Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
06 August 2003



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 6 August
2003, pursuant to sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, that Barclays PLC,
through the legal entities listed below, has a notifiable interest in the
Company of 5.11 %.



This interest, together with a breakdown of legal entity holdings, is as
follows:






Legal Entity                                                                                       Holding

Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                                                  4,400
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                                                138,519
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Limited                                                              2,193
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                                  7,574,780
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                                    734,582
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                                               14,403,355
Barclays Life Assurance Co                                                                       1,506,072

Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust                                                    24,036
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                                      129,136
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Limited                                                            218,208
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                                                       14,900
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                                                        207,375

                                                                            Total               24,957,556


            06th August 2003



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