Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1120S

Great Portland Estates PLC

12 May 2009

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer
should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1
to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial
responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than
a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4 R(1)(a); or, (ii) DR3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) (iii)

3.	Name of director KATHLEEN O'DONOVAN	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person N/A

5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest ¹ BENEFICIAL	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares ORDINARY

7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them James Capel (Nominees) Limited 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ	8.	State the nature of the transaction SALE OF SHARES

9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired N/A	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A

11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed 800	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.0004%

13.	Price per share or value of transaction 523.05p	14.	Date and place of transaction 3 April 2008 LONDON

15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NIL	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction 11 May 2009 (Kathleen O'Donovan has only recently been made aware of this transaction as it was conducted without her knowledge through a discretionary fund)

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant N/A	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A

19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A

21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification N/A

23.	Any additional information N/A	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries DESNA MARTIN COMPANY SECRETARY 020 7647 3093