Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC
09 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:

08 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:

 

 

11,801,247

1.18%

8,587,465

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,190,273

0.82%

9,467,052

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

19,991,520

2.00%

18,054,517

1.80%

(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

384,143

3.8120  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

144,148

3.8386  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

106,499

3.8147  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,289

3.8419  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,525

3.8887  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,525

3.8592  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,525

3.8523  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

38,074

3.8644  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

37,668

3.8428  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,630

3.8630  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,262

3.8642  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,484

3.8251  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,465

3.8940  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,567

3.8378  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,277

3.8494  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,853

3.8422  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,077

3.8436  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,911

3.8495  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,892

3.8340  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,858

3.8561  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,709

3.8456  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,447

3.8635  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,307

3.9130  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

3.8398  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,234

3.8491  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,374

3.8640  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,351

3.8380  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,764

3.8790  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,132

3.8512  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,079

3.8525  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

997

3.8279  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

985

3.8460  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

919

3.8606  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

847

3.8648  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

784

3.8355  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

764

3.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

621

3.8346  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

495

3.8717  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

469

3.8459  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

413

3.8660  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

349

3.8634  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

293

3.8450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

288

3.8760  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

3.8750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

240

3.8413  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16

3.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

3.8240  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

3.8290  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

532,720

3.8120  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

233,339

3.8549  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

129,019

3.8390  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69,866

3.8576  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,025

3.8133  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,000

3.8520  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,536

3.8923  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,968

3.8451  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,854

3.8531  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,381

3.8521  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,977

3.8606  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,790

3.8494  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,700

3.8872  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,414

3.8614  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,287

3.8904  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,995

3.8172  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,947

3.8308  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,634

3.8833  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,399

3.8582  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,122

3.8335  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

807

3.8702  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

504

3.8270  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

380

3.8748  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

293

3.8450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

288

3.8760  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

266

3.8750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

258

3.8211  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

98

3.8490  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24

3.8553  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

3.8340  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

3.8930  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

3.8560  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

3.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

3.8240  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

3.8934  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

3.8290  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

11

3.8211  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,300

3.8398  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:

09 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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