• AGM Proxy Votes 2009
  09 July 2009
  At the fifty-second Annual General Meeting of Great Portland Estates plc held on Thursday 9 July 2009, the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions were received prior to the meeting.
• Results of General Meeting
  04 June 2009
  Great Portland Estates announces that at the General Meeting held today for the purpose of passing a resolution relating to the proposed 8 for 11 underwritten Rights Issue announced on 19 May 2009, such resolution put to the meeting was duly passed without amendment.
• Termination of interest rate derivatives
  27 May 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE”) announces that it has terminated £190 million of interest rate derivatives at a cost of £18.2 million.
• 2009 Preliminary announcement of results
  19 May 2009
  The Directors of Great Portland Estates plc announce the results of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2009
• Proposed 8 for 11 rights issue
  19 May 2009
  The Board of Great Portland Estates plc announces an underwritten 8 for 11 Rights Issue to raise gross proceeds of £175 million through the issue of 131.7 million New Shares at a price of 133 pence each.
• Great Portland sells in Bond Street
  19 May 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc (“GPE”) announces that it has agreed to sell Bond Street House, 15/16 New Bond Street, W1 to an Institutional Luxemburg Sicav Fund (“the Sicav”) for total consideration of up to £45.0 million, representing an initial yield of 5.8% and approximately 4% ahead of the 31 March 2009 book value.
• Great Portland announces West End Letting
  03 February 2009
  Great Portland Estates plc ('GPE') announces that it has agreed to let 60,887 sq. ft. of offices in its development at Wells & More, 45 Mortimer Street, W1, to New Look, the fashion retailer.
• Third quarter valuation and business update
  22 January 2009
  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 2008. Details of the Group’s recent valuation and rental value performance are set out in the appendices.
• Half year results 2008
  13 November 2008
  The Directors of Great Portland Estates plc, announce the results for the Group for the six months ended 30 September 2008.
• Great Portland Estates plc appoints non-executive Chairman
  29 September 2008
  Great Portland Estates (“GPE”) today announces that it has appointed Martin Scicluna as its new non-executive Chairman, succeeding Richard Peskin, who will be retiring from the Board after forty years as a Director of the Company. Mr Scicluna will join the Board from 1 October 2008 and become Chairman on 16 March 2009 when Mr Peskin steps down as Chairman before retiring from the Board on 31 March 2009.

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