Directorate Change

Land Securities Group Plc
05 August 2005


5 August 2005

LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC ('Land Securities' / 'the Group')

Appointment of New Group Finance Director

Land Securities announces that Martin Greenslade (40) will be joining the Group
on 1 September 2005 as Group Finance Director.  Previously Martin was Finance
Director of Alvis Plc, a leading European manufacturer of military vehicles,
which was acquired by BAE Systems in August 2004.  Martin left Alvis earlier
this year having successfully assisted BAE Systems with the integration of the
Alvis business.

As Finance Director at Alvis, Martin oversaw a greater than threefold increase
in its market capitalisation over four years, significant growth in sales and
earnings and its acquisition of Vickers Defence.  At the same time he introduced
improvements to its debt structure, enhanced its investor relations programme
and implemented internal control and corporate governance initiatives.

Commenting on the appointment, Peter Birch, Chairman of Land Securities, said,
'We are delighted that Martin has agreed to join Land Securities bringing with
him an entrepreneurial background, a successful track record as finance director
of Alvis and a skill set which is highly complementary to the existing
management team.'

Martin Greenslade added, 'I am excited about joining the leading UK property
company to work with a highly experienced team which has an excellent reputation
for delivering results.'

Martin qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Coopers & Lybrand and joined
Enskilda Securities in 1992.  Later that year, Martin helped found Maizels,
Westerberg & Co, an independent corporate finance advisory firm.  Over seven
years, Maizels became one of the leading independent M&A firms for the Nordic
Region, advising on over £10bn worth of M&A and debt financing transactions.  In
1999, Maizels was acquired by Nordea, at which time Martin joined the Executive
Committee of Nordea's investment banking division and was appointed Managing
Director of its UK business.   Martin left Nordea to join Alvis as its Finance
Director in 2000.

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For further information:

Land Securities
Francis Salway/Emma Denne
020 7413 9000

Financial Dynamics
Stephanie Highett/Dido Laurimore
020 7831 3113


Note to Editors

Land Securities is a FTSE100 company, quoted on the London Stock Exchange.  It
has been at the forefront of the UK's commercial property industry for over 60
years.  Today, the Group maintains its market leading position as the UK's
largest quoted property company by providing commercial accommodation and
property services to a wide range of occupiers.  The Group's objective is to
create attractive, sustainable returns for its shareholders through a strategy
of investing in commercial property in markets and activities where it has
expertise and operational skills, where it can benefit from its risk management
skills and the active recycling of capital.

Land Securities holds a market leading position in three areas of the UK
commercial property market:

  • Retail property,
  • London offices and
  • Property outsourcing.

Its £10 billion combined investment portfolio includes over 10 million sq feet
of office and retail space in Central London and 28 shopping centres and 30
retail parks located across the UK.

It has a substantial development programme with a number of development projects
including major retail-led urban regeneration schemes and Central London
mixed-use developments.  The Group is also masterplanning one of Europe's
largest regeneration schemes in Kent Thameside.

The Group leads the market in property outsourcing where, through Land
Securities Trillium, it provides accommodation and property-related services to
the Department for Work and Pensions, the BBC, Norwich Union, Barclays Bank,
DVLA and through a joint venture, Telereal, to BT.

The Group is committed to environmental initiatives and community involvement
recognised by the Group's inclusion in the BiTC Corporate Responsibility Index,
FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.



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