Directorate Change

For immediate distribution                                 18th September 2006

                          RETIREMENT OF DICK KINGSTON                          

Slough Estates plc announces that Dick Kingston will be retiring from the Board
and the company on 31st December 2006, after 19 years of service with the
company.

Dick was appointed to the Board as Finance Director in April 1996. He stood
down from this position on 31st December 2005, but continued as an Executive
Director on the main Board where his responsibilities included acting as
Chairman for the Continental European business during a key phase in its
strategic development.

Ian Coull, Chief Executive of Slough Estates, said:

"The Board is extremely grateful to Dick for his significant contribution to
the business over so many years. Dick is warmly regarded by everyone who has
worked with him and he is renowned for his professionalism and integrity."

Dick Kingston said:

"It has been a great pleasure working at Slough Estates and helping to create
the company as it is today. I thank my colleagues for all their help and
support over the years and wish them the very best as they continue to develop
the company throughout this particularly exciting phase.

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For further information please contact:

The Maitland Consultancy                  
Colin Browne/Liz Morley                   
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Notes to editors:

Having obtained a Business Studies degree while with British Petroleum, Dick
Kingston qualified as a chartered accountant with Whinney Murray & Co (now
Ernst & Young) in London and Paris. Following five years with Hawwker Siddeley
as Head of Financial Control and Audit, he joined Slough Estates as Group
Financial Controller in 1987. He was appointed a director in April 1996, with
responsibility for Group Finance, adding responsibility for Continental Europe
in 2002.

Slough Estates is the leading European provider of flexible business space and
owns business parks in Europe and North America, with property assets of £
5.6bn, with over four million square metres of business space and over 1,700
customers - all as at 30 June 2006. SEI has an annual rent roll of £289m and
the weighted average unexpired lease length is 11.9 years. Flexible business is
space on industrial sites or business parks which is put to multiple uses, such
as manufacturing, light assembly, distribution (both "small" and "big-box"),
research and development, offices and warehousing. Slough Estates' properties
are in suburban locations in close proximity to the main business centres,
where there is long term demand for business accommodation to serve these key
economic regions. The company continues to develop new business parks with the
long term objective of building shareholder value and enhancing its reputation
for quality buildings offering excellent value to customers. 
www.sloughestates.com