Workspace Group PLC Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2008 Presentation Team Harry Platt – Chief Executive Graham Clemett – Finance Director.

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Workspace Group PLC Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2008 Presentation Team Harry Platt – Chief Executive Graham Clemett – Finance Director Patrick Marples – Property Director Angus Boag – Development Director Chris Pieroni – Operations Director

Agenda IntroductionHarry Platt Operating PerformanceChris Pieroni Investment MarketPatrick Marples Redevelopment UpdateAngus Boag Financial PerformanceGraham Clemett ConclusionsHarry Platt Q&A

Performance Highlights Rent roll up 11.5% Like-for-like occupancy 88.8%; overall occupancy 85.8% Trading profit up 8.8% Property valuation down 4.6% Dividend per share up 10.1% Diluted NAV per share 311p (down 7.4%)

Key Issues Current trading: April and May Enquiries, lettings, rents Strategy Strong improving cashflow Growth in rent roll Stable occupancy No giving away long-term potential Acquisitions where value is identifiable Selective disposals Debt Positive relationship with banks Good LTV

Our Portfolio £1bn Portfolio

Our Market: London & the small business sector There are about 675,000 businesses in London – the majority one-man bands without employees. Of businesses with employees, 138,000 employ between 1 and 9 people About 40% of all businesses in London operate in the ‘knowledge sector’ London has the highest business density in the UK, the highest number of business starts and business closures – all indicators of a highly entrepreneurial economy

Relative IPD Performance

Operating Performance Chris Pieroni Operations Director

Our Customers

Our Customers: Growth Prospects Customer survey in April 2008 – prospects for next 12 months UPDown Turnover64%9% Employment42%6% Investment44%8%

Enquiry Trends

Lettings Real time market based decision making 9,500 enquiries 10% conversion rate Last 2 months deals - £2.8m in value Like-for-like occupancy

Affordability Typical Customer: 1,000 sq ft £12 per sq. ft - equates to £250 per week (annual rent = ½ salary) Represents 5% of turnover

Our Expertise Customer Survey April % agreed that the customer service from the on-site management teams is excellent 80% agreed that our premises reflect the right image for their businesses 90% said that our premises were in ideal locations for their businesses 84% would recommend us to a friend or colleague 77% said that overall, WKP offers a competitive package

Investment Market Patrick Marples Property Director

Valuation - The Fundamentals Value£993m(down 4.6%) Properties106(90% < £20m) Estimated rental value£76.1m(up 16.5%) Reversionary yield7.7%(out 120 bps) ERV per sq. ft£14.79 Value per sq. ft£193 Land147 acres

Equivalent Yield Movement

ERV Growth

Case Studies CLERKENWELL WORKSHOPS Clerkenwell, London EC1 MAHATMA GANDHI IND ESTATE Loughborogh Jct, London SE24 CV UPLIFT 2007/8 : + 19% Occupancy 96% (from 89%) Income £1.7m (+14%) ERV £2.47m (+40%) EY out from 5.8% to 6.8% Total return 25.5% CV UPLIFT 2007/8 : + 9% Occupancy remained at 100% Income £194k (+27%) ERV £237k (+35%) EY out from 6.0% to 7.2% Total return 29.8%

Acquisition/Disposal Activity Acquisition: Neil House, E1 £11m (Nov 07) Disposal Parmiter E2 £11m (Feb 08) IRR 28% Acquisition Enterprise House, Hayes, £8m (Feb 08)

Redevelopment Update Angus Boag Development Director

Added Value Of £993m valuation only 2% (£21m) represents an uplift over existing use value In the next 10 years 50% of portfolio expected to be subject to intensification/change of use

Business Model Planning applications for uses with the highest value Alternative uses – residential, student housing, self-storage, budget hotel plus new commercial space Maintain income on sites Sell/develop when economic conditions are favourable

Progress on Core Properties PropertyConsented SchemeFuture Strategy Aberdeen Centre London N5 72 apartments and 66,000 sq ft commercial Residential land to be sold. Business centre to be developed by Workspace. Maintain income until sale/ development Thurston Road Industrial Estate London SE apartments, 4,000 sq. ft live/work, 41,000 sq. ft commercial Site to be sold with developer returning 40,000 sq. ft commercial. If necessary relet to obtain income. Parmiter Industrial Estate London E2 106 apartments, 50 student studios, 27,000 sq. ft mixed use Site sold for £11m Linton House London SE1 17,000 sq. ft extension to existing commercial building To be developed by Workspace. Income on existing building to be maintained

