• Second Interim Dividend
  03 March 2010
  The Board of Great Portland Estates plc announces a second interim dividend of 5 pence per share to be paid on 1 April 2010 to shareholders who are on the register on 12 March 2010. This brings the total amount of dividend for the year to 31 March 2010 to 8 pence per share or a total payout for the year of £25.0 million, up from £21.7 million for the year to 31 March 2009.
• Third quarter valuation and business update
  20 January 2010
  In today’s Interim Management Statement, the Directors of Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE” or “Group”) announce an update on trading, as well as the quarterly valuation of the Group’s properties as at 31 December 2009. Details of the Group’s recent valuation and rental value performance are set out in the appendices.
• GPE JVs acquire £35m of assets on Regent Street, W1
  14 December 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE”) announces that through two separate joint ventures it has exchanged contracts, subject to freeholders consent, to acquire two long leasehold properties on Regent Street, London, W1 for £35 million from clients of F&C REIT.
• Compulsory Purchase of 18/19 Hanover Square
  07 December 2009
  Crossrail have acquired 18/19 Hanover Square, W1 from Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) via a compulsory purchase order (CPO) under the Crossrail Act 2008 to enable the development of the Bond Street Crossrail station.
• Half year results 2009
  11 November 2009
  The Directors of Great Portland Estates plc, announce the results for the Group for the six months ended 30 September 2009.
• Great Portland enters West End development arrangement
  11 November 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc announces the acquisition of two West End developments and the formation of a profit share and debt structuring arrangement with Eurohypo to develop the properties.
• Toby Courtauld to become the British Property Federation's new President
  09 October 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc chief executive, Toby Courtauld, is set to become the British Property Federation’s new President in 2011.
• Great Portland Estates plc won the overall category for the FTSE 250 in the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Building Public Trust Awards “Excellence in Reporting”
  05 October 2009
  WPP plc and Great Portland Estates plc won the overall categories for the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, respectively, in the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Building Public Trust Awards “Excellence in Reporting”
• Great Portland invests in the City
  24 September 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc ("GPE") announces that it has exchanged contracts to purchase 90 Queen Street, London EC4 for £45.8 million.
• Directorate change
  18 September 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE”) announces that Robert Noel has resigned from the Board. He will leave the company at the end of the month and join Land Securities plc on 1 January 2010.

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