Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
27 June 2007




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc


2. Reason for the notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )


Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE INVESTMENT CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED
 


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

SECURITIES MANAGEMENT TRUST LIMITED AND NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
(as registered holders and nominees)
 


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

26 June 2007
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 June 2007
 


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

ABOVE 4% 

 

8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

Ordinary shares        5,868,011              3.556%
12.5p each           

ISIN
GB00B01FLL16


 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  

if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

Ordinary shares      7,415,902         7,360,132  55,770          4.066%     0.031%
12.5p each           

ISIN
GB00B01FLL16

 




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A    



 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

7,415,902                     6.097%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A
 



Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

Contact address of person subject to notification obligation:

168 Robinson Road

Capital Tower #37-01
Singapore 068912

 

14. Contact name:

Ms. Celina Chua

 

15. Contact telephone number:

(65) 6889 8503






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