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Cobalt 23A better working environment

A new five storey 125,874 sq ft (11,694 sq m) office building. One of a new generation of ‘environmentally sustainable’ buildings marking a major new phase of development at Cobalt

23A building of the future

• 5 storeys

• 125,874 sq ft (NIA)

• 491 car parking spaces

• Full height reception and atrium

• Feature glazed 13 person scenic lifts

• VRF Air-conditioning

• 3m clear floor to ceiling height

• Suspended ceiling with LG7 lighting incorporating T5 lamp technology T5 fluorescent lamps in combination with super-reflective aluminum could increase the efficacy of luminaires for fluorescent lamps by more than 30%

• Solar heating

• Rainwater recycling Rainwater is collected and housed in storage tanks and used for WC and urinal flushing

• Reduced energy consumption by solar shading Solar shading systems control solar heat gain, which can significantly reduce a building’s energy costs by limiting or even eliminating the need for air conditioning. In addition, the use of optimum daylight cuts the costs associated with artificial lighting and creates a better working environment.

• B Rated Energy Performance Certificate The office is rated in terms of the energy use per square metre of floor area, energy efficiency based on fuel costs and environmental impact based on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

• BREEAM “very good”

A dramatic, full height entrance introduces you to the outstanding level of specification at Cobalt 23

23High standards

Cobalt 23 is being constructed to a high specification which includes:

Ground Floor

Large open plan floor plates, either side of the full height atrium, provide flexible and efficient work space over the five floors

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Fourth Floor 12,425 1,154.0 12,365 1,149.0 24,790 2,303

Third Floor 12,425 1,154.0 12,365 1,149.0 24,790 2,303

Second Floor 12,425 1,154.0 12,365 1,149.0 24,790 2,303

First Floor 12,425 1,154.0 12,365 1,149.0 24,790 2,303

Ground Floor 13,387 1,243.5 13,327 1,238.5 26,714 2,482

Total 63,087 5,859.5 62,787 5,834.5 125,874 11,694

491 Car parking spaces (parking ratio 1:256 sq ft)

Typical Upper Floor

Large open plan floor plates, either side of the full height atrium, provide flexible and efficient work space over the five floors

23A working environment

Cobalt 23 will be an energy efficient, environmentally sustainable office building without compromising on the quality and efficiency of the office space.

A range of sustainable practices, techniques and technologies have been employed which will reduce the impact of the

building upon the environment. Features such as solar power and rainwater recycling and even the envelope of the building itself have been designed to reduce the amount of energy consumed by the building. This will ensure that Cobalt 23 is kinder to the environment, whilst still meeting the demands of corporate occupiers.

An office that provides the best of both worlds

23A greenfootprint

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23The Masterplan

Welcome to Cobalt.The UK’s largest office park

Cobalt 23

NIA (sq ft)

Cobalt 1a Just Learning Day Nursery 7,200

Cobalt 1 EDS 44,000

Cobalt 2 EDS 102,505

Cobalt 3 Fujitsu, North Tyneside 90,722 NHS Primary Care Trust, LS Trillium

Cobalt 4 Future Development Land 80,000 (To include Retail)

Cobalt 5 Orange 75,410

Cobalt 6 Orange 86,876

Cobalt 7a Formica Limited 20,168

Cobalt 7b Office To Let 20,000

Cobalt 8 AccuRead Limited 40,000

Cobalt 9a GE Money 102,650

Cobalt 9b Office To Let 50,951

Cobalt 9c Cobalt 9d

Future Development Land 70,000

Cobalt 10 De Vere Village Hotel 160,000

Cobalt 11 Hotel & Pub 50,000 (Subject to planning)

Cobalt Plot Areas (North)

Cobalt 12 Procter & Gamble 98,026

Cobalt 12a Procter & Gamble 55,697

Cobalt 13a Office To Let 31,244

Cobalt 13b/c Northumbria Healthcare 51,981 NHS Trust

Cobalt 14 Under Option 46,136

Cobalt 15a Office To Let 30,189

Cobalt 15b/c LS Trillium 93,781

Cobalt 16 North Tyneside Council 115,575

Cobalt 17a Ramsay Healthcare 17,000

Cobalt 17b Future Development Land 15,000

South

Cobalt 21 Newcastle Building Society 101,500

Cobalt 22 Office To Let 77,632

Cobalt 23 Office To Let 125,874

Cobalt 33 Cobalt Business Exchange 115,000 (Space Available)

