Directors' Dealings

R.E.A. HOLDINGS PLC DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY R.E.A. HOLDINGS PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR J R M KEATLEY 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) N/A 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary PURCHASE BENEFICIAL 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 75,000 8) (0.82%) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY 12) Price per share £0.445 13) Date of transaction 7 JULY 1999 14) Date company informed 8 JULY 1999 15) Total holding following this notification 320,041 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.48% IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant N/A 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. N/A 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise N/A 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification N/A 23) Any additional information N/A 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MRS P HAYLOCK 0171 631 3988 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification..8 JULY 1999...................