3 July 2009

                            Real Estate Investors plc
                            ("REI" or the "Company")

                            Posting of Annual Report

Real  Estate  Investors  plc.  (AIM : RLE), the  West  Midlands  based  property
company,  announces that its annual report for the year ended 31  December  2008
has been posted to shareholders.  A copy of the annual report is  also available
on the Company's website at www.reiplc.com.

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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