Future Development Land 525,000

TOTAL 2,500,117

Development Land for Future Phases

The development team and letting agents

Highbridge Business Park Limited Quadrant House 80-82 Regent Street London W1B 5RP Tel: +44 207 494 9401

Guy Marsden Director E-mail: guy@nlf.co.uk Scott Ashall Director E-mail: scottashall@ashallplc.co.uk

Ryder Architecture LimitedGenerator Studios Trafalgar Street Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and WearNE1 2LATel: +44 (0)191 269 5454

Waterman Group plcGenerator Studios Trafalgar Street Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE1 2LA Tel: +44 (0) 191 230 6200

Bowmer & Kirkland LimitedHigh Edge CourtHeageBelperDerbyshireDE56 2BW Tel: +44 (0) 1773 853131

EC Harris LLP1 Park LaneLeedsLS3 1EPWest YorkshireTel: +44 (0) 113 205 3911

CundallHorsley HouseRegent CentreGosforthNewcastle upon TyneNE3 3LUTel: +44 (0) 191 213 1515

BNP Paribas Real Estate UKOne Trinity GardensBroad Chare,Newcastle upon TyneNE1 2HF

Aidan BakerDirector Office AgencyTel: +44 (0) 191 227 5737E-mail: aidan.baker@bnpparibas.com

National Office AgencyCushman & Wakefield LLP43/45 Portman Square, LondonW1A 3BG

Ben Cullen MRICSPartnerTel: +44 (0) 207 152 5024Email: ben.cullen@eur.cushwake.com

Sim Khatkar MSC (Hons) MRICS Surveyor Tel: +44 (0) 20 7152 5802Email: sim.khatkar@eur.cushwake.com

23Built on solidfoundations

Cobalt 23Development Land for Future Phases

Highbridge Business Park Limited Quadrant House 80-82 Regent Street London W1B 5RP Tel: +44 207 494 9401

Guy Marsden Director E-mail: guy@nlf.co.uk Scott Ashall Director E-mail: scottashall@ashallplc.co.uk

Ryder Architecture LimitedGenerator Studios Trafalgar Street Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and WearNE1 2LATel: +44 (0)191 269 5454

Waterman Group plcGenerator Studios Trafalgar Street Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE1 2LA Tel: +44 (0) 191 230 6200

Bowmer & Kirkland LimitedHigh Edge CourtHeageBelperDerbyshireDE56 2BW Tel: +44 (0) 1773 853131

EC Harris LLP1 Park LaneLeedsLS3 1EPWest YorkshireTel: +44 (0) 113 205 3911

CundallHorsley HouseRegent CentreGosforthNewcastle upon TyneNE3 3LUTel: +44 (0) 191 213 1515

BNP Paribas Real Estate UKOne Trinity GardensBroad Chare,Newcastle upon TyneNE1 2HF

Aidan BakerDirector Office AgencyTel: +44 (0) 191 227 5737E-mail: aidan.baker@bnpparibas.com

National Office AgencyCushman & Wakefield LLP43/45 Portman Square, LondonW1A 3BG

Ben Cullen MRICSPartnerTel: +44 (0) 207 152 5024Email: ben.cullen@eur.cushwake.com

Sim Khatkar MSC (Hons) MRICS Surveyor Tel: +44 (0) 20 7152 5802Email: sim.khatkar@eur.cushwake.com

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Whitley Bay

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TyneTunnel

Gateshead

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River Tyne

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Newcastle

Northumberland Park

Port of Tyne

Cobalt Park

For more than ten years Newcastle has undergone a massive economic and cultural renaissance. It has moved with the times, changing its reliance on heavy industry towards professional services and property whilst maintaining its strong engineering and manufacturing heritage.

The NewcastleGateshead quayside is the epicentre of this regeneration. Both banks of the River Tyne are lined with new houses and apartments, hotels, bars, restaurants, shops and offices as well as superb public buildings and spaces.

Straddling the Tyne is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. This award winning bridge and international icon is a celebration of the region’s engineering and manufacturing heritage as well as an expression of its creativity.

Major landmark buildings and sculptures such as The Sage Gateshead, the stunning music centre designed by Sir Norman Foster, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and Antony Gormley’s iconic ‘Angel of the North’ are all further visible symbols of the successful reinvention of the region.

