Re. Acquisition and sale

Embargoed: Tuesday 4 October 2005, 07:00hrs CLS HOLDINGS PLC ('CLS') ACQUISITION OF ONE PROPERTY & SALE OF TWO PROPERTIES IN FRANCE The Board of CLS is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Citadel Holdings plc ('Citadel') has acquired 3 Allée du 1er Mai, Croissy-Beaubourg. This freehold property is located in Croissy-Beaubourg, a suburb to the east of Paris. The property was constructed in 1985 with extensions completed in 1991 and 1996 and comprises 3,301 sq m (35,472 sq ft) of office space and 100 car parking spaces. The property is fully let to Polymerland France, a company within the General Electric Group, on a new 9 year lease without breaks. The net rental income is €400,000 (£270,000) per annum, which equates to €121.18 per sq m (£7.01 per sq ft) inclusive of car parking. The total purchase price for the property was €5,050,000 (£3,408,750) inclusive of all costs representing an initial yield of 7.9%. Based on a credit approved loan facility of €3,900,000 (£2,700,000) with an interest rate of 3.15% per annum on a floating rate basis, the return on equity is 29.1% whilst the cash return on equity is 18.9%. L'Etoile Properties advised CLS in respect of this acquisition. In addition, Citadel has sold two properties in France. Rue de l'Abbé Hazard, located in Nanterre, a Paris suburb, was sold for €788,500 (£532,237) being valued at €550,000 (£371,250) as at 30 June 2005. The property was purchased in 2001 for €552,000 (£372,600). Rue Lord Byron, Paris 8th was sold for €4,222,500 (£2,851,875) (valued as of 30 June 2005 at €4,220,000 (£2,849,107)) and purchased in 1999 for €3,290,000 (£2,220,750). Executive Chairman, Sten Mortstedt, commented: 'I am very pleased with this further acquisition in France. The property is let to a prime tenant on a long-term basis, ensuring secure income and an attractive financial return. In addition, we are happy to have sold two properties where we could see no further growth at a good profit and for prices in excess of their June valuations.' -ends- For further information, please contact: Sten Mortstedt, Executive 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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