Company's Articles of Incorporation.

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