information supplied by: Peugeot South Africa 03 April 2012
Paris – 2 April 2012
 
PSA Peugeot Citroën Announces Sale of Head Office Building
at 75 avenue de la Grande Armée in Paris 
 
PSA Peugeot Citroën today signed with a subsidiary of Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a commitment to sell the property complex located 69 to 81 avenue de la Grande Armée and 6 to 8 rue Pergolèse in the 16^th arrondissement of Paris. The Group will lease back the building under a renewable nine-year lease.
 
The sale, for a total amount of €245.5 million, was part of the property disposal programme announced by PSA Peugeot Citroën last February during the presentation of its 2011 financial results.
 
With its two world-renowned brands, Peugeot and Citroën, the Group sold 3.5 million vehicles worldwide in 2011, out of which 42% outside Europe. As Europe’s second largest carmaker, it recorded sales and revenue of more than €59.9 billion in 2011. PSA Peugeot Citroën has sales offices in 160 countries. In 2011, the Group dedicated more than €2 billion to research and development, especially in new energy vehicles. Its activities also include financing activities (Banque PSA Finance), logistics (Gefco) and automotive equipment (Faurecia).
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