Sale of London SE1 Property for Over £20m

CLS Holdings PLC 30 March 2000 CLS ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF 230 BLACKFRIARS ROAD LONDON SE1 FOR £20,690,000 CLS Holdings plc ('CLS') is pleased to announce the sale, on 27 March 2000, of 230 Blackfriars Road London SE1 to the Scottish Provident Institution for £20.69 million. This represents a net initial yield to the purchaser of 6.95%. The price achieved is a significant premium to the book value of £18.5 million. The property was originally acquired by CLS in 1994 for £3.9 million at a yield of 21% and in 1998 CLS received £765,000 from Conoco, the previous tenant, in settlement of dilapidations. Subsequently £6.56 million was spent on its refurbishment by CLS prior to its letting to American Express Europe Limited and the Medical Defence Union Limited. For further information, please contact: Sten Mortstedt, Executive Chairman, CLS Holdings plc 020 7582 7766 Glyn Hirsch, Chief Executive, CLS Holdings plc 020 7582 7766 Ben Steele, Equity Marketing 020 7242 8005

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