Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
23 May 2007


On 22 May 2007 Stephen Hester, Robert Bowden, Graham Roberts, Andrew Jones and
Tim Roberts, Directors of The British Land Company PLC, purchased respectively
the following ordinary 25p shares in the Company at a price of 1443p per share,
to be held subject to the rules of the Company's Matching Share Plan: 13,615
shares, 4,224 shares, 3,407 shares, 4,224 shares and 3,543 shares. Also, Peter
Clarke, a person discharging managerial responsibility, purchased 1,771 ordinary
25p shares in the Company at a price of 1443p per share to be held subject to
the rules of the Company's Matching Share Plan.

Consequently, in accordance with the rules of the Matching Share Plan, on 22 May
2007, Stephen Hester, Robert Bowden, Graham Roberts, Andrew Jones, Tim Roberts
and Peter Clarke were conditionally awarded a right to receive respectively the
following number of ordinary 25p shares in the Company at nil consideration:
45,584 shares, 14,144 shares, 11,404 shares, 14,144 shares, 11,864 shares and
5,932 shares.  These awards will conditionally vest on the third anniversary of
grant, subject, inter alia, to achievement of the performance conditions and
continued employment.


23 May 2007.



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