Director Shareholding

Great Portland Estates PLC
3 June 2005

The Company announces that on 25 May 2005 it granted the following awards under
the Company Long-Term Incentive Plan in respect of 279,462 Ordinary Shares of 50
pence each, as follows:


Director          Date of Grant     Number of Shares        Vesting Date

T. Courtauld       25.05.05            133,928               25.05.08
R. Noel            25.05.05            107,142               25.05.08
J. Whiteley        25.05.05             38,392               25.05.08

The awards are conditional upon criteria relating to the Company's performance
over the three year period commencing on the date of grant.




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