Holding(s) in Company

R.E.A.Hldgs PLC
17 April 2007

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
   voting rights are attached:

R.E.A. HOLDINGS plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate 
   bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( X )

NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING AS REQUIRED BY EUTD REGULATIONS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

ALCATEL BELL PENSIOENFONDS VZW

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

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 847592

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
   reached if different):

PRE COMMENCEMENT HOLDING

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 March 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                                              transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares             Rights
GB0002349065                              4,007,049          4,007,049

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if     Number of    Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN     shares       rights               rights
CODE                        Direct       Direct    Indirect   Direct   Indirect
                            4,007,049    4,007,049            12.90%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights

N/A         N/A        N/A                    N/A                        N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
4,007,049                                     12.90%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Paul Hudson
R.E.A. Services Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7436 7877




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange