Holding in Company

Primary Health Properties PLC
27 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

PRIMARY HEALTH PROPERTIES PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

J P MORGAN SECURITIES LIMITED

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

THE FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT DISCLOSED

6)   Percentage of issued class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT DISCLOSED

8)   Percentage of issued class



9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 50p EACH


10)  Date of transaction

NOT DISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

27 SEPTEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,475,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.39%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BONITA DRYDEN - 020 7747 5681

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

BONITA DRYDEN

     Date of notification ....27 SEPTEMBER..2001.....