Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hammerson PLC
22 March 2006

Mr. R.J.G. Richards, Director of Hammerson plc, exercised options on 21 March
2006 over 33,081 ordinary 25p shares at 480p per share and then sold the
resulting 33,081 shares at 1183p per share on 21 March 2006.

Mr. R.J.G. Richards, Director of Hammerson plc, exercised options on 22 March
2006 over 30,000 ordinary 25p shares at 480p per share and then sold the
resulting 30,000 shares at 1295p per share on 22 March 2006.

Following these exercises, Mr. R.J.G. Richards holds no options under the
Company's Executive Share Option Scheme and holds 44,576 ordinary shares of 25p
each.



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