Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc

Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC (CSC) is the leading specialist developer, owner and manager of pre–eminent UK regional shopping centres. CSC owns 14 regional shopping centres amounting to 16.6 million sq. ft. of retail space and valued at £7.0 billion at 31 December 2011. The assets comprise five major out–of–town centres – The Trafford Centre, Manchester; Lakeside, Thurrock; Metrocentre, Gateshead; Braehead, Glasgow and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol – and nine in–town centres including the prime destinations in Cardiff, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich and Nottingham. With a dedicated and skilled management team, CSC aims to be the landlord of choice for retailers, to provide compelling destinations for shoppers and to offer clarity and transparency to investors. CSC is a responsible and environmentally conscious participant in the communities where it invests. CSC focuses on the creation of long term and sustainable growth in net rental income with a view to generating superior returns to shareholders through dividend growth and capital appreciation. CSC’s centres attracted over 320 million customer visits and generated net rental income of £364 million in 2011.