Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
03 April 2008

On 1 April 2008 conditional awards of shares were made to Executive Directors
and senior executives of Hammerson plc under the Company's Long Term Incentive
Plan ('LTIP').



Under the terms of the LTIP, the shares will vest three years after the date of
grant, subject to continued employment and satisfaction of predetermined
performance conditions.



The maximum number of shares over which an option could vest in respect of the
grant made on 1 April 2008 and the total maximum number of shares in respect of
this and previous grants made in 2007 to the following Executive Directors are
as follows:


                           Grant on 01.04.08                  Total on 01.04.08
R J G Richards             70,524                             118,322
D J Atkins                 40,687                             63,354
P W Cole                   50,858                             85,352
G Devaux                   42,721                             72,287
S R Melliss                50,858                             85,352



For further information:

Stuart Haydon

Company Secretary

020 7887 1000




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