Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
22 March 2005



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 22nd
March 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 3.93 %.

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


Legal Entity                                                    Holding
--------------                                                  ---------
                                                            ---              ---
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                    5,843,512
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                      5,828
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                                     572,987
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        1,285,675
Gerrard Limited                                                        163,620
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                            5,000
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                             87,099
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                                124,590
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                      4,132,483
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                        626,525
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                  7,504,691
                                                            ---
                                                        Total       20,352,010

22nd March 2005



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