This success is not just confined to the city centre. Many of the surrounding urban areas have prospered too with the building of stylish new housing developments, shopping centres and leisure facilities, out of town retail and business parks as well as an already excellent transport infrastructure which is continuously being enhanced.

Even the wider area, which includes the beautiful and internationally renowned Northumberland Countryside & Coastline, has benefited from this success with significant new investment for tourism. This is the north’s playground where many enjoy the fruits of their labour. A ‘Secret Kingdom’ of historic castles, Roman forts, country houses, hidden gardens and follies which are a magnet for tourists from around the world.

In short, Newcastle and the North East have many advantages which continue to attract high profile, blue chip companies to the region. A real example of how ‘success breeds success’.

A world class location

23Newcastle.Capital of the North of England

Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tyne MetropolitanCollege

Royal Quays

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NorthumbriaUniversity

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connection via Jarrow & Sunderland

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North Shields Ferry(R19 from Cobalt - 22 mins)

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Palmersville

Killingworth(356 from Cobalt - 19 mins)

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Cramlington(343 from Cobalt - 43 mins)

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Whitley Bay(13 mins Cobalt)

Blyth(318 from Cobalt - 36mins)

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Ashington(318 from Cobalt - 50 mins)

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Sustainable transport development is central to Cobalt success

Ensuring staff at Cobalt have an easy, stress free journey to work is an aspect in which Cobalt have invested significantly. That’s why it has its own dedicated team of on-site Travel Co-ordinators who work closely with the local transport providers, local authorities and occupiers to deliver a wide range of high quality sustainable transport alternatives.

From the Cobalt Travel Centre the travel team also manage and operate a range of transport schemes and initiatives as well as providing staff with all the information needed to choose the best way to travel to work, this includes:

• individual, personalised travel plans• discounted travel ticket sales• CarSharing scheme• TaxiCall service• Bicycle Users Group (BUG)

Cobalt is set in the heart of North Tyneside and is currently served by over 29 buses an hour providing direct links to Whitley Bay, Blyth, Newcastle, South Gosforth, Killingworth, Cramlington, Wallsend and key areas in Northumberland.

The CobaltClipper is a dedicated branded bus service operating from Newcastle Haymarket Interchange directly to Cobalt and the North East coast to the east, running every 15 mins in each direction.

The R19 service runs directly through the park and connects with every peak time Metro at Northumberland Park Interchange, only a 3 minute journey from Cobalt, the 9/a from South Tyneside at Percy Main and meets every Ferry at the North Shields terminal.

“...Of the current employees at Cobalt, one third are using sustainable ways to access their employment on a daily basis...If we could replicate that across the rest of Tyne and Wear then we would have a massive impact on our environment and congestion levels.”

Bernard Garner, Director General of Nexus

333 (Go North East)356 (Arriva)

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318 (Northumbria Coaches)

Route 19 (Go North East)

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309 (Go North East)

337 (Arriva)

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40C/41C (Go North East. C=Cobalt )

40/41 (Go North East) Sundays & Bank Holidays only

Percy MainNewcastleCity Centre

(Haymarket)

Gateshead

SouthGosforth

Tyne MetropolitanCollege

Royal Quays

Battle Hill

NorthumbriaUniversity

SandyfordRoad

CoastRoad

HadrianPark

BillyMill

Marden

Hadrian RoadTyne Tunnel

connection via Jarrow & Sunderland

Preston

North TynesideHospital

North Shields

SouthShields

North Shields Ferry(R19 from Cobalt - 22 mins)

(309 from Cobalt - 28 mins)

WallsendWalkergate

Palmersville

Killingworth(356 from Cobalt - 19 mins)

West Moor

Shiremoor

Stakeford

Bedlington Station

Bedlington

Cramlington(343 from Cobalt - 43 mins)

Dudley

Whitley Bay(13 mins Cobalt)

Blyth(318 from Cobalt - 36mins)

SilverlinkRetail Park

New York

West Chirton

Ashington(318 from Cobalt - 50 mins)

Morpeth

Main Metro Interchange

Metro Station

WestMonkseaton

Seaton Delaval(12 mins - Cobalt)

Earsdon

Monkseaton

Cullercoats

Tynemouth

Gosforth High Street(356 from Cobalt - 44 mins)

Northumberland Park

23WellConnected

Sustainable transport development is central to Cobalt success

A simple schematic diagram of the bus network currently serving Cobalt

Financial Advantage

RENT: Occupational costs at Cobalt Park are significantly lower than competing locations across the United Kingdom.

