Refinancing

5 February 2009 Real Estate Investors plc ("REI" or the "Company") Refinancing of Kings Heath Real Estate Investors plc (AIM: RLE), the West Midlands based property company, is pleased to announce that it has raised £2.68 million in loan financing, secured against its Kings Heath property which was acquired in November 2008. The financing has been arranged with Svenska Handelsbanken AB ("Handelsbanken") at a margin of 1.75 per cent. over 3 month LIBOR. Handelsbanken is one of the largest banking operations in the Nordic region and has been active in the UK market since 2000. Paul Bassi, Chief Executive, commented: "We are pleased to have secured this financing, at an attractive rate, in these difficult economic conditions. This finance provides REI with additional cash in order to continue to pursue its strategy of capitalising on commercial property opportunities that arise." Enquiries: Real Estate Investors plc +44 (0)121 524 1174 Paul Bassi Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited +44 (0)20 7131 4000 Azhic Basirov / Siobhan Sergeant Notes to Editors 1. REI is an AIM listed property investment and development company specialising in commercial property throughout the Midlands and Central England 2. REI is focused on delivering shareholder value through returns generated from strong yields and capital enhancements. This is achieved by targeting investments in orphaned, distressed, part-let and underperforming commercial property assets 3. REI's Board is led by respected property-entrepreneur Paul Bassi, who has over 25 years of property experience. Mr Bassi is also founder and chairman of Bond Wolfe Auctioneers, one of the UK's largest (top 50) property auction houses and estate agents, and chairman of Bigwood Chartered Surveyors 4. REI was admitted to trading on AIM in June 2004. In December 2006, REI successfully raised £25 million to aggressively grow its property portfolio. In January 2008, it raised a further £20 million through refinancing its portfolio. As at 30 June 2008, its portfolio and inventories were valued at £49 million 5. Further information on REI can be found at www. reiplc.com
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