St. Modwen selected for New Covent Garden Market

Date: 27 March 2012

ST. MODWEN PROPERTIES PLC

("St. Modwen" or the "Company")

St. Modwen and VINCI PLC Joint Venture named as preferred bidder for the £2 billion regeneration of New Covent Garden Market

- Development of a new 500,000 sq ft market releasing 20 acres of land in Central London for the delivery of 2,800 new homes adjacent to the new US Embassy-

The Covent Garden Market Authority has selected VSM Estates, the Joint Venture between VINCI PLC and St. Modwen (LSE: SMP), the UK's leading regeneration specialist, as its chosen Development Partner for the redevelopment of the New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms. The multi-phased project has a gross development value of around £2 billion and involves a complete rationalisation of the 57 acre site over a five year period.

The New Covent Garden Market regeneration comprises the development of a new, 500,000 sq ft modern facility to house the current c200 businesses that make up the UK's largest fruit, vegetable and flower market. This will be funded by the release and redevelopment of 20 acres of surplus land into a residential led mixed-use regeneration scheme.

The contract is subject to the grant of a full planning consent for VSM Estates' scheme with construction expected to commence by mid 2013. Construction will initially focus on the building of the new market ahead of a multi-phased move of the traders into the new purpose-built facility between mid 2014 and 2018.

Commenting on the appointment, Bill Oliver, chief executive of St. Modwen, said: "We are very pleased to have won the contract to develop the New Covent Garden Market site. We believe our success is down to our extensive experience in delivering highly complex regeneration schemes such as this, in partnership with a global leading construction and concessions business in Vinci."

Commenting on the contract win, John Stanion, Chairman and Chief Executive, VINCI PLC, said: "As part of a leading global construction and concessions company we are delighted to be working with the Covent Garden Market Authority to deliver this particularly complex project. Our focus on developing a solution that enables the market to continue to trade efficiently throughout the construction programme has been critical in our success. This important contract builds upon our strong existing partnership with St. Modwen."

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Notes to Editors

St. Modwen Properties PLC

St. Modwen is the UK's leading regeneration specialist, operating across the full spectrum of the property industry from a Birmingham based head office, a network of seven regional offices and through joint ventures with industry leading partners. The Company is wholly focussed upon regeneration with an outstanding 25 year track record of adding value by managing schemes through the planning process, remediating contaminated land and active asset management and development. With extensive experience in dealing with complex and challenging sites, it has an extensive land bank of more than 5,700 net developable acres and is focused on the long-term development of commercial property and residential land.

ABOUT VINCI

VINCI is a world leader in concessions and construction.

The VINCI name symbolises the best in innovation, creativity and technological mastery, befitting for a Group that harnesses a culture of innovation to deliver technical expertise in tackling the most complex of projects.

The combination of financial strength, market-leading positions and a commitment to sustainability give VINCI its competitive edge.

VINCI companies in the UK turnover in the region of £1.9 billion per annum and employ circa 9000 employees. This is the second largest geographic operating sector outside France and represents 5.6% of VINCI's €37 billion turnover. VINCI employs around 180,000 people in 100 countries around the world.

VINCI Construction UK is a national construction and facilities company and is the largest British subsidiary of VINCI. VINCI Construction UK has strong relationships with other VINCI companies and subsidiaries and, as a result, can leverage ideas, skills and entrepreneurial flair to deliver top-quality work in all sectors.

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