Holding(s) in Company

Primary Health Properties PLC
13 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

PRIMARY HEALTH PROPERTIES PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

LAXEY PARTNERS LIMITED



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

LAXEY PARTNERS LIMITED ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT
MANAGER


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

NOT DISCLOSED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

596,979 SHARES


6)   Percentage of issued class

3.58%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


N/A


8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 50p EACH


10)  Date of transaction

11 AUGUST 2003


11)  Date company informed

13 AUGUST 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

596,979 ORDINARY SHARES


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.58%

14)  Any additional information




15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BONITA DRYDEN - 020 7747 5681

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



BONITA DRYDEN

     Date of notification ..13 AUGUST 2003.....





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