Disposal

Capital & Regional PLC 12 December 2000 CAPITAL & REGIONAL SELLS WESTWAY SHOPPING PARK, GREENFORD TO CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY FOR £44M Capital & Regional plc, the specialist retail and leisure property investment company, today announces that it has exchanged contracts for the sale of Westway Shopping Park, Greenford in Middlesex to Co-operative Insurance Society Limited for £43.75 million, at a net initial yield of approximately 5.75%. The proceeds will be used to reduce borrowing and continue the share buy-back programme. The development was acquired in February 1999 and currently comprises of approximately 120,000 sq ft (11,152 sq m) of open A1 non-food retail and leisure, together with 620 car parking spaces, on a 10.5 acre site. The park is approximately 90% let to tenants including Next, Sports Soccer, Brantano, McDonalds, Boots, Carphone Warehouse, Hobbycraft, Holiday Hypermarket and Outfit. Commenting on the disposal, Andrew Lewis-Pratt, Managing Director of Retail Parks and Xscape at Capital & Regional said: 'This park has been an excellent investment for us. Since acquisition, we have used our management expertise to achieve a significant number of new lettings making it a destination for fashion and retail in the community. The disposal enables us to focus on our stated retail park strategy of owning significant parks of over 150,000 sq ft ' Capital & Regional was represented by Harvey Spack Field and Co-operative Insurance Society Limited by King Sturge. For further information please contact: Martin Barber, Chief Executive, Capital & Regional 0207 932 8000 Andrew Lewis-Pratt, Capital & Regional 0207 932 8000 Lynda Coral, Financial Director, Capital & Regional 0207 932 8000 Sarah Carrell, Corporate Communications, Capital & Regional 0207 932 8120
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