Director Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
24 April 2002



          Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons



Hammerson plc

Mr S R Melliss, a director of Hammerson plc, exercised options on 23 April 2002
over:

  • 11,000 ordinary 25p shares at 345p per share.

Mr Melliss then sold the resultant shares at 598p per share on 23 April 2002.

Following this exercise, Mr Melliss holds options over a further 128,918
ordinary 25p shares.



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