Acquisition and Lettings

CLS Holdings PLC 25 September 2001 CLS HOLDINGS plc ('CLS' or 'the Company') ACQUISITIONS AND NEW LETTINGS The Board of CLS is pleased to announce the acquisition of two further properties in France, 96 rue Nationale and 105 avenue de la Republique, both located in Lille and furthermore two lettings at the Company's properties in Paris and in London. The new acquisitions are located in prime office areas in Lille. The properties are freehold and total 6,943 m(2) (74,602 sq ft) office space, 75 m (2) (806 sq ft) storage space and 188 car parking spaces between them. The properties are fully let to various tenants, with the exception of 264 m(2) (2,837 sq ft) of office space for which the vendor, the subsidiary of a prime European financial institution, has given a one year rent guarantee. The total income for the properties is FRF 4,854,164 (£466,747) p.a. The total purchase price for the properties was FRF 48,000,000 (£4,615,738) inclusive of costs, representing an initial yield of 10.6%. The return on equity is 31.5% based on a completed loan facility of FRF 36,000,000 (£3,460,500) at an interest rate of 5.25% p.a. The funding facility, which is on a floating rate basis, hedged with an interest rate cap, was drawn prior to recent interest rate reductions. In addition to this acquisition the Board of CLS is pleased to announce one new letting in the Paris area and one in London. Unilever has taken a new institutional lease of 196 m(2) (2,100 sq ft) at a rent of FRF 467,460 (£43,505) p.a., a rent of FRF 2,385 per m(2) (£21.34) in Atria, Rueil-Malmaison. The space was previously let at FRF 1,236 per m(2). This represents an annual increase of FRF 205,689 (£19,795), i.e. an increase of 79% over the previous rent payable. At Great West House, Brentford, Middlesex, Le Meridien Hotels (UK) Ltd, guaranteed by Forte Ltd, has taken a new 10 years 8 months lease with a break clause after 5 years and 8 months, for 5,477 sq ft and 9 car parking spaces at £23 per sq ft, inclusive of car parking, paying a total of £125,971 p.a. The premises were previously unlet. Executive Chairman, Sten Mortstedt, said: 'I am pleased to announce these acquisitions which continue our strategy of acquiring high yielding, well let office buildings in good office locations, producing very satisfactory returns on the equity invested. In addition the new lettings increase our rental income and thus capital value through active asset management.' -ends- For further information, please contact: Sten Mortstedt, Executive Chairman Glyn Hirsch, Chief Executive CLS Holdings plc www.clsholdings.com Tel. +44 (0)20 7582 7766 Adam Reynolds / Takki Sulaiman Hansard Communications www.hansardcommunications.com Tel. +44 (0)20 7735 9415

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