Director Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
08 April 2003


The British Land Company PLC announces that on 8th April 2003, Mr D A Higgs,
Lord Burns and Mr C Gibson-Smith, Directors of the Company, were allotted the
following number of shares of 25p each, at a price of 398.75 pence per share, in
the Company;



Mr D A Higgs                         376

Lord Burns                           376

Mr C Gibson-Smith                  1,034



The shares allotted to Mr D A Higgs and Lord Burns were pursuant to their
standing instructions to receive shares as part satisfaction of their annual
directors' fees.  The shares allotted to Mr C Gibson-Smith were pursuant to his
standing instruction to receive shares as total satisfaction of his annual
director's fees.



8th April 2003


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