Dividend Declaration

20 October 2011

Hansteen Holdings PLC

("Hansteen" or the "Company" or the "Group")

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

As announced on 25 August 2011, the Board of Hansteen (LSE: HSTN) has declared an initial interim dividend of 1.6 pence per share (2010: 1.4 pence per share) for the year ending 31 December 2011 which will be paid on 24 November 2011 to ordinary shareholders on the register on 28 October 2011. Of this dividend 0.51 pence per share is a REIT Property Income Distribution (PID) in respect of the Group's tax exempt property rental business.

Further information on the tax treatment of dividends paid by the Company can be found on the Group's website at www.hansteen.co.uk/investor-centre/reit.php

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