Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
29 May 2002


LETTER TO: RNS

I have today received notification that HBOS hold 20,337,135 ordinary shares of
50p each in this Company representing 10.01% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

A copy of their notice is below.

LETTER FROM:  DESNA MARTIN
              COMPANY SECRETARY
              GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC



LETTER TO: GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC

DATED 27th MAY 2002
 
Pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, Section 198, as amended, on
behalf of HBOS plc, we give notice that HBOS plc and its subsidiaries have both
a material and non-material interest in the shares of your company as follows:

Sedol   No of Shares  Security class    Fund - Registered Holder

0962951   438,153.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  115     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 115
0962951   136,359.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  129     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 129
0962951   594,622.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  144     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 144
0962951   236,135.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  169     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 169
0962951    35,698.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  170     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 170
0962951    45,700.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  171     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 171
0962951    59,394.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  173     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 173
0962951   228,863.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  176     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 176
0962951   108,518.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  179     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 179
0962951    81,395.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  180     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 180
0962951    82,759.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  187     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 187
0962951    48,512.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  188     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 188
0962951   315,101.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  195     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 195
0962951    40,675.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  197     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 197
0962951   738,398.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  211     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 211
0962951   131,067.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  213     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 213
0962951     3,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  AD0009  Pershing Keen Nominees
0962951     7,650.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  AD0061  Pershing Keen Nominees
0962951   105,846.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  B10000S State Street Nominees
0962951 2,279,400.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  EHIGH   Chase Nominees Ltd A/C T19795
0962951   310,582.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  EPASS   Equitable Life Assurance Society
0962951   400,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  EQINC   Equitable Life Assurance Society     
0962951   300,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  EQSPE   Equitable Life Assurance Society     
0962951    49,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  EQSTR   Equitable Life Assurance Society     
0962951     1,915.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  FE1F    State Street Nominees
0962951   750,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  HUIN    Morgan Nominees 
0962951 3,300,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  JRA SJP HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                        EXEMPT  A/C 823629
                                        MANAGED
                                        FD       
0962951 4,800,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  JRA SJP HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                        NET     A/C 872859
                                        MANAGED
                                        FUND        
0962951   104,400.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  MDIST   Chase Nominees Ltd A/C T19793
0962951     3,600.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  PAO525  Pershing Keen Nominees
0962951     8,700.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  PP072   Pershing Keen Nominees
0962951   520,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  SJP     Bank of New York Nominees Ltd
                                        RECOVERY A/C 683003
                                        UNIT 
                                        TRUST
0962951     3,743.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  SJP     Bank of New York Nominees Ltd
                                        TRACKER A/C 683013
                                        UNIT
                                        TRUST   
0962951 4,000,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  SJP UK  Bank of New York Nominees Ltd 
                                        & GEN   A/C 683005  
                                        PROG UT
0962951    17,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  TRACK   Chase Nominees Ltd A/C T22618
0962951    42,000.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  U       Equitable Life Assurance Society
0962951     8,920.00  Ordinary GBP 0.5  UKTRAO  CMI UK Tracker Fund


HBOS plc's material and non material interest is now 20,337,135 which is 10.02% 
of the shares in issue. 

This matter is being dealt with by Kyriacos Meraklis - Tel: [phone]


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