GRANTS: Cobalt Park is located within the Government defined assisted area and as such, relocating companies are eligible for financial help towards their investment as follows:

a) Selective Finance For Investment (SFI)

b) Grants For Research and Development

c) North East Investment Fund 3 (NEIF3)

Employment Advantage

Approximately one million workers live within a forty minute drive of Cobalt Park. This pool of labour is well trained in a diverse range of skills which are relevant to today’s business needs. Additional subsidised bespoke training courses can be provided at short notice.

The North East has a strong history of shift working and staff turnover in the region is typically low. It is said, with some conviction, that employees in the North East are amongst the most loyal in the country. They are also extremely cost effective.

Availability, Flexibility, Enthusiasm, Commitment, Cost. These are some of the people components of the Cobalt Advantage.

Travel Advantage

Cobalt Park benefits from excellent transport links ensuring easy access to the city and surrounding region for living, working and leisure.

At Cobalt Park we are committed to a sustainable development strategy and, through our dedicated on-site travel co-ordinators, we ensure that all our occupiers benefit from effective travel management, including personalised travel plans for every employee on the Park.

Lifestyle Advantage

Environment at work:At Cobalt space is the dominant theme, space to work and importantly space to live and breathe. At the heart of Cobalt is a 39 acre Countryside Park - a facility freely available to occupiers.

Complementing the variety of landscape, each building is individually designed to occupiers requirements within the context of the masterplan. All in all, this is a place where people will want to work. There is also a network of off road cycleways and paths surrounding the Park.

Quality Education:• Regional focus on academic excellence and personal development, with some of the UK’s best state schools found in the region.

Housing: • The city, the suburbs and the commutable regions beyond offer a huge choice of living environments, with an extraordinary range of residential property, including a large range of executive housing.

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Cobalt Park is much more than commercial property. It is a package of benefits that will give your business a real advantage. The Cobalt Advantage

23The CobaltAdvantage

Newcastle Quality of Life: • Cultural heart of Tyne & Wear.

• Excellent transport links making access to the city for work or leisure easy.

• Culture and sport are its life blood and its nightlife is without parallel.

• Impressive choice of private and state education and healthcare.

• Unspoilt countryside, criss-crossed with sparkling salmon rivers and a spectacular coastline of fairy tale castles and award winning beaches.

• MetroCentre, Eldon Square and Northumberland Street offer shopping usually associated with London, but without the crush.

Newcastle : a very distinct Cobalt Advantage.

Leisure Advantage

The North East is passionate about sport, and as such has a superb selection of sporting venues and facilities including:

• Premier League football at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park with its luxury seating and restaurants.

• Premiership Rugby winners, the Newcastle Falcons.

• Newcastle Races

• Charming & picturesque golf courses at Slaley Hall, Matfen Hall and Burgham plus superb links courses at Foxton, Embleton and Bamburgh.

The North East also hosts major, prestigious international sporting events such as:

• The Great North Run, the biggest half marathon in the world, with over 50,000 people taking part each year, most running for charity.

• Slaley Hall - PGA European Tour venue, nicknamed ‘the Augusta of the North’.

• International Cricket at the Riverside Stadium, home of Durham County Cricket Club.

Cultural Quality: Newcastle’s commitment to the arts has seen millions of pounds invested in new galleries, museums, sculpture and public spaces.

Community Advantage

Join the Cobalt Community.

A community website and community card offering discounts across the region at numerous restaurants, cinemas, fitness centres and family attraction venues. The website includes a discussion forum, classifieds, e-shop, community offers, community TV, travel information and lifestyle sections.

Social and sporting activities are also a feature of the Cobalt Community. So far they include the Cobalt 5-a-side league, Tai Chi classes, Cobalt pool bikes, Bicycle User Group (BUG), walking and running clubs and guided bike rides. We are always looking to add more activities so staff on the park are encouraged to offer their suggestions.

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BNP Paribas Real Estate and Cushman & Wakefields conditions under which particulars are issued Messrs. BNP Paribas Real Estate & Wakefield and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that: (i) The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. (ii) All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details, are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. (iii) No person in the employment of Messrs. BNP Paribas Real Estate and Cushman & Wakefield has authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. (iv) All rentals and prices are quoted exclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated. Jan 2011

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