Disposal

Workspace Group PLC 26 January 2006 WORKSPACE SELLS £42 MILLION PORTFOLIO TO FOCUS ON GREATER LONDON Workspace Group PLC ('Workspace'), the leading provider of flexible business accommodation to small and medium sized enterprises in London has announced the completion of the sale of a portfolio of properties to Dunedin Property Limited on behalf of the Dunedin Property Industrial Fund. The portfolio consists of 11 small unit industrial estates all located in towns outside the M25 totalling 321,142 sq ft in 234 units and producing a net income of £2.86 million. The cash consideration of £41.7 million reflected a net initial yield of 6.4% and showed a premium of £1.54 million (3.7%) over the September 2005 valuation and £3.81 million (10.6%) over book value as at March 2005. Harry Platt, Workspace Chief Executive commented, ' We are delighted to announce the successful disposal of the majority of our holdings outside London at a comfortable margin over the last external valuation. ' These properties have performed very well for us in the past. But looking forward we are focusing on the expansion of the business within Greater London. We know the capital intimately. We are confident that we will deliver superior returns by concentrating our management and marketing skills, as well as our brand, on opportunities in the Capital. ' We have completed £96.0 million of acquisitions and £48.0 million of disposals since April 2005. We are tracking more opportunities in the pipeline. We retain substantial investment capacity and look forward to the future with confidence'. -ends- Date: 26 January 2006 For further information contact: Workspace Group PLC cityPROFILE Harry Platt, Chief Executive Simon Courtenay Mark Taylor, Finance Director Jonathan Gillen 020-7247-7614 020-7448-3244 e-mail: info@workspacegroup.co.uk web: www.workspacegroup.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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