PRODUCE INVESTMENTS PLC

('Produce,' 'Company' or the 'Group')

Blocklisting Update

Produce Investments plc, (AIM:PIL) ('Produce,' 'Company' or the 'Group'), a leading operator in the fresh potato and daffodil sectors, sets out below a final interim review of its blocklisting of 1,500,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') which was announced on 15 March 2011 (the 'Blocklisting'). The Company also confirms that no further Ordinary Shares will now be allotted pursuant to this Blocklisting and this Blocklisting is hereby cancelled.

Name of applicant:

Produce Investments plc

Name of scheme:

Produce Investments plc Company Share Option Plan

Period of return:

From:

30 June 2017

To:

21 June 2018

Balance under scheme from previous return:

268,283 Ordinary Shares

The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:

N/A

Number of securitiesissued/allotted under scheme during period:

221,286 Ordinary Shares

Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period

46,997 Ordinary Shares

Number and classof securitiesoriginally listed and the date of admission

1,500,000 Ordinary Shares on 18 March 2011

Total number of securitiesin issue at the end of the period

27,333,914 Ordinary Shares

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is the final return for this Blocklisting. No further shares will be allotted pursuant to this Blocklisting.

In addition, the Company announces that it has made an application to the London Stock Exchange for a new blocklisting of 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares ('New Ordinary Shares').

The New Ordinary Shares will be issued from time to time pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Company Share Option Plan, Senior Executive Incentive Plan, the Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Save As You Earn Scheme.

On exercise these shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue. It is expected that the blocklisting will become effective on 27 June 2018.

For further information contact:

Produce Investments plc

Angus Armstrong

Jonathan Lamont

+44 (0) 1733 372 515

Shore Capital (Nomad)

Stephane Auton / Patrick Castle

+44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Powerscourt

Nick Dibden

Jana Tsiligiannis

produce@powerscourt-group.com

+44 (0) 20 7250 1446

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