TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Real Estate Investors plc
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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)
3. Full name of person(s) Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
subject to notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Registered Holder:
(if different from 3):
BNY Norwich Union Nominees
Limited - 1,896,100*
Chase GA Group Nominees
Limited - 6,320,860*
CUIM Nominee Limited -
1,158,540*
* denotes direct interest
5. Date of transaction (and 3 December 2008
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer 4 December 2008
notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 3% to 2% change at Direct
crossed or reached: Interest Level
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/typ Situation Resulting situation after the
e of previous to triggering transaction
shares the triggering
If transaction
possible
use ISIN
code
Number Number Number Number of Percentage
of of of voting rights of voting
shares voting shares rights
rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary
shares 12,000,000 12,000,000 9,375,500 9,375,500 Nil 2.75% Nil
GB00B014B855
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage
financial date conversion rights that of voting
instrument period/date may be rights
acquired (if
the
instrument
exercised/con
verted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
9,375,500 2.75%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable:
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva
Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of
controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
· Aviva plc (Parent Company)
· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
· Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group
Holdings Limited)
· Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights
proxy holder will cease to
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder
will cease to hold voting
rights:
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on a total
number of voting rights of
340,714,327.
14 Contact name: Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone name:
01603 684420