Holding(s) in Company

Hammerson PLC
13 August 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     HAMMERSON PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS IN 2) ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     VARIOUS

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT GIVEN

6)   ( NOT GIVEN %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     09/08/02

11)  Date company informed

     13/08/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     8,441,317
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     NICOLA CHURCHILL - 020 7887 1000

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     S R MELLISS
     FINANCE DIRECTOR

     Date of Notification ..13 AUGUST 2002.......

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