CLS Holdings PLC Acquisitions (8411T)

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CLS Holdings PLC

11 January 2017

CLS Holdings plc

("CLS", the "Company", the "Group")

announces the acquisition of a portfolio of five properties

CLS Holdings announces that it has acquired five properties in the UK from a private investor for GBP31.4 million, including costs, generating rents of GBP2.5 million per annum from 10 tenants and representing a net initial yield of 8%. The properties are freehold, have an aggregate office area of 107,000 sq ft (9,940 sqm) and a weighted average unexpired lease term of 4.4 years, and comprise:

   --      45 London Road, Reigate RH2 
   --      Harlequin House, 7 High Street Teddington TW11 
   --      Heather Court, 6 Maidstone Road, Sidcup DA14 
   --      St Cloud Gate, Maidenhead SL6 
   --      Unit 2500, The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park B37 

The portfolio offers a number of opportunities to work with existing and potential new tenants, as well as development potential.

The acquisition was financed from existing funds.

Fredrik Widlund, Chief Executive of CLS, commented:

"We are delighted to have acquired these properties, which play to the Group's strengths, provide strong asset management opportunities in the short to medium-term, and add significantly to the Group's cash flow. The transaction underlines our continued commitment to, and confidence in, the UK economy, particularly in the South East."

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For further information, please contact:

CLS Holdings plc

www.clsholdings.com

[phone]

Fredrik Widlund, Chief Executive Officer

John Whiteley, Chief Financial Officer

Liberum Capital Limited

[phone]

Richard Crawley

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

[phone]

Dominic Morley

Andrew Potts

Elm Square Advisers Limited

[phone]

Jonathan Gray

Smithfield Consultants (Financial PR)

[phone]

Alex Simmons

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