Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (yes/no)

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):______________

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

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ("OTPPB")

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

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

23.09.08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25.09.08

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

3%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB0004065016

Below 3%

Below 3%

8,950,000

8,950,000

3.088%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

NA

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,950,000

3.088%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

In addition to the total holding referred to above OTPPB has an economic interest through cash settled contracts for differences (with no voting rights) in a total of 20,250,000 shares in Hammerson plc representing 6.986% of the ordinary shares in the Company. This economic interest is over and above the interest in 3% of the ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights attached. 

14 Contact name:

Stuart Haydon

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 207 887 1000