Director Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
12 April 2005

Mr S R Melliss, Director of Hammerson plc, exercised options on 11 April 2005
over 16,100 ordinary 25p shares at 347p per share.

Mr S R Melliss then sold the resultant 16,100 shares at 869p per share on 11
April 2005.

Following this exercise, Mr S R Melliss holds options under the Company's
Executive Share Option Scheme over a further 50,418 ordinary 25p shares.




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