Holding(s) in Company

Hammerson PLC
12 May 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     HAMMERSON PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

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.



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT STATED

8)   ( NOT STATED %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     2 MAY 2003

11)  Date company informed

     8 MAY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     NOT STATED
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     LESS THAN 3%

14)  Any additional information

     BARCLAYS PLC NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN HAMMERSON PLC

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     STUART HAYDON
     020 7887 1017

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

     Date of Notification ....12/5/2003....................






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