REA GROUP LTD — M&A Activity 2005

Oct 13, 2005

Allens Arthur Robinso

Date	14 October 2005	ABN 47 702 595 758
Page	1 of 2	The Chilley Tower2 Chifley Square
From	Richard Kriedemann / Andrew Wong	Sydney NSW 2000Australia
To	The Manager, Company Announcements Office,Australian Stock Exchange, Sydney	Tal 61 2 9230 4000Fax 61 2 9230 5333
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Dear Sir/Madam

News Limited - Takeover Offer for realestate.com.au Limited (REA)

On behalf of News Limited, we confirm that News Limited has today completed despatch of its Third Supplementary Bidder's Statement. Attached is a notice in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.2.

Regards

Richard Kriedemann Partner Richard.Kriedemann@aar.com.au Tel 61 2 9230 4326 Attach

Indiens

Andrew Wong $\epsilon$ Lawver Andrew.Wong@aar.com.au Tel 61 2 9230 4141

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ASX Listing Rule 3.2

NOTICE

News Limited (News) gives notice in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.2 that:

• the Offer Period in respect of the Offers dated 15 August 2005 made in accordance with $(a)$ the bidder's statement dated 1 August 2005 (as supplemented by the First Supplementary Bidder's Statement dated 15 August 2005 and the Second Supplementary Bidder's Statement dated 5 September 2005) (the Bidder's Statement) in relation to the takeover bid for all of the ordinary shares in realestate.com.au Limited has been extended to 7.00 pm (Sydney time) on 28 October 2005;
• News and its associates had a relevant interest in 43.69% of the ordinary shares of REA, $(b)$ being the bid class securities under the Offers, when the first of the Offers was made; and
• $(c)$ News and its associates have a relevant interest in 43.72% of the ordinary shares of REA, being the bid class securities under the Offers, at the date of the extension of the Offer Period.

Terms defined in the Bidder's Statement have the same meaning when used in this Notice, unless the context requires otherwise.

DATED: 14 October 2005

SIGNED for and on behalf of News Limited

John Hartigan, Director