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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			HAMMERSON plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name			Goldman Sachs International
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London EC4A 4AU, UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			18/09/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			22/09/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.26%	10.68%		10.94%	153,258,722
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	1.65%	10.68%		12.33%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix				% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BK7YQK64				395,737				0.26%

SUBTOTAL 8. A		395,737				0.26%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.		% of voting rights
Securities Lending		Open				1,831,670		1.20%


			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			1,831,670		1.20%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii		Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Refer to the annexure


					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2		14,537,995	9.49%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
Goldman Sachs International		10.62%	10.80%

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A

11. Additional information^xvi
Please note, the total amount of voting rights has been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: gs-regops-emea-position-enquiries@gs.com

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	22/09/2020

For further information contact:

Emma Jackman

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)20 7887 1000

23 September 2020

The announcement above has also been released on the SENS system of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Annexure
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/Conversion period^xi	Physical or cash settlement^xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/Conversion period^xi	Physical or cash settlement^xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swap	11/03/2025		Cash	1,224,653	0.80%
CFD	17/09/2025		Cash	1,015,900	0.66%
Swap	25/03/2025		Cash	829,233	0.54%
CFD	03/12/2021		Cash	816,047	0.53%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	708,302	0.46%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	502,735	0.33%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	502,735	0.33%
CFD	09/08/2029		Cash	439,667	0.29%
CFD	09/07/2021		Cash	412,987	0.27%
CFD	24/04/2030		Cash	357,037	0.23%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	355,867	0.23%
CFD	04/02/2030		Cash	354,006	0.23%
CFD	09/07/2021		Cash	336,920	0.22%
CFD	07/05/2030		Cash	326,711	0.21%
CFD	07/05/2030		Cash	313,912	0.20%
CFD	03/12/2021		Cash	310,963	0.20%
CFD	04/02/2030		Cash	304,201	0.20%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	301,641	0.20%
CFD	17/09/2025		Cash	299,181	0.20%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	269,396	0.18%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	241,313	0.16%
CFD	07/05/2030		Cash	237,799	0.16%
CFD	30/04/2030		Cash	234,201	0.15%
CFD	24/04/2030		Cash	215,363	0.14%
CFD	07/05/2030		Cash	211,907	0.14%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	208,045	0.14%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	201,331	0.13%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	201,094	0.13%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	201,094	0.13%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	201,094	0.13%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	191,245	0.12%
CFD	19/03/2030		Cash	190,374	0.12%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	185,002	0.12%
CFD	07/05/2030		Cash	174,204	0.11%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	173,468	0.11%
CFD	04/02/2030		Cash	135,083	0.09%
Swap	01/04/2025		Cash	111,955	0.07%
CFD	11/07/2029		Cash	111,055	0.07%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	106,648	0.07%
CFD	06/08/2025		Cash	84,624	0.06%
CFD	21/05/2030		Cash	74,953	0.05%
Swap	11/11/2020		Cash	72,922	0.05%
CFD	24/04/2030		Cash	63,708	0.04%
CFD	01/05/2030		Cash	62,276	0.04%
CFD	05/08/2025		Cash	61,839	0.04%
Swap	13/11/2020		Cash	56,550	0.04%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	50,273	0.03%
Swap	11/03/2025		Cash	45,460	0.03%
CFD	01/05/2030		Cash	43,034	0.03%
CFD	29/04/2030		Cash	41,265	0.03%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	31,316	0.02%
CFD	11/08/2025		Cash	25,972	0.02%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	25,487	0.02%
CFD	06/08/2025		Cash	24,851	0.02%
CFD	19/03/2030		Cash	23,629	0.02%
Swap	05/06/2030		Cash	21,882	0.01%
CFD	08/01/2030		Cash	19,920	0.01%
CFD	05/08/2025		Cash	18,160	0.01%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	16,178	0.01%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	15,767	0.01%
CFD	07/08/2025		Cash	14,369	0.01%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	14,153	0.01%
CFD	31/10/2029		Cash	12,361	0.01%
CFD	16/07/2029		Cash	10,979	0.01%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	9,945	0.01%
CFD	19/05/2025		Cash	9,427	0.01%
CFD	18/03/2030		Cash	8,537	0.01%
CFD	19/03/2030		Cash	8,425	0.01%
CFD	24/04/2030		Cash	8,192	0.01%
CFD	11/08/2025		Cash	7,627	0.005%
CFD	18/08/2025		Cash	5,024	0.003%
Swap	03/12/2020		Cash	4,628	0.003%
CFD	19/05/2025		Cash	4,512	0.003%
CFD	07/08/2025		Cash	4,219	0.003%
CFD	19/05/2025		Cash	2,916	0.002%
CFD	21/05/2025		Cash	2,781	0.002%
CFD	23/04/2030		Cash	2,532	0.002%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	2,299	0.002%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	2,240	0.001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	2,030	0.001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	2,011	0.001%
CFD	10/12/2024		Cash	1,478	0.001%
CFD	19/05/2025		Cash	1,391	0.001%
CFD	21/05/2025		Cash	860	0.001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	288	0.0002%
Swap	04/12/2020		Cash	210	0.0001%
Swap	14/01/2021		Cash	100	0.0001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	10	0.00001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	10	0.00001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	9	0.00001%
CFD	10/01/2022		Cash	1	0.000001%
Total Number of voting rights and percentage of voting rights				14,537,995	9.49%
Additional information: Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.