Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2044U

Great Portland Estates PLC

12 May 2008

 



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 the 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 7th, 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

May 9th, 2008

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

Below 9.0%  

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB00B01FLL16	16,322,468	16,322,468

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B01FLL16	16,252,792		16,252,792		8.978%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights
Nil

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
16,252,792	8.978%

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 14,804,059 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.

 

END

 

 

HOLUUOURWNRVAAR