• First quarter valuation and business update
  22 July 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 30 June 2010. Details of the Group’s recent valuation and rental value trends are set out in the appendices.
• AGM Statement
  08 July 2010
  Martin Scicluna, Chairman of Great Portland Estates plc, will make the following comments at today’s AGM, to be held at 50 Stratton Street, London, W1.
• AGM Proxy Votes 2010
  08 July 2010
  At the fifty-third Annual General Meeting of Great Portland Estates plc held on Thursday 8 July 2010, the resolutions set out below were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:
• Great Portland Estates plc buys 35 Portman Square, W1
  22 June 2010
  Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE”) announces the acquisition of 35 Portman Square, W1 for £53.0 million from the shareholders of Portman Square Properties Holdings Ltd (“PSPH”) via a corporate acquisition, and reflecting a net initial yield of 7.7%. The consideration was made up of £31 million cash and assumed debt of £22 million.
• Formation of joint venture and acquisition of City properties
  20 May 2010
  Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE”) announces the creation of a new 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group Global, L.P. (to be called “The Great Star Partnership” or “GSP”) to own City Tower, 40 Basinghall Street, EC2, valued at £35 million. GPE has simultaneously acquired a neighbouring building, City Place House, 55 Basinghall Street, EC2 for £94 million for cash and intends to contribute this asset into GSP.
• 2010 Preliminary announcement of results
  20 May 2010
  The Directors of Great Portland Estates plc announce the results of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2010.
• Great Portland enters into City development Joint Venture
  31 March 2010
  Great Portland Estates plc ("GPE") has sold a 50% interest in The 100 Bishopsgate Partnership (“the JV”) to Brookfield Properties Corporation (”BPO”) for £42.975 million in cash on completion with the proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. The JV holds all of GPE’s Bishopsgate properties which form the 100 Bishopsgate development site in the heart of the City of London.
• 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.

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