Holding(s) in Company

Hammerson PLC
20 May 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     HAMMERSON PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS IN 2) ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     VARIOUS

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT STATED

8)   ( %) of issued Class

     NOT STATED

9)   Class of security
 
     ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     14 MAY 2003

11)  Date company informed

     19 MAY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     NOT STATED
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     NOT STATED

14)  Any additional information

     NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     NICOLA CHURCHILL
     020 7887 1000

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification
                              S R MELLISS
     Date of Notification ....19 MAY 2003





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