Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
23 February 2005



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 23rd
February 2005, 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 Ordinary shares of the Company of 4.05 %.

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


Legal Entity                                                           Holding
--------------                                                       ---------
                                                            
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                    5,870,712
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                        515,761
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                            5,000
Gerrard Limited                                                        165,501
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                                124,278
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                      4,572,919
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                      5,341
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                             86,172
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                                     575,713
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                  7,842,062
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        1,232,322
                                                            
Total                                                               20,995,781

23rd February 2005



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