Purchase of Own Securities

Great Portland Estates PLC
24 September 2001


Purchase of Own Shares

Great Portland Estates PLC announces that it had on Friday  21
September,  2001  purchased for cancellation  560,000  of  its
ordinary shares from Cazenove & Co. Ltd at a price of 248p per
share.

Enquiries:

John Whiteley   Great Portland Estates PLC  020 7580 3040

Duncan Hunter   Cazenove & Co. Ltd          020 7588 2828