Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
11 October 2005


The British Land Company PLC announces that on 10th October 2005, 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 947.5 pence per share;

Director                          No. of shares allotted
Sir Derek Higgs                            158
Dr C Gibson-Smith                          576
Mr D Michels                               498

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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