Property Deals

RNS Number : 5917K

Tesco PLC

22 December 2008

TESCO ANNOUNCES NEW PROPERTY DEALS

Tesco today announced the conclusion of two UK property transactions totalling £308m.

Three Tesco stores will be sold into a £199m joint venture with the independent Tesco PLC Pension Scheme in which the scheme will take a 50% stake. A further four stores will be sold to a PRUPIM annuity fund client in a sale and leaseback deal worth £109m.

The properties involved in the joint venture are Beckton, Swindon and Durham. The sale and leaseback properties with PRUPIM are Hucknall, Northwich, Stalybridge and Tiverton.

Initial yields were between 5.25% and 5.3%.

The transactions are the latest in Tesco's ongoing programme to realise value from its property portfolio. Transactions completed earlier this year include those with the Universities Superannuation Scheme, BP Pension Fund, La Salle Investment Management, PRUPIM and Canada Life.

PRUPIM and G L Hearn acted as advisers on the sale and leaseback deal.

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