Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8890Z

Hammerson PLC

25 July 2008

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:

Hammerson plc

2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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) : ( )

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

……………..

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

22 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 July 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%

8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0004065016

Number of shares

27,634,463

Number of voting Rights

27,634,463

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0004065016

Direct

9,303,975

Indirect

20,193,206

Direct

3.22%

Indirect

6.97%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total return Swap

Total return

Swap

Total Return

30/03/09

09/03/09

01/07/09

5,670,926

9,522,280

5,000,000

1.97%

3.29%

1.72%

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 29,497,181	% of voting rights 10.14%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Morgan Stanley and Co Incorporated 516,460 (0.18%)

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited 8,707,812 (3.01%)

Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) SA 79,703 (0.02%)

Chain 1

Morgan Stanley (1.97%) (5,670,926 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSRESS III, Inc (1.97%) (5,670,926 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSRESS III Manager, L.L.C (1.97%) (5,670,926 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Special Situations III-GP, L.L.C as general partner to Morgan Stanley Real Estate Special Situations Fund III L.P (1.97%) (5,670,926 voting rights) SSF III Hedging GP as general partner to SSF III Hedging, LP (1.97%) (5,670,926 voting rights).

Chain 2

Morgan Stanley (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF Real Estate Advisor Inc (5.01%) (14,522,280) voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF VI Inc (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF VI LLC (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF VI International-GP LLC as general partner of the series of real estate private equity funds that is manages ('MSREF VI') (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the shareholders of Nelly Holdings Limited (5.02%) (14,522,280 voting rights.