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CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC - Acquisition of The Exchange Centre, Ilford

Release Date: 06/03/2017 09:00
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Acquisition of The Exchange Centre, Ilford

CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
(UK company number 01399411)
LSE share code: CAL JSE share code: CRP
ISIN: GB0001741544
(“Capital & Regional” or “the Company” or “the Group”)


ACQUISITION OF THE EXCHANGE CENTRE, ILFORD


Capital & Regional, the UK focused specialist retail property REIT, today announces it has unconditionally exchanged contracts
for the acquisition of The Exchange Centre, Ilford from a Meyer Bergman fund for £78 million, reflecting a net initial yield of
6.70%. The purchase is in line with the Company’s strategy of selectively acquiring dominant local shopping centres that provide
the opportunity of accelerating income and capital growth by utilising Capital & Regional’s asset management platform and
expertise.

The acquisition, which comprises the purchase of a holding company that owns the property, will be funded from the Group’s
existing cash resources, including recycling the proceeds from the recent successful disposals of The Mall Camberley and the
Group's Buttermarket Centre, Ipswich joint venture, as well as through a new seven year debt facility of £39 million, secured on
the asset, with DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale. The total final consideration will involve a small adjustment for working capital
amounts to be agreed shortly after completion.

The Exchange Centre is located opposite Ilford train station which will be rebuilt ahead of the opening of Crossrail, which is
planned for 2019. It has three trading levels with 77 units providing 300,000 sq ft of lettable space and a multi-storey car park
with over 1,000 spaces. The scheme is anchored by Debenhams and Marks & Spencer with other retailers including H&M, Next,
River Island, Sports Direct, TK Maxx and Wilko.

The acquisition is expected to complete by 9 March 2017.

Hugh Scott-Barrett, Chief Executive commented:

"The acquisition of the Exchange Centre, Ilford provides us with an opportunity to redeploy quickly the capital released from our
two recent successful disposals into an investment which offers strong income and capital growth prospects and dominates the
retail offer in a large and growing cosmopolitan East London town.

The Exchange is a centre we know well having previously been owned within The Mall. We see significant opportunities for
leisure and residential development supported by an ambitious local authority, that is keen to facilitate investment in the area and
the new Crossrail link, which is expected to open in 2019.”

Certain information contained in this announcement would have constituted inside information (as defined by Article 7 of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) prior to its release as part of this announcement.

6 March 2017


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Notes to editors:

About Capital & Regional plc

Capital & Regional is a UK focused specialist property REIT with a strong track record of delivering value enhancing retail and
leisure asset management opportunities across a c. GBP 1 billion portfolio of in-town dominant community shopping centres.
Capital & Regional is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange.

Capital & Regional owns six shopping centres in Blackburn, Hemel Hempstead, Luton, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood
Green. It also has a 20% joint venture interest in the Kingfisher Centre in Redditch. Capital & Regional manages these assets,
which comprise over 750 retail units and attract c. 1.5 million shopping visits each week, through its in-house expert property and
asset management platform.

For further information see www.capreg.com.

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