Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
09 January 2008


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing       The British Land Company Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification           Government of Singapore Investment
obligation:                                                     Corporation Private Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):          Chase Nominees Ltd and Nortrust
                                                                Nominees Ltd (as registered holders and
                                                                nominees).
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is  08 January 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                               09 January 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                 Above 3%






8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction
 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect
Ordinary       Below 3%    Below 3%    15,324,058   15,298,546   25,512       2.996%       0.005%
shares of 25p
each

GB0001367019


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


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
                    15,324,058                                             3.001%








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
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:           Contact address of person subject to notification obligation:

                                                                      Ms Celina Chua

                                                                    168 Robinson Road

                                                                   Capital Tower 37-01

                                                                     Singapore 068912
14. Contact name:                                          Clive Philp - Secretarial Assistant
15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 7467 2896.




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