Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
20 September 2002


LETTER TO RNS
 
I have today received notification that Liberty International PLC hold 
26,264,247 ordinary shares of 50p each in this Company representing 12.93% of
the issued share capital of the Company.

FROM GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES P.L.C.
 
 
LETTER TO GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC

Disclosure of interest in shares of Great Portland Estates P.L.C. 
(the 'Company')

As required under section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 ('the Act'), notice is
hereby given that, following a purchase of shares on Wednesday, 18th September
2002, we have by virtue of section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, an interest in
26,264,247 ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of the Company, which
are or will be registered as follows

Registered Holder                          Number of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominees UK Limited 
A/c 882555                                      26,264,247

FROM LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL           

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