Further re Strategic Alliance

Savills PLC 26 September 2000 SAVILLS PLC FPDSAVILLS AND TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY EXTEND JOINT VENTURE TO ASIA The Directors of Savills plc are delighted to announce that they have recently extended the coverage of their strategic alliance with Trammell Crow Company and the associated outsourcing joint venture, Trammell Crow Savills (TCS), to cover the Asia Pacific Region. Trammell Crow Savills (Asia Pacific) based in Hong Kong will provide project, facility and transaction management services to clients throughout the Asia Pacific Region. Like TCS, Trammell Crow Savills (Asia Pacific) is 51% owned by Trammell Crow Company and 49% owned by Savills plc. As part of the joint venture's extension to Asia, Trammell Crow Savills (Asia Pacific) has acquired from FPDSavills their subsidiary Construction Management International (CMI) at a price which values the whole business at a maximum of HK$64 million (£5.6 million) subject to achieving specific profit targets over the next two years. James Osborne of CMI has been named Managing Director of the new company with Rick McCulloch appointed Operations Director. Aubrey Adams, Group Chief Executive, comments 'This is an exciting further development in our strategic alliance with Trammell Crow Company. I am confident that Trammell Crow Savills will rapidly establish itself as the leading corporate real estate outsourcing company in both Europe and Asia Pacific'. Bill Concannon, CEO Trammell Crow Corporate Services, comments: 'There is huge potential for developing our Trammell Crow Savills Corporate Service Business in the Asia Pacific Region. We had always intended that our relationship with FPDSavills would have this geographic breadth and are delighted that we can now offer our many existing North American outsourcing customers and other potential customers coverage through Trammell Crow Savills in both Europe and Asia. The project management business done by CMI fits squarely within the joint venture's service offerings, and the acquisition of CMI brings to Trammell Crow Savills (Asia Pacific) not only an excellent business but also additional outstanding management talent'. David Wong, Chairman FPDSavills (Hong Kong) Limited, comments: 'Our alliance with Trammell Crow Company gives our Asia Pacific clients access to the world's largest real estate market and enables us to service their increasingly global requirements. The formation of Trammell Crow Savills Asia Pacific is a natural extension of the joint venture established in Europe in June. Building off our highly successful project management business, CMI, we can now offer a full outsourcing service to major multi nationals in the region'. For further information contact: Savills plc 020 7499 8644 Aubrey Adams Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000 Mark Edwards Bobbie Swanson

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