Project Texas

The University proposes entering into an agreement for lease with Stoford Loughborough Limited ("Stoford") that will, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, result in the grant of a long lease by the University of a site owned by the University ("the site") to a lessee nominated by Stoford ("the lessee"). Stoford proposes to commission the construction by a building contractor for the lessee of a new advanced manufacturing facility on the site, along with site specific infrastructure, which the lessee will sub-lease to an occupier ("the sub-lessee"). The building contractor will also provide certain infrastructure works on land owned by the University adjacent to the site, comprising a new roundabout, spine road and drainage, which will be owned by the University.

The University is to enter into an agreement for lease with Stoford Loughborough Limited (“Stoford”) in respect of land located at the University’s Science and Enterprise Park. The agreement for lease provides for the grant of a 150-year lease to the lessee subject to conditions precedent including, amongst others, the obtaining of planning permission and Stoford entering into an agreement with the lessee whereby the lessee will accept the lease for agreed purposes. These are that Stoford will oversee the construction for the lessee by a building contractor of a new building comprising manufacturing, warehousing, offices, clean room facilities and site-specific infrastructure which will be sub-leased by the lessee to the sub-lessee pursuant to separate arrangements. To allow the new facility to be developed, occupied and accessed, infrastructure (roundabout, spine road and drainage) will be provided on separate land which will continue be owned and occupied by the University.