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IMPORTANT NOTICE NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY U.S. PERSON OR TO ANY PERSON OR ADDRESS IN THE U.S. IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the Offering Circular following this page, and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Offering Circular. In accessing the Offering Circular, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE NOTES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE U.S. OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND THE NOTES DESCRIBED HEREIN MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE U.S. OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS. THE FOLLOWING OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, AND IN PARTICULAR, MAY NOT BE FORWARDED TO ANY U.S. PERSON OR TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORISED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. Confirmation of your Representation: In order to be eligible to view this Offering Circular or make an investment decision with respect to the Notes described herein, investors must not be a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act). This Offering Circular is being sent at your request and by accepting the e-mail and accessing this Offering Circular, you shall be deemed to have represented to Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Bank plc, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Lloyds TSB Bank plc (the Managers) that you are not a U.S. person, your stated electronic mail address to which this e-mail has been delivered is not located in the U.S. and that you consent to delivery of such Offering Circular by electronic transmission. You are reminded that this Offering Circular has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this Offering Circular may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver this Offering Circular to any other person. The materials relating to the issue of the Notes described herein do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the issue of the Notes described herein be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Managers or any affiliate of the Managers is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the issue of the Notes described herein shall be deemed to be made by the Managers or such affiliate on behalf of SEGRO plc (the Issuer) in such jurisdiction. This Offering Circular has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none of the Managers nor any person who controls them nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the Offering Circular distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from any Manager. OFFERING CIRCULAR SEGRO plc (incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales with registered number 167591) £300,000,000 6.750 per cent. Notes due 2021 Issue price: 99.239 per cent. The £300,000,000 6.750 per cent. Notes due 2021 (the Notes) are issued by SEGRO plc (the Issuer or the Company). Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrear on 23 May and 23 November in each year at the rate of 6.750 per cent. per annum, the first payment to be made on 23 May 2010, as described under "Terms and Conditions of the Notes - Interest". The Issuer may, at its option, redeem all or, subject to certain conditions, some only, of the Notes from time to time at the redemption amount described under "Terms and Conditions of the Notes – Redemption and Purchase" plus accrued interest. Also, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all, but not some only, of the Notes at any time at par plus accrued interest, in the event of certain tax changes as described under "Terms and Conditions of the Notes - Redemption and Purchase". The Notes mature on 23 November 2021. Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority in its capacity as competent authority (the UK Listing Authority) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA) for the Notes to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (the Official List) and to London Stock Exchange plc (the London Stock Exchange) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market (the Market). The Market is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2004/39/EC (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive). For a description of certain matters that prospective investors should consider, see "Risk Factors" on page 7. The Notes are expected, on issue, to be assigned an "A-" rating by Fitch Ratings Ltd. The rating addresses the ability of the Issuer to make timely payments of both principal and interest in respect of the Notes. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold Notes and may be subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. The Notes will initially be represented by a temporary global note (the Temporary Global Note), without interest coupons, which will be deposited on or about 23 November 2009 (the Closing Date) with a common safekeeper for Euroclear Bank SA/NV (Euroclear) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (Clearstream, Luxembourg). Interests in the Temporary Global Note will be exchangeable for interests in a permanent global note (the Permanent Global Note and, together with the Temporary Global Note, the Global Notes), without interest coupons, on or after 2 January 2010 (the Exchange Date), upon certification as to non-U.S. beneficial ownership. Interests in the Permanent Global Note will be exchangeable for definitive Notes only in certain limited circumstances - see "Summary of Provisions relating to the Notes while represented by the Global Notes". Joint Lead Managers Barclays Capital HSBC Co-Lead Managers Commerzbank Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets The date of this Offering Circular is 19 November 2009 This document comprises a prospectus for the purposes of Article 5.4 of Directive 2003/71/EC (the Prospectus Directive) and for the purposes of giving information with regard to the Issuer and the Notes which, according to the particular nature of the Issuer and of the Notes, is necessary to enable investors to make an informed assessment of the assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses and prospects of the Issuer and of the rights attaching to the Notes. The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Offering Circular. To the best of the knowledge of the Issuer (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained or incorporated in this Offering Circular is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. This Offering Circular is to be read in conjunction with all documents which are deemed to be incorporated herein by reference (see "Documents Incorporated by Reference"). This Offering Circular should be read and construed on the basis that such documents are incorporated and form part of the Offering Circular. No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in this document in connection with the offering of the Notes and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Issuer or the Managers (as defined under "Subscription and Sale" below). Neither the delivery of this document nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, constitute a representation or create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Issuer or the Issuer and its subsidiaries (together, the Group) since the date hereof. This Offering Circular does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation by, or on behalf of, the Issuer or the Managers to subscribe for, or purchase, any of the Notes. This Offering Circular does not constitute an offer, and may not be used for the purpose of an offer to, or a solicitation by, anyone in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorised or is unlawful. The Managers and Commercial Union Trustees Limited (the Trustee) have not separately verified the information contained herein.