Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
20 August 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 (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

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:

Cohen & Steers, Inc
 

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

Cohen & Steers, Inc ('CSI')

 Cohen & Steers Capital
Management, Inc ('CSCM')

Cohen & Steers Europe S.A.
          ('CSE')
 

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

August 14th, 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

August 16th, 2007
 

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

5%
 

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 


GB00B01FLL16           8,969,182              8,969,182
 

                     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  

                                                  9,169,182                   5%
 

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.                           
Nil
 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

9,169,182                      5%
 

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

CSE is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 1,198,971 voting rights.
This is an indirect holding of less than 3%.

CSCM is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 7,970,211 voting rights.
This is an indirect holding of more than 3%.
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

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


 

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


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

Lisa D. Phelan
 

15. Contact telephone number:

00 1 212-446-9160


 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Cohen & Steers, Inc 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

280 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017 

Phone number:

001 212-832-3232 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

Lisa D. Phelan 


Contact address:

280 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017 

Phone number:

001 212-446-9160 


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Chief Compliance Officer 


C: Additional information :

 


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