Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
06 May 2008



TO:  RNS


Today, we have received notification that Cohen & Steers Inc. holds 16,322,468
ordinary shares of 12.5p each in this Company, representing 9.017% of the
issued share capital of the Company.

A copy of their notice is attached for your information.



Gina Leher
Assistant Company Secretary
For GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc






For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC

2. Reason for notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (YES)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:  (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (  )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (  )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

COHEN & STEERS, INC.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

COHEN & STEERS, INC ('CSI')

COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. ('CSCM')

COHEN & STEERS EUROPE S.A. ('CSE')

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

MAY 2ND, 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

MAY 5TH, 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

ABOVE 9.0%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 


GB00B01FLL16              16,288,633               16,288,633
 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB00B01FLL16           16,322,468                    16,322,468               9.017%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           
NIL
 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

16,322,468                    9.017%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

CSE IS THE CONTROLLED UNDERTAKING OF CSI AND HOLDS 1,448,733 VOTING RIGHTS.
THIS IS AN INDIRECT HOLDING OF LESS THAN 3%.

CSCM IS THE CONTROLLED UNDERTAKING OF CSI AND HOLDS 14,873,735 VOTING RIGHTS.
THIS IS AN INDIRECT HOLDING OF MORE THAN 5%.
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

LISA D. PHELAN
 

15. Contact telephone number:

00 1 212-4469160


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.



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