Acquisition of Property in France

Embargoed: 0700hrs 17 March 2005 CLS HOLDINGS PLC ('CLS') ACQUISITION IN FRANCE The Board of CLS is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Citadel Holdings plc has acquired 23 rue Raspail, Ivry-sur-Seine. This freehold property is located in Ivry-sur-Seine, a suburb to the south of Paris adjoining the left bank. The property was constructed in 1993 and comprises 5,547 sq m of office space and 125 car parking spaces. The property is fully let to three different tenants. The net rental income from the property is €1,014,248 (£696,831) which equates to €182.85 per sq m (£11.81 per sq ft) inclusive of car parking. The total purchase price for the property was €11,605,000 (£8,065,475) inclusive of all costs, representing an initial yield of 8.7%. Based on the completed loan facility of €9,500,000 (£6,602,500) with an interest rate of 3.4% per annum on a floating rate basis, the return on equity is 40.7% whilst the cash return on equity is 23.4%. L'Etoile Properties advised CLS in respect of this acquisition. Executive Chairman, Sten Mortstedt, commented: 'I am very pleased with this further acquisition of a high quality office building in the Ile de France area. The financial returns represented by this investment are very attractive. We are continuing to seek further acquisitions in France.' -ends- For further information, please contact: Sten Mortstedt, Executive Chairman Tom Thomson, Chief Executive & Vice Chairman Dan Bäverstam, Chief Financial Officer CLS Holdings plc Tel. +44 (0)20 7582 7766 www.clsholdings.com Ben Simons Hansard Communications Tel. +44 (0)20 7245 1100

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