Holding(s) in Company

Primary Health Properties PLC
27 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

PRIMARY HEALTH PROPERTIES PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGERS 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


STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD -  1,898,021 SHARES

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD - 54,430 SHARES



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a


6)   Percentage of issued class

n/a
7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


NOT KNOWN


8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT KNOWN

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 50p EACH


10)  Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed

27 AUGUST 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,952,451 SHARES

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


11.69%


14)  Any additional information


THE CHANGE IN HOLDING FOLLOWS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SMALLER COMPANIES

INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


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



For and on behalf of J O Hambro Capital Management Limited as Company Secretary
of Primary Health Properties PLC


Date of notification ..27 AUGUST 2003




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