Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland Estates PLC
9 September 2002


LETTER TO: RNS

I have today received notification that Liberty International PLC hold
23,864,247 ordinary shares of 50p each in this Company representing 11.75% of
the issued share capital of the Company.

A copy or their notice is below for your information.

FROM: DESNA MARTIN - COMPANY SECRETARY
      GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC




LETTER TO GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC

Disclosure of interest in shares of Great Portland Estates P.L.C.
(the 'Company')

As required under section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 ('the Act'), notice is 
hereby given that, following purchases of shares in the period from Thursday, 
5th to Monday 9th September 2002, we have by virtue of section 208(4)(b) of 
the Act, an interest in 23,864,247 ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of 
the Company, which are or will be registered as follows:


Registered Holder                              Number of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominees UK Limited              23,864,247
A/C 882555

FROM LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC


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