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28 May 2021
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Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company")
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Grant of Awards under the Great Portland Estates plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP)
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The Company announces that, on 27 May 2021, the following Directors listed below were granted awards, in the form of nil cost options, over ordinary shares of 15 5/19 pence each in the Company under the DSBP, the number of shares being calculated using a market price of 709.00 pence per share:
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 Director |  Date of Grant |  Number of Shares subject to award |  Vesting Date | Date Exercisable |
Toby Courtauld | 27.05.2021 | 12,410 | 27.05.2024 | 27.05.2024 |
Nick Sanderson | 27.05.2021 | 9,075 | 27.05.2024 | 27.05.2024 |
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The awards have been granted in respect of the deferred bonus for the 2020/21 financial year.
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The Notification of Dealing Forms for each Director can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
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1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ("PCA") | ||
a) | Name | Toby Courtauld | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | |
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, action platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | Great Portland Estates plc  | |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42 | |
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of 15 5/19p ISIN: GB00BF5H9P87 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of award over ordinary shares in the form of a nil cost option under the rules of the Great Portland Estates plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price | Volume(s) |
Ordinary shares | Nil consideration | 12,410 | |
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price - Aggregated total | Aggregated volume: 12,410 Aggregated price: 0.0p Aggregated total: 12,410 ordinary shares | |
e) | Date of transaction | 27 May 2021 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of trading venue | |
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1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ("PCA") | ||
a) | Name | Nick Sanderson | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial & Operating Officer | |
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, action platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | Great Portland Estates plc  | |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42 | |
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of 15 5/19 p ISIN: GB00BF5H9P87 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of award over ordinary shares in the form of a nil cost option under the rules of the Great Portland Estates plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price | Volume(s) |
Ordinary shares | Nil consideration | 9,075 | |
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price - Aggregated total | Aggregated volume: 9,075 Aggregated price: 0.0p Aggregated total: 9,075 ordinary shares | |
e) | Date of transaction | 27 May 2021 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of trading venue | |
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Contact:
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Great Portland Estates plc
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Darren Lennark
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General Counsel & Company Secretary
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020 7647 3000