Director/PDMR Shareholding

Great Portland Estates PLC
08 June 2007




Directors' shareholdings


The Company announces that on Friday 8 2007 it granted the following awards
which are conditional upon criteria relating to the Company's performance over
the three year period commencing on the date of grant.

• under the Company Share Matching Plan in respect of 183,461 Ordinary Shares 
  of 12.5 pence each:


  Director                    Date of Grant     Number of Shares    Vesting Date

  Toby Courtauld                08.06.07              60,676          08.06.10
  Timon Drakesmith              08.06.07              37,121          08.06.10
  Robert Noel                   08.06.07              48,543          08.06.10
  Neil Thompson                 08.06.07              37,121          08.06.10



For GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc


Desna Martin
Company Secretary




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