Acquisition

Safeland PLC 30 October 2007 Safeland Property Unit Trust/Flexspace Acquisition of managed workspace portfolio for £6.575m Safeland Active Management Ltd, today announces that Flexspace/Safeland Property Unit Trust, the Jersey based unit trust of which it is UK property manager, has recently exchanged contracts to acquire a large multi let industrial estate near Liverpool for a total consideration of £6.575m. The property, Capital Trading Park, Kirkby Bank Rd, Knowsley, Liverpool, was purchased from George Moss & Sons Ltd and consists of a total of 164,700 sq ft of workshops and light industrial units. The property is currently divided into 39 separate units ranging from 1,625 sq ft to 24,350 sq ft with a net rent of c. £525,000 per annum. Seven units are currently vacant giving a current occupancy rate of 62%. Larry Lipman, Managing Director of Safeland, said: 'The property is well located with easy access to the M6 and has surplus land surrounding the property with potential to reconfigure or extend the site. It is our strategy to introduce our flexible leasing style and we feel this long leasehold investment offers great potential for long term rental growth.' Safeland Active Management will run the property as flexible managed workspace units under their 'Flexspace' brand. This acquisition brings the total square footage now under Flexspace management to over 730,000 sq ft in 9 separate locations nationwide. More information on all of the Flexspace is available at www.flexspace.co.uk King Sturge acted for Safeland and will be retained as a letting agent, whilst George Moss & Sons Ltd were represented by Cushman and Wakefield. For further information please contact: Safeland plc Parkgreen Communications Ltd Larry Lipman, Managing Director Paul McManus Tel: 020 8815 1600 Tel: 020 7479 7933 Mob: 07980 541 893 www.safeland.co.uk paul.mcmanus@parkgreenmedia.com Notes: Safeland Active Management Ltd is a fully owned subsidiary of Safeland Group plc and is UK property manager to the Safeland Property Unit Trust. Safeland Active Management Ltd, trades as Flexspace, and invests in managed workspace units, as opposed to serviced office space, which are made up of workshop and light industrial units. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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