Re: Defence Training Review

Land Securities Group Plc
17 January 2007


17 January 2007

Land Securities Group PLC ('Land Securities')
Defence Training Review Statement

Land Securities Group PLC announces that Metrix, a joint venture between Land
Securities Trillium, the UK's leading property partnership specialist, and
QinetiQ, a leading international defence and security technology company, has
been appointed preferred bidder on Package One and provisional preferred bidder
on Package Two under the Government's Defence Training Rationalisation (DTR)
programme.



The consortium will now work with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) over the next
12-18 months to finalise the details of the contracts.



The DTR comprises two packages. Package One primarily comprises technical
training, including aeronautical engineering and communications and information
systems. Package Two incorporates logistics, joint personnel administration,
security, languages, intelligence and photography as well as supply training.



Commenting on the announcement Ian Ellis, Chief Executive of Land Securities
Trillium said:  'This appointment offers the Metrix consortium a tremendous
opportunity to work with the MOD to provide a world class modern training
facility at St Athan for the UK's armed forces and also to transform the way in
which training is delivered.  We are delighted to have been appointed and are
looking forward to bringing negotiations to financial close over the coming
months.'

-Ends-

For further info, please contact:
Land Securities Group
Emma Denne
T [phone] / 7799 133387






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