Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
4 February 2003


Letter to RNS

Today, we have received notification that Legal & General Group PLC holds 
6,591,866 ordinary shares of 50p each in this Company representing 3.24% of the 
issued share capital of the Company.

From:  Great Portland Estates Plc 


Letter to Great Portland Estates
Dated:  3 February, 2003


Disclosure of Interest in shares
 
In accordance with our responsibilities under the Companies Act 1985, we wish to 
notify you of Legal & General Group Plc's current holding in your shares. These 
holdings are not subject to a concert party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245           956,385 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206         5,015,246 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203           277,900 
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c 916681           10,600 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612           125,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509           206,735

                                                        6,591,866    3.24%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 203,093,515, which is the figure quoted by Exshare.

From: 

Legal & General 

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