Development Programme 18 sites identified for Planning Consent and Development over 5 years - 5 submitted for planning -6 applications to be made this year -5 long term strategic negotiations -2 new acquisitions Total valuation March 2008 £212m (1.3m sq. ft) Of 1.3m sq. ft 700,000 sq ft developed Potential for 1,850,000 sq. ft mixed use

Progress on Glebe JV PropertyFuture Strategy Wandsworth Business Village, London SW apartments and 84,000 sq. ft commercial To sell or develop with Workspace acquiring commercial Grand Union Centre London W10 Outline consent for 145 apartments, 110,000 sq ft commercial and 11,000 sq ft retail Detailed application to be submitted to increase residential. Maintain income. Planning consent achieved in year Planning Applications PropertyFuture Strategy Bow Enterprise Park, London E3 600 apartments 75,000 sq. ft commercial Maintain income

Completed Developments Canterbury Court, London, SW9

Financial Performance Graham Clemett Finance Director

Key Performance Indicators 3 Months6 Months12 Months Rent Roll Growth- like-for-like+2.4%+4.2%+8.7% - total+2.8%+6.1%+11.5% Rental Value Growth- like-for-like+4.2%+7.0%+12.2% - total+5.5%+9.8%+16.5% March 2008 September 2007 March 2007 Occupancy- like-for-like88.8%89.6%87.9% - total85.8%86.4%84.8%

Trading Performance L4LOtherTotal Growth vs 2007 Net Rental Income % Other Income2.2- Admin Expenses(8.1)(1.6)(9.7) Trading Profit (before Interest) % Interest(21.7)(6.4)(28.1)+21% Glebe Joint Venture-(0.4) Trading Profit before Tax11.6(0.5)11.1+9%

Operating Cashflow 2008 Trading profit before interest£39.6m Cash from Operations£41.6m Strong correlation between trading profit and operating cashflow:  70% of rents collected monthly, 30% quarterly  70% collected by direct debit on due date  4,500 customers, average rent £11,000 p.a.  Bad debt levels very low (less than 0.2% of turnover)  3 months rent held as deposit  Active credit management on all arrears

Cashflow Characteristics

Valuation Valuation£993m£1,001m£962m£716m Reversionary Yield7.7%6.5%6.9%8.0% Equivalent Yield6.9%5.9%6.2%7.2% Initial Yield5.3%4.7%4.8%5.9%

Reversionary Potential No of Properties Equivalent Yield* Initial Yield* Reversionary Income Expected Timescale Like-for-like926.8%5.7%£8.7m3-4 years Refurbishments86.7%4.1%£5.5m2-4 years Acquisitions69.3%3.6%£1.7m3-5 years Total1066.9%5.3%£15.9m * Based on 90% occupancy

Valuation - Sensitivity Over next 12 months 7.7%8.2%8.7% 0%£993m-£65m-£120m 5%+£45m-£19m-£73m 10%+£94m+£28m-£31m Reversionary Yield ERV Growth

Financing Bank borrowings £438m (2007: £378m) Total facilities £499m (2007: £444m) Average interest cost 6.7% (2007: 6.3%) Interest hedging Fixed rate35% (2007: 5%) Collars27% (2007: 55%) £152m of uncharged assets Term of Facilities £150mNovember 2012 August 2010 June 2009 Key Features £75m £270m

Financing - Sensitivity Interest Covenants Interest rates would need to increase by 300bps for interest covenants to be breached. LTV Covenants Valuation would need to fall by 29% for the LTV covenants to be breached. Equivalent to reversionary yield softening by 3% to 10.7%. Based on income and rental values at March 2008 and excluding uncharged assets

Glebe Joint Venture Property Valuation£169m£163m Reversionary Yield6.6%6.3% Overall Occupancy79.8%89.7% Net Debt£127.4m£120.7 Facilities£144m£126m LTV75.3%74.0% LTV Covenant85.0%

Conclusions Harry Platt Chief Executive

Current Environment Not immune to current economic situation Transparency in reporting with quarterly valuations Experience through the cycle

Previous Experience and Lessons Learnt  Resilience of SME sector  Occupancy and Demand  Rents  Bad Debts but most important Size of business, our customers, operating model

Key Messages  Robust Valuation  Strong Operating Performance  Soundly Financed  Significant Alternative Use Value  Well Placed for Opportunities

Total Return Performance vs IPD Percentile Ranking 10 1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years 7th 10th 8th 1st

Long Term Performance March 1998 March 2003 March 2008 Ten Year Growth p.a. Share Price45p99p275p19.8% Diluted adjusted NAV per share 54p155p311p19.1% Dividend per Share1.7p2.81p4.56p10.4%