Purchase of Own Securities

Great Portland Estates PLC
14 February 2000


Purchase of Own Shares

Great Portland Estates PLC announces that it has today
purchased for cancellation  717,900 of its ordinary
shares from Cazenove & Co. at a price of 183.86p per
shares.

Enquiries:

John Whiteley   Great Portland Estates PLC 0171 580 3040

Duncan Hunter   Cazenove & Co.    0171 588 2828