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GEN - Simon Property Group, Inc. - No intention to make a firm offer for the

Release Date: 11/01/2011 09:00
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GEN - Simon Property Group, Inc. - No intention to make a firm offer for the entire share capital of Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc ("CSC") CSC shareholders urged to vote against The Trafford Centre acquisition at EGM 11 January 2011 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION For immediate release SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. ("SIMON") CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTRES GROUP PLC ("CSC") NO INTENTION TO MAKE A FIRM OFFER FOR THE ENTIRE SHARE CAPITAL OF CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTRES GROUP PLC CSC SHAREHOLDERS URGED TO VOTE AGAINST THE TRAFFORD CENTRE ACQUISITION AT EGM On December 15, 2010 Simon announced an indicative offer of 425p for CSC`s entire share capital (less any dividend declared, made or paid after that date). Access to satisfactory due diligence from CSC is the only non-waivable outstanding precondition to Simon announcing a firm offer. If a firm offer were to be announced, it would be subject to a number of conditions including a non- waivable condition relating to the Trafford acquisition not proceeding. Despite numerous overtures from Simon and in full knowledge that Simon, given this due diligence precondition, is not able to announce a firm offer without it, the CSC board has refused to share any due diligence information with Simon. Simon therefore has no alternative other than to announce that it does not intend to make an offer for the entire share capital of CSC, and CSC shareholders are unfortunately thereby deprived of the option to sell their shares pursuant to such an offer. On January 7, 2011, CSC announced revised terms for its proposed acquisition of the Trafford Centre. It is readily apparent that the CSC board revised the terms of the Trafford acquisition in response to pressure from Simon, despite having initially expressed unwillingness to contemplate revising the terms of the transaction. The revised terms do not address Simon`s fundamental concerns and the transaction remains deeply unattractive for CSC shareholders: - The CSC board is still proposing to relieve the owner of the Trafford Centre of a potential tax liability of more than GBP300 million and to transfer significant control of CSC to Peel at a discounted price. - The purchase price for the acquisition of the Trafford Centre is still too high. - The transaction is still cash flow negative by c. GBP27 million on an annual pro forma basis reducing dividend and cash flow coverages. - Existing CSC shareholders are still not being given the opportunity to participate in the discounted share issue and suffering a further dilution of their holdings in a company that had 376 million ordinary shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis in May 2008, but will have 897.5 million shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis if the Trafford transaction is completed on the revised terms, an astonishing increase of nearly 140%. As Simon also announced on January 7, 2011, the CSC`s board`s belief in "potential net asset value of up to 625p (per CSC share)" represents, in Simon`s view, wishful thinking and was designed to frustrate Simon`s offer. If the CSC board really believes in this potential value, why are they proposing to issue 33% of the company`s existing shares to Peel at a price of 400p, thereby diluting existing shareholders' Simon therefore continues to oppose the value-destructive Trafford Centre transaction and urges its fellow CSC shareholders to vote against it at the CSC EGM on January 26, 2011. Simon reserves the right to sell some or all of its existing holding in CSC and/or to acquire, and/or to offer to acquire, CSC shares or interests in CSC shares, subject to Simon and its concert parties not increasing their holding in CSC to more than 29.9% of CSC`s share capital. For the purposes of Rule 2.8 of the Code, Simon reserves the right to make or participate in an offer for CSC (and/or take any other action which would otherwise be restricted under Rule 2.8 of the Code) within the next six months following the date of this announcement: (i) with the agreement or recommendation of the Board of CSC; (ii) following the announcement of an offer by or on behalf of a third party for CSC; (iii) following the announcement by CSC of a "whitewash" proposal (for the purposes of Note 1 on the Notes on Dispensations from Rule 9 of the Code) or a reverse takeover (as set out in Note 2 on Rule 3.2 of the Code); or (iv) if there is a material change of circumstances. Simon currently holds 5.11% of CSC`s issued share capital or 35,355,794 shares in total. Enquiries: Simon Shelly Doran (Investors) Telephone: +1 317 685 7330 Les Morris (Media) Telephone: +1 317 263 7711 Citi Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7986 4000 (Financial adviser to Simon) Philip Robert-Tissot Grant Kernaghan Charles Lytle Lazard Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7187 2000 (Financial adviser to Simon) Jeffrey Rosen William Rucker Patrick Long Evercore Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7268 2702 (Financial adviser to Simon) Julian Oakley Citigate Dewe Rogerson Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7638 9571 (UK media adviser to Simon) Grant Ringshaw Patrick Donovan Tom Baldock Sard Verbinnen & Co Telephone: +1 212 687 8080 (US media adviser to Simon) Hugh Burns Brooke Gordon Nathaniel Garnick Citi, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Simon and no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Simon for providing the protections afforded to customers of Citi or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Lazard & Co., Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Simon and no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement, and will not be responsible to anyone other than Simon for providing the protections afforded to customers of Lazard & Co., Limited or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Evercore Partners, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Simon and no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Simon for providing the protections afforded to customers of Evercore Partners or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Simon and no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Simon for providing the protections afforded to customers of Goldman Sachs International or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Deutsche Bank, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Simon and no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Simon for providing the protections afforded to customers of Deutsche Bank or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Morgan Stanley, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Simon and no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Simon for providing the protections afforded to customers of Morgan Stanley or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Dealing Disclosure Requirements Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person`s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure. Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person`s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing. If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4). Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel`s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Panel` s Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. Date: 11/01/2011 09:00:08 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department.

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