Holding(s) in Company

Primary Health Properties PLC
23 April 2007


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:                                Primary Health Properties
                                                                                    PLC

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                     
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of      
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                
Other (please specify): Changes in shares in issue                                                   X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:    Newton Investment Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                Newton Investment Management Limited

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is       13 April 2007
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    23 April 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                      Reduced from 7.69% to 5.56%

8. Notified details:                                                 ISIN GB0007015521


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             Triggering transaction
                   Number of    Number of    Number of   Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
 if possible using Shares       Voting       shares
the ISIN CODE                   Rights       Direct      Direct     Indirect       Direct       Indirect
 Ordinary Shares    1,867,021      7.69%         N/A        N/A       1,867,021        N/A         5.56%

   GB0007015521


B: Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial       Expiration     Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights   % of voting
instrument              date           Period/ Date             that may be acquired if   rights
                                                                the instrument is
                                                                exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

1,867,021                                            5.56












9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Newton Investment Management holds shares as discretionary Investment Managers


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                         N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:           N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:     N/A


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                              Clare Cox / Barry Smalls
15. Contact telephone number:                   [phone] / 2251








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