New Development Fund

Terrace Hill Group PLC 25 April 2006 25 April 2006 Terrace Hill Group PLC ('Terrace Hill') Development Fund Established In Partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance Terrace Hill, the AIM-listed property group, and Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance, have established a new property development fund - Terrace Hill Development Partnership ('THDP') - to acquire, develop and sell commercial properties in all sectors throughout the UK. This new fund is part of Terrace Hill's strategy of seeking ways to leverage its equity and management expertise to enhance returns for its shareholders. The fund was oversubscribed and raised £10 million of new equity with the minimum investment being £50,000 for private investors and £25,000 for pension investors. Terrace Hill invested £2 million in the fund. Terrace Hill has transferred interests in seven of its developments to THDP, which have an estimated sales price of over £90 million. Further developments will be chosen by the board of THDP which will comprise equal numbers of directors nominated by Terrace Hill and Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance. This partnership enables the two parties to pool expertise and skills to identify potential development projects. The majority of developments will each have a completed development value of between £5 million and £20 million. Terrace Hill will manage both the developments and letting/sale process on THDP's behalf. The fund will have a minimum life of four years, after which no new developments will be acquired. During this time investors in THDP will be entitled to a priority return equal to 15% per annum plus a share of the profits. Terrace Hill Managing Director Philip Leech said: 'This is a further step forward in the growth of Terrace Hill. The creation of THDP is part of our strategy of expanding into asset management using our proven track record to deliver significant returns to investors and shareholders alike.' Julie Green, Director at Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance, said: 'The aim of THDP is to provide private investors with access to high quality property investment opportunities, whilst providing flexible innovative financing solutions for developers. Private investors are looking more closely at commercial property, while property financing is evolving, resulting in this being a fast-moving and exciting market.' Full details of the fund including THDP's developments are available from Terrace Hill or Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance on request. * * ENDS * * Contact: Philip Leech, Group Managing Director Tel: 01642 243444 Alasdair Robinson, Noble & Company Limited Tel: 0131 225 9677 Isabel Crossley, St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477 Julie Green, Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance Tel: 020 7399 5227 Notes to editors Terrace Hill Group PLC - AIM-listed property group with a Triple Net Asset Value of £89.985 million. It has two divisions, Commercial Development and Residential Investment and Development, with a total development programme of around £900 million. Terrace Hill reported an increase of over 20% in pro-forma Triple NAV to 48.06p per share in the year to 31 October 2005, and a 40% increase in final dividend from 0.5p per share to 0.7p per share. Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance Limited - a subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, authorised and regulated by the FSA, which specialises in most aspects of investment banking and structured finance for commercial real estate, including corporate and project equity raising, mergers and acquisitions, indirect property investment vehicles, joint ventures and securing structured and senior debt. Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) has more than 100 offices worldwide and operates in more than 430 cities in 50 countries. With 2005 revenues of approximately $1.4 billion, the company provides comprehensive integrated real estate and investment management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owner, occupier and investor clients. Jones Lang LaSalle is an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of 923 million square feet worldwide. In 2005, the firm completed capital markets sales and acquisitions, debt financings, and equity placements on assets and portfolios valued at $43 billion. LaSalle Investment Management, the company's investment management business, is one of the world's largest and most diverse real estate money management firms, with approximately $30 billion of assets under management. For further information, please visit www.joneslanglasalle.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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