Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
17 April 2007

The British Land Company PLC announces that on 12 February 2007 it received the
major shareholder notification set out below:


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying        The British Land Company Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting            
rights are attached(1):
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2. Reason for the notification 
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result        
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are  ---------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                            
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Other (please specify): Transitional Notification Requirement               X
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the            Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP
notification obligation(1):                           
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.)(1):                                           
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which                    N/A
the threshold is crossed or reached(1):               
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                          April 13 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:                                                         4%
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(1)
of shares    previous to
             the
             Triggering
             transaction
             (1)
if possible
using the    Number Number Number of     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
ISIN CODE    of     of     shares        ix
             Shares Voting
                    Rights Direct        Direct x      Indirect   Direct    Indirect
                    viii                               xi

ISIN -        25,002,833   24,533,553    24,533,553    469,280    4.7062     0.09
GB0001367019

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   date xiii  Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument             Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       xiv
    N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
25,002,833                                   4.7969



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:            N/A
13. Additional information:                                                 N/A
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:


ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation.
Full name (including legal form for legal identities      Stichting
                                                          Pensioenfonds ABP

Contact address (registered office for legal enitites)    Oude Lindestraat 70
                                                          6401 DJ Heerlen
                                                          The Netherlands

Phone number                                              [phone]

Other useful information (at leat legal representative    Compliance Officer
for legal persons)
                                                          Gerben Everts


B: Indentity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                                          N/A
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional Information
N/A









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