Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
10 October 2002



To: RNS

I have today received notification that Liberty International PLC hold
27,964,247 ordinary shares of 50p each in this Company representing 13.77%
of the issued share capital of the Company.

A copy of their notice is below.

From:  Desna Martin
       Company Secretary
       Great Portland Estates PLC


To:  Great Portland Estates PLC

Disclosure of interest in shares of Great Portland Estates Plc (the 'Company')

As required under section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 ('the Act'), notice
is hereby given that, following purchases of shares in the period from
Tuesday 8th October to Thursday 10th October 2002, we have by virtue of
section 208 (4) (h) of the Act, an interest in 27,964,247 ordinary shares of
50p each in the capital of the Company, which are or will be registered as
follows:

Registered Holder                              Number of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominees UK Limited        27,964,247
A/c 882555


From:  Liberty International Plc


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