Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
12 April 2006


The British Land Company PLC announces that on 11th April 2006, in London, Sir
Derek Higgs, Dr C Gibson-Smith and Mr D Michels, Directors of the Company, were
allotted the following number of ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company, at
a price of 1249 pence per share;

Director                        No. of shares allotted

Sir Derek Higgs                         120
Dr C Gibson-Smith                       478
Mr D Michels                            401

The shares allotted to Sir Derek Higgs were pursuant to his standing
instructions to receive shares as part satisfaction of his annual director's
fees. The shares allotted to Dr C Gibson-Smith and Mr D Michels were pursuant to
their standing instructions to receive shares as total satisfaction of their
annual directors' fees.










































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