Director Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
30 March 2004


As reported in the 2003 Annual Report, part of the annual bonus of Executive
Directors of Hammerson plc is payable in ordinary shares in the Company. The
interests of the Executive Directors is now as follows:

                   Shares acquired      Total holding

R J G Richards          5,036              25,599
J A Bywater             2,786               9,316
P W B Cole              3,221               9,548
G Devaux                2,379              10,432
S R Melliss             3,850              16,632


The number of shares acquired was calculated by reference to the mid-market
closing price of 660.5 pence on 17 March 2004.


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