Chairman's Statement

CLS Holdings PLC 3 May 2000 CLS HOLDINGS PLC ('CLS') CHAIRMAN'S AGM STATEMENT 'The first quarter of the current year has been a record one for the Group. Profits were such that even before the sale of 230 Blackfriars Road at a profit of £2.1 million, the 3 months to 31st March were our most successful 3 months ever. The property markets in which we operate are showing excellent rental growth with a high demand for space. We anticipate rapid progress in letting the small amount of vacant space in the London portfolio. Our refurbishment project at Solna, Stockholm, is progressing well and the market there is very strong. The investment division is showing good results. Despite turbulent markets we are continuing to make record profits and have an increased portfolio of high quality investments. Since the year end we have purchased 5.3 million shares in the market for cancellation and, after our current buy-back tender offer has been accepted in full, these purchases will have enhanced on a pro forma basis NAV per share to 250 pence. Since December 1998, when we first started buying back shares, we have purchased a total of 21.3 million of our own shares either by way of market purchases or by way of tender offer, in the process returning £30.9 million to shareholders and reducing our issued share capital from 115.6 million shares to 94.5 million shares. I look forward to announcing a further improvement in net asset value per share at the half-year stage, which will incorporate a revised valuation of our portfolio by Allsop & Co as at 30 June 2000'. For further information, please contact: Sten Mortstedt, Executive Chairman, CLS Holdings plc 020 7582 7766 Glyn Hirsch, Chief Executive, CLS Holdings plc 020 7582 7766

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