Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

07 April 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:				02 Apr 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:			11,518,154	1.15%	7,643,445	0.76%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,499,283	0.75%	9,194,636	0.92%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			19,017,437	1.90%	16,838,081	1.68%
(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		245,620		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		93,848		3.6357  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		71,971		3.6523  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		66,599		3.6498  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,427		3.6361  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,385		3.6225  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,084		3.6229  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,670		3.6752  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,763		3.6423  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,555		3.6242  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,479		3.6640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,617		3.6702  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,954		3.6512  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,209		3.6328  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,742		3.6230  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,417		3.6369  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,597		3.6678  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,338		3.6199  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,318		3.6696  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,308		3.6722  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,081		3.6233  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,526		3.6239  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,458		3.6290  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,394		3.6431  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,193		3.6215  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,183		3.6460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,138		3.6352  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,025		3.6420  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		993		3.6210  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		875		3.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		857		3.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		790		3.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		729		3.6220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		717		3.6527  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		560		3.6660  GBP
ADR		Purchase		400		4.8100  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		378		3.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		346		3.5820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		252		3.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		158		3.6245  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		131		3.6264  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		77		3.6267  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57		3.6723  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		3.6180  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.6240  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.6140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		325,641		3.6613  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		161,139		3.6526  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		147,332		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105,931		3.6559  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66,945		3.6513  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,076		3.6429  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,233		3.6501  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,904		3.6525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,638		3.6168  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,038		3.6555  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,030		3.6523  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,798		3.6184  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,722		3.6189  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,818		3.6226  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,847		3.6160  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,542		3.6205  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,453		3.6295  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,140		3.6394  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,118		3.6297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,016		3.6185  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,500		3.6201  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,328		3.6232  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,613		3.6230  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		919		3.6240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		875		3.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		790		3.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		583		3.6180  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		560		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		427		3.6284  GBP
ADR		Sale		400		4.8100  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		378		3.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		346		3.5820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		158		3.6245  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		112		3.6420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		3.6202  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7		3.6220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		3.6227  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		3,500	3.6201  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,721	3.6229  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,802	3.6240  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,118	3.6297  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,046	3.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,280	3.6381  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		153	3.6382  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,025	3.6393  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,076	3.6429  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,473	3.6488  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,647	3.6493  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		81,353	3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,030	3.6523  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,038	3.6555  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		105,931	3.6559  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		325,641	3.6613  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		499	3.5820  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,900	3.6202  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		993	3.6210  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,084	3.6229  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		733	3.6240  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,555	3.6242  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		77	3.6267  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		126	3.6320  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,233	3.6326  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		378	3.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44,427	3.6361  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,210	3.6385  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,763	3.6423  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,323	3.6504  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,096	3.6517  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		94,984	3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,305	3.6527  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,389	3.6558  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		629	3.6259  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,228	3.6289  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		676	3.6519  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,362	3.5837  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		12,891	3.6522  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		400	3.6562  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,617	3.6652  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,375	3.6653  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:				07 Apr 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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