Purchase of Own Securities

Great Portland Estates PLC
19 September 2001


Purchase of Own Shares

Great  Portland  Estates  PLC  announces  that  it  has  today
purchased for cancellation 250,000 of its ordinary shares from
Cazenove & Co. Ltd at a price of 264p per share.

Enquiries:

John Whiteley Great Portland Estates PLC  020 7580 3040

Duncan Hunter Cazenove & Co. Ltd          020 7588 2828