Director Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
25 May 2005

Notification of Directors Interests



Mr R J G Richards, Director of Hammerson plc, exercised options on 24 May 2005
over 38,806 ordinary 25p shares at 379p per share.



Mr R J G Richards then sold the resultant 38,806 shares at 906.3p per share on
24 May 2005.



Following this exercise, Mr R J G Richards holds 63,081 options under the
Company's Executive Share Option Scheme.


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