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CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC - Form 8 (OPD) - Public opening position disclosure by a party to an offer

Release Date: 05/06/2024 08:00
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Form 8 (OPD) - Public opening position disclosure by a party to an offer

CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
(UK company number 01399411)
LSE share code: CAL JSE share code: CRP
LEI: 21380097W74N9OYF5Z25
ISIN: GB00BL6XZ716
("Capital & Regional" or "the Company")


FORM 8 (OPD) - PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER


Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.       KEY INFORMATION

 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                       CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if            N/A
     different from 1(a):
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust,
     the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this         CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC
     form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                                  OFFEREE
 (e) Date position held:                                                           4 JUNE 2024
     The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making             NO
     disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


2.       POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named
 in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 Class of relevant security:

                                                                          Interests                             Short positions
                                                                 Number                  %               Number                  %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or                               Nil                  -                  Nil                  -
     controlled:
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                      Nil                  -                  Nil                  -
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including                           Nil                  -                  Nil                  -
     options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
     TOTAL:                                                         Nil                  -                  Nil                  -

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant
securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b)           Rights to subscribe for new securities

 Class of relevant security in relation to which                   N/A
 subscription right exists:
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and             N/A
 relevant percentages:


3.       POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any
 person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

 Interests in Capital & Regional plc shares held by Growthpoint Properties Limited (the offeree's majority shareholder):

     Name                                          Total Number of Shares                Percentage of existing issued
                                                                                         share capital (1) (%)
     Diagonal Nominees Limited                     153,227,266                           68.129
     (Growthpoint)                                                                              


 Interests in Capital & Regional plc shares held by the Capital & Regional plc directors (together with their close relatives and
 the related trusts of any of them):

     Name                                          Total Number of Shares                Percentage of existing issued
                                                                                         share capital (1) (%)
     David Hunter                                  142,824                               0.064
     Lawrence Hutchings                            87,042                                0.039
     Stuart Wetherly                               87,812                                0.039
     Ian Krieger                                   23,234                                0.010
     Norbert Sasse                                 78,770                                0.035
     Laura Whyte                                   36,950                                0.016
     TOTAL                                         456,632                               0.203

     (1)     Percentages are calculated on the basis of 224,906,731 shares in issue as at the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure.

 Share options in Capital & Regional plc held by the Capital & Regional plc directors (together with their close relatives and the
 related trusts of any of them):

     Name             Scheme          Date of           Number          Type of       Maximum            End of
                                      Award             of              Award         Vesting (3)        Performance
                                                        Awards                                           Period
                                                        (2)

     Lawrence         Combined        27/04/2020        146,918         Nil cost      1/2 of shares      01/01/2024
     Hutchings        Incentive                                         option        1/2 of shares      01/01/2025
                      Plan ("CIP")
  
     Lawrence         CIP             25/04/2022        1,080,976       Nil cost      1/3 of shares      01/01/2025
     Hutchings                                                          option        1/3 of shares      01/01/2026
                                                                                      1/3 of shares      01/01/2027
     Lawrence         CIP             02/05/2023        1,229,456       Nil cost      1/3 of shares      01/01/2026
     Hutchings                                                          option        1/3 of shares      01/01/2027
                                                                                      1/3 of shares      01/01/2028
     Stuart           CIP             27/04/2020        79,220          Nil cost      1/2 of shares      01/01/2024
     Wetherly                                                           option        1/2 of shares      01/01/2025
    
     Stuart           CIP             25/04/2022        591,534         Nil cost      1/3 of shares      01/01/2025
     Wetherly                                                           option        1/3 of shares      01/01/2026
                                                                                      1/3 of shares      01/01/2027
     Stuart           CIP             02/05/2023        672,787         Nil cost      1/3 of shares      01/01/2026
     Wetherly                                                           option        1/3 of shares      01/01/2027
                                                                                      1/3 of shares      01/01/2028

     (2)     Includes dividend equivalent shares subsequently awarded.
     (3)     Shares vest subject to the performance underpin of median relative Total Shareholder Return against a retail property comparator group.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant
securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4.       OTHER INFORMATION

(a)      Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to
 relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer
 making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:
 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or
 understandings, state "none"

 None

(b)      Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the
 disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to:
 (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
 (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 None

(c)      Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)            NO

 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                       NO



 Date of disclosure:                             5 June 2024

 Contact name:                                   Stuart Wetherly

 Telephone number:                               020 7932 8027


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20
7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

5 June 2024


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Notes to editors:

About Capital & Regional plc

Capital & Regional is a UK focused retail property REIT specialising in community shopping centres that dominate their local
catchment, serving the non-discretionary and value orientated needs of the local communities. It has a track record of delivering
value enhancing retail and leisure asset management opportunities across a portfolio of tailored in-town
community shopping centres.

Using its expert property and asset management platform Capital & Regional owns and manages community shopping centres in
Edinburgh, Hemel Hempstead, Ilford, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood Green.

Capital & Regional is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and has a secondary listing on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

For further information, see www.capreg.com.

Date: 05-06-2024 08:00:00
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