Statement re Slough Estates' Chairman

Slough Estates PLC
                  

1st August, 2005

Slough Estates' Chairman

Slough Estates plc announces that its Chairman, Sir Nigel Mobbs, was taken ill
last week. Slough's management and employees extend their very best wishes to
Sir Nigel for a swift recovery.

Until Sir Nigel is fully recovered, Paul Orchard-Lisle, Deputy Chairman of
Slough Estates, will assume the role of Chairman of Slough Estates.

Slough Estates is a leading provider of flexible business space in business
parks in Western Europe and North America, with over 1500 customers occupying
2,996,967 square metres of business space, with a total value of £3.9 billion.
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's main activities
are currently based around London, Brussels, Paris, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, San
Francisco and San Diego and 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

For further information contact:


Slough Estates                                 Shared Value Limited
Ian Coull                                      Andrew Best / Emily Bruning
Tel: [phone]                              Tel: [phone] / 5027