Director Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
23 May 2005


Notification of Directors Interests


Mr S R Melliss, Director of Hammerson plc, exercised options on 23 May 2005 over
50,418 ordinary 25p shares at 379p per share.


Mr S R Melliss then sold the resultant 50,418 shares at 887p per share on 23 May
2005.


Following this exercise, Mr S R Melliss holds no further options under the
Company's Executive Share Option Scheme.


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