Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

31 March 2026

 

FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				30 Mar 2026
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				LIFE SCIENCE REIT PLC
2.				POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				25p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			11,258,255	1.13%	7,932,599	0.79%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,788,409	0.78%	9,080,735	0.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			19,046,664	1.90%	17,013,334	1.70%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		187,640		3.5506  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		184,745		3.5394  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		174,907		3.5660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		144,683		3.4460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		119,833		3.5084  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		115,600		3.5332  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		93,195		3.4614  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89,661		3.5120  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		70,766		3.4555  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,327		3.4561  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,167		3.5582  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,186		3.4981  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,518		3.5098  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,917		3.5621  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,069		3.4603  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,193		3.4732  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,311		3.5636  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,034		3.5020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,165		3.4593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,283		3.4514  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,658		3.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,548		3.4835  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,299		3.4626  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,184		3.4810  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,527		3.4536  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,487		3.4675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,682		3.5039  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,645		3.5019  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,331		3.4560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,715		3.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,435		3.4521  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,349		3.4440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,252		3.5360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,136		3.5280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,131		3.4660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,115		3.4920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,112		3.4620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,011		3.5380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		903		3.4980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		887		3.5240  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		879		3.4737  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		864		3.4940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		796		3.4960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		777		3.4480  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		730		3.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		676		3.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		593		3.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		582		3.5320  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		564		3.5420  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		425		3.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		388		3.5220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		387		3.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		367		3.5520  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		344		3.5480  GBP
ADR		Purchase		244		4.6100  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		217		3.5470  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		201		3.4639  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		195		3.5040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		178		3.5160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		157		3.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		77		3.5593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76		3.5440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		62		3.5460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.5260  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.5140  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		510,107		3.5643  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		166,484		3.5660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94,726		3.5649  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94,627		3.5140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		53,944		3.5270  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50,685		3.4553  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,570		3.5299  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,078		3.4548  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,222		3.5450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,000		3.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,199		3.5239  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,590		3.5354  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,866		3.5215  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,789		3.4930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,013		3.4980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,467		3.5285  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,976		3.4657  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,855		3.5539  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,877		3.5335  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,725		3.5303  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,635		3.4905  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,260		3.4765  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,507		3.4957  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,133		3.5148  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,812		3.5006  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,534		3.4709  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,321		3.4960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,077		3.4738  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,973		3.4570  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,932		3.5194  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,911		3.5253  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,716		3.5360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,715		3.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,541		3.5413  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,321		3.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,182		3.4702  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,136		3.5280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,115		3.4480  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,011		3.5380  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		985		3.4959  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		887		3.5240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		864		3.4940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		734		3.4640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		730		3.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		676		3.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		676		3.4520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		676		3.5340  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		582		3.5320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		564		3.5420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		425		3.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		388		3.5220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		387		3.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		367		3.5520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		344		3.5480  GBP
ADR		Sale		244		4.6100  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		217		3.5470  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		199		3.5020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		195		3.5040  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		178		3.5160  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157		3.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		76		3.5440  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62		3.5460  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		49		3.5662  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		3.5260  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,115	3.4480  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,973	3.4570  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,534	3.4709  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		37	3.5019  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66	3.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94,626	3.5140  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		63	3.5197  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,118	3.5228  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,997	3.5265  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53,944	3.5270  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,570	3.5299  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	3.5381  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,474	3.5489  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,855	3.5539  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,800	3.5645  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,921	3.5658  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		443,567	3.5660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,574	3.4280  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		144,683	3.4460  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,500	3.4554  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,069	3.4603  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		93,195	3.4614  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,112	3.4620  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		500	3.4622  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,791	3.4629  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,355	3.4649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,050	3.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,184	3.4810  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,518	3.5098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		89,661	3.5120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,112	3.5261  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		115,600	3.5332  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,780	3.5580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,853	3.5592  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		77	3.5593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,917	3.5621  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,839	3.5633  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		77,945	3.5660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	3.5663  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,976	3.4657  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,293	3.5004  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		244	3.5197  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,476	3.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		35,476	3.5660  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,165	3.4593  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		74,997	3.4843  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		354	3.5662  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercise
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				31 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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