Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
19 December 2003



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 19
December 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 3.95 %.



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






Legal Entity                                                                                      Holding

Barclays Global Investors Limited                                                               11,434,881
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                                      132,834
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                                                  4,568
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Limited                                                                693
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                                                            235,127
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                                                       12,000
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                                                        160,191
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                                                184,006
Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust                                                    17,452
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                                    720,666
Barclays Life Assurance Co                                                                         700,665
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                                  5,654,608

Total                                                                                           19,257,691




            19th December 2003



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