Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
31 January 2003


To: RNS


Today, we have received notification that Liberty International PLC holds
44,841,147 ordinary shares of 50p each in this Company representing 22.08% of
the issued share capital of the Company.

A copy of its notice is below for your information.


From: Great Portland Estates PLC




Letter to: Great Portland Estates PLC
Dated 31 January 2003


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 Thursday, 30 January 2003,
we have by virtue of section 208(4)(b) of the Act, an interest in 44,841,147
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                                                      44,841,147



From: Liberty International PLC


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