Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4640F

Great Portland Estates PLC

09 October 2008

 

TO:  RNS
DATED:  9 OCTOBER 2008

Today, we received notification that Cohen & Steers Inc holds 16,207,499 ordinary shares of 12.5p each in this Company, representing 8.95% of the issued share capital of the Company.

FROM:  GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications 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 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 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 transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	OCTOBER 6TH, 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	OCTOBER 8TH, 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	BELOW 9.0%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B01FLL16	16,307,499	16,307,499	16,207,499		16,207,499		8.953%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
NIL

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
16,207,499	8.953%

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 1,451,336 VOTING RIGHTS.  THIS IS AN INDIRECT HOLDING OF LESS THAN 3%. CSCM IS THE CONTROLLED UNDERTAKING OF CSI AND HOLDS 14,756,163 VOTING RIGHTS.  THIS IS AN INDIRECT HOLDING OF MORE THAN 5%.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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 1 212-4469160

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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