Acquisition

CLS Holdings PLC 20 February 2001 CLS HOLDINGS plc ('CLS') CONTINUES FRENCH ACQUISITIONS Grundig, 5 boulevard Marcel Pourtout, Rueil-Malmaison Chorus, 2203 Chemin de Saint Claude, Nova-Antipolis, Antibes The Board of CLS is pleased to announce the acquisition of two further properties in France. The Grundig building is located in Rueil Malmaison, a suburb to the west of Paris. The property is a freehold comprising 2,570 sq m (27,663 sq ft) of office space and 53 car parking spaces. The property is fully let to Grundig France at a rent of FFr 1,668,217 (£162,000) p.a. The total purchase consideration inclusive of costs for this property was FFr 18,500,000 (£1,796,000), providing an initial yield of 9.0%. The return on equity is 22.0% based on a completed loan facility of FFr 14,955,000 (£1,449,000) with fixed interest for a five-year period of 5.95% p.a The second investment is Chorus, located in Nova-Antipolis, Antibes. The property is a freehold comprising 4,333 sq m (46,640 sq ft) of office space and 145 car parking spaces. The property is fully let to various tenants, with the exception of 4 car parking spaces. The anchor tenant is an agency for the French government and the total annual rent is FFr 3,592,000 (£348,000). The total purchase price for the property was FFr 37,000,000 (£3,592,000) inclusive of costs, representing an initial yield of 9.7%. The return on equity is 23.9% based on a completed loan facility of FFr 29,000,000 (£2,815,500), with interest of 5.8% p.a. Executive Chairman, Sten Mortstedt, said: 'It is becoming increasingly difficult in today's market to find properties meeting our investment criteria of high yielding, well let office buildings in attractive office locations. I am therefore very pleased that we have completed these two further acquisitions, which meet our investment criteria'. For further information, please contact: Sten Mortstedt, CLS Holdings plc 020 7582 7766 Glyn Hirsch, CLS Holdings plc 020 7582 7766

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