25 Nov 2010 10:25

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The following replaces the holding in company announcement released on 1 September 2010 under RNS number 9666R.
The previous announcement was overstated.
Cohen & Steers, Inc holds 21,084,763 ordinary shares of 12.5p each in this Company, representing 6.74% of the issued share capital of the Company.
A copy of their notice is attached for your information.
For GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc
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Desna Martin
Company Secretary
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
 Other (please specify): | Correction | X |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | COHEN & STEERS INC. ("CSI") |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC ("CSCM") Â COHEN & STEERS EUROPE S.A. ("CSE") |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â | NOVEMBER 22nd, 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | NOVEMBER 24th, 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | ABOVE 6.0% OF VOTING RIGHTS |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB00B01FLL16 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 21,084,763 | 0 | 6.74% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. Â | % of votingrights |
N/A | ||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
N/A | Nominal | Delta  | ||||
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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
21,084,763 | 6.74% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
 CSE is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 1,526,600 voting rights. This is an indirect holding of less than 3%  CSCM is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 19,558,163 voting rights. This is an indirect holding of more than 5%  |
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â | |
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13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: Â | LISA D PHELAN |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | 00 1 212-4469160 |
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