Offer Document Posted

Land Securities Group Plc 12 August 2005 RNS Announcement for release on 12 August 2005 Tops Estates PLC (the 'Company') £75,000,000 10 1/4 % First Mortgage Debenture Stock 2011/16 (the 'Stock') Tops Estate PLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land Securities Group PLC, today provided a Notice to Stockholders of a Stockholder Meeting to be held on 5 September 2005 to propose an Extraordinary Resolution to permit the redemption of all outstanding Stock. If the Extraordinary Resolution is passed, the Company proposes to redeem the Stock on the Early Redemption Date at the Repurchase Price plus Accrued Interest. The Repurchase Price will be based upon a Repurchase Spread of 48bps over the mid-market yield of the 5% UK Treasury Gilt due 7 March 2012 as calculated by the Co-ordinator as more fully described in the Explanatory Memorandum. The Pricing Date will be one business day after the Redemption Resolution is passed. It is proposed that the Early Redemption Date would be 9 September 2005. The proposals are being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Explanatory Memorandum dated 12 August 2005 and terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Explanatory Memorandum. The proposals are not being made to Stockholders in any jurisdiction in which such proposals would not be in compliance with the securities laws of such jurisdictions, as described in the Explanatory Memorandum. Copies of the Explanatory Memorandum are available on request from the Registrar: Capita IRG Plc, The Registry: +44-20-8639-2157. Citigroup Global Markets Limited is the sole Co-ordinator. For further information please contact Liability Management Group: +44-207-986-8969 12 August 2005 Tops Estates PLC Land Securities Group PLC This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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