Re: Bond Issue

Land Securities Group Plc 04 November 2004 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES 4 November 2004 LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC ('LAND SECURITIES' / 'GROUP') ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF DEBT REFINANCING Land Securities Group PLC has today successfully completed the refinancing of the Group's mortgage debentures and unsecured bonds (together the 'Notes'). Following the initial announcement of the Group's proposed refinancing on 27 September and the subsequent announcements on 22 and 26 October 2004 in relation to the pricing and voting levels for the Notes, the new funding structure is comprised of bonds and bank debt in the following amounts: Note Nominal Value Expected Legal final New Maturity Maturity coupon Class A1 £181,700,000 2007 2007 5.016% Class A2 £393,357,000 2013 2015 5.292% Class A3 £257,268,000 2020 2022 5.425% Class A4 £210,675,000 2024 2026 5.391% Class A5 £613,918,000 2025 2027 5.391% Class A6 £317,960,000 2027 2029 5.376% Class A7 £323,410,000 2030 2032 5.396% _____________ _______ Total nominal amount £2,298,288,000 Weighted average coupon: 5.35% Bank facility drawing: £960,000,000 _____________ Total Secured Group debt: £3,258,288,000 ============ Note: The £37.7m nominal of private debentures have been redeemed. This will be supported by approximately £6.2bn of assets. Francis Salway, Group Chief Executive, commented: 'We are delighted with the positive response that the proposals have received in the market, achieving an average acceptance rate of over 97%. With reduced funding costs and enhanced operational flexibility, we believe that our financing structure is well placed to support the Group's strategy.' For further information, please contact: Land Securities +44 20 7413 9000 Francis Salway Group Chief Executive Andrew Macfarlane Group Finance Director Emma Denne Director of Corporate Communication Financial Dynamics +44 20 7813 3113 Stephanie Highett/ Jonathon Brill Notes to Editors Further details of the refinancing can be found in the press release dated 27 September 2004 ('Land Securities Refinances Debt'). Important Notice No offer or invitation to acquire or exchange any securities or proposals to Existing Noteholders is being made pursuant to this press release. Any such offer, invitation or proposals are only being made in the Offer Document and any such acquisition or exchange or acceptance of such proposals should be made solely on the basis of information contained in the Offer Document. A copy of the Offer Document is available at the offices of Citigroup Global Markets Limited at Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB. This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The new bonds to be issued under the new structure have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act ('Regulation S')), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the new bonds will be offered and sold only (A) to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act and (B) outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in compliance with Regulation S. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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