Holding in Company

Primary Health Properties PLC
23 November 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

PRIMARY HEALTH PROPERTIES PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust 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

THE FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A


6)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

700,000


8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT DISCLOSED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 50p EACH


10)  Date of transaction

22 November 2001

11)  Date company informed

23 NOVEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

150,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.95%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rachel Butlin - 020 7747 5680

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification



Rachel Butlin, Company Secretary For and on behalf of J O Hambro Capital
Management Limited as Company Secretary of Primary Health Properties PLC
     Date of notification ..23 NOVEMBER 2001.....