Battersea Power Station facilities (1183T)

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RNS Number : 1183T

Real Estate Opportunities PLC

30 November 2011

Real Estate Opportunities plc (the Company)

Battersea Power Station facilities

The Company announces that certain subsidiaries (BPS Subsidiaries) of Battersea Power Station Shareholder Vehicle Limited, the holding company of Battersea Power Station formed for the purposes of the restructuring that was announced in April 2011 and which is 54% owned by the Company, have received demand for repayment from Bank of Scotland plc, as agent for the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and Lloyds Banking Group the (together the senior lenders), under the senior facilities advanced in respect of the Battersea Power Station site, aggregating approximately GBP324m, and from Oriental Property Limited under the facilities advanced by it to the BPS Subsidiaries, aggregating approximately GBP178m. The BPS Subsidiaries are currently not in a position to satisfy these demands for repayment. The Company has also been advised that NAMA and Lloyds Banking Group have applied to the English court for the appointment of administrators to certain of the BPS Subsidiaries and that a hearing for this purpose is to be held on 12 December 2011.

The Company remains in discussions which may result in the disposal of the group's interest in the Battersea Powerstation site and repayment of associated liabilities. However, there is no certainty that any such transaction will be effected.

The Company's other assets, which are situated in Ireland, are unaffected by the above developments. The Company has recently received term sheets from NAMA, the principal lender in respect of its Irish assets, indicating NAMA's continued support for the Company's business in Ireland.

Contacts:

   Finsbury Group                                                   Tel: [phone] 

Gordon Simpson

Arif Shah

   Murray Consultants                                           Tel: + 353 1 498 0300 

Ed Micheau

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