Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC
10 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:

09 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:

 

 

11,987,696

1.20%

8,596,514

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,429,355

0.84%

9,382,673

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

20,417,051

2.04%

17,979,187

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

713,051

3.7820  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

144,963

3.8020  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

136,098

3.7951  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

120,221

3.7930  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

78,985

3.7744  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,504

3.7954  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,515

3.7660  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,983

3.8005  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,369

3.7888  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,121

3.8012  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,417

3.7829  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,800

3.7948  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,088

3.7777  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,847

3.7727  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,009

3.7967  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,830

3.7795  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,622

3.7750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,541

3.7719  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,334

3.7787  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,973

3.7586  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,700

3.7847  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,667

3.7813  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,360

3.7647  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,750

3.7720  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,518

3.7701  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,432

3.7904  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,243

3.7597  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

898

3.7938  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

869

3.7757  GBP

ADR

Purchase

820

5.0100  USD

25p ordinary

Purchase

819

3.7610  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

774

3.7900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

770

3.7749  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

747

3.7680  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

676

3.7940  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

651

3.7897  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

600

3.7920  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

589

3.7955  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

403

3.7838  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

381

3.7800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

325

3.7640  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

295

3.7740  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

270

3.7715  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

253

3.7690  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

139

3.7877  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

3.7770  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9

3.7760  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

3.7910  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

3.7860  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

324,291

3.7820  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

285,230

3.8003  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

105,301

3.7810  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

101,312

3.7788  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

99,706

3.7974  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

91,813

3.8020  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44,195

3.7762  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,290

3.7749  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,486

3.7766  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,320

3.7714  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,329

3.7739  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,884

3.7930  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,095

3.7750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,061

3.7840  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,232

3.7736  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,927

3.7644  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,914

3.7741  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,476

3.7639  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,230

3.7675  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,093

3.7722  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,642

3.7758  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,834

3.7761  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,523

3.7801  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,432

3.7904  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,069

3.7690  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

941

3.7721  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

871

3.7703  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

864

3.7777  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

840

3.7770  GBP

ADR

Sale

820

5.0100  USD

25p ordinary

Sale

820

3.7630  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

819

3.7610  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

774

3.7900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

759

3.7860  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

747

3.7680  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

714

3.7960  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

676

3.7940  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

600

3.7920  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

589

3.7955  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

380

3.7780  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

295

3.7740  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

253

3.7691  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

235

3.7925  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

168

3.7730  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

3.7910  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

323,461

3.7820  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:

10 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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