Director/PDMR Shareholding

Great Portland Estates PLC
01 June 2007

Directors' shareholdings

The Company announces that on Thursday 31 May 2007 it granted the following
awards which are conditional upon criteria relating to the Company's performance
over the three year period commencing on the date of grant.

• under the Company Long-Term Incentive Plan in respect of 277,337 Ordinary
  Shares of 12.5 pence each:

Director                    Date of Grant     Number of Shares    Vesting Date

Toby Courtauld                31.05.07              91,726          31.05.10
Timon Drakesmith              31.05.07              56,115          31.05.10
Robert Noel                   31.05.07              73,381          31.05.10
Neil Thompson                 31.05.07              56,115          31.05.10


For GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc

Desna Martin
Company Secretary




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