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Tesco today announced the conclusion of four sale & leaseback transactions involving £605 million of property assets in the latest phase of its ongoing programme of releasing value from its UK property portfolio.

Four separate purchasers were involved and the deals were structured on both a 100% sale and a joint venture basis. They included a total of 13 Tesco stores, accounting for approximately 2.4% of its UK store square footage, and a distribution centre. The properties involved have a total floor space in excess of 1.7 million sq. ft.

The four purchasers were the Universities Superannuation Scheme, PRUPIM, LaSalle Investment Management, and Canada Life.

All properties have been leased back to Tesco on RPI linked leases. The lowest yield achieved on the stores was 4.88%.

Notes for Editors:

1. Previous property joint ventures under Tesco's current programme include:

   British Airways Pension Fund	December 2006
   British Land	March 2007
   PRUPIM	February 2008

2. The Universities Superannuation Scheme transaction is a joint venture with Tesco. The other three transactions were 100% sales.
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