HAMMERSON PLC - TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

Hammerson plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Company number 360632)
LSE share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN
ISIN: GB0004065016
(“Hammerson” or “the Company”)

 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                      Hammerson plc
 attached: ii

 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
 of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
                                                                                                             X
 instruments
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please
 specify):

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
                                                                                Rockcastle Global Securities Limited
 notification obligation: iii



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


 5. Date of the transaction and date on
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                      12/06/2017
 reached: v
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                      13/06/2017


 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                                                                                 4%
 reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of           Situation previous             Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares                  to the triggering
                        transaction
if possible using       Number          Number         Number          Number of voting             % of voting rights x
the ISIN CODE           of              of             of shares       rights
                        Shares          Voting
                                                       Direct          Direct xi    Indirect xii    Direct           Indirect
                                        Rights


GB0004065016            400 010        400 010         400 010         400 010                      0.05%




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial             Expiration     Exercise/                      Number of voting                 % of voting
instrument                    date xiii      Conversion Period xiv          rights that may be               rights
                                                                            acquired if the
                                                                            instrument is
                                                                            exercised/ converted.


N/A



C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial       Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting rights         % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument              price          date xvii       Conversion      instrument refers to
                                                       period xviii
                                       Monthly
                                       cash                                                            Nominal         Delta
Cash settled equity                    settlement
swap with full                         with
economic effect for     591.46         renewal of
Rockcastle Global                      instrument                      31 039 196                      3.913%
Securities Limited                     but no
                                       formal
                                       expiry


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights

31 439 206                                                       3.963%
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


                                                                                                        N/A




  Proxy Voting:

  10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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




  13. Additional information:



  14. Contact name:                                                                       Nicholas Matulovich



  15. Contact telephone number:                                                             +44208 546 0133



For further information contact:

Sarah Booth
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7887 1000

Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange.

Joint Sponsors:
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
Java Capital

13 June 2017

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