Great Portland Estates Interview on Preliminary Results 2009/10

LONDON, May 20, 2010 - Great Portland Estates, the central London property investment and
development company, has reported NAV per share up 15.5% and posted adjusted
profits up some 31% - a performance that its CEO Toby Courtauld describes as
"very pleasing".

Speaking to financial broadcaster www.cantos.com, he outlined the
company's development plan, commenting that "we've always been keen on
bringing our development business in early to the recovery" and this was
underlined by the company's announcement of a further two property
acquisitions on the day.

He describes the outlook as very positive although he stated that there
were some key caveats, not least how businesses react in the current economic
climate.

FD Timon Drakesmith outlines the company's financial capacity to invest
and expand the business depending on how the market unfolds from here.

The interview and transcript are available now on www.cantos.com.

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