Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

16 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:				15 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:			11,811,934	1.18%	11,511,272	1.15%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				11,325,331	1.13%	9,124,941	0.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			23,137,265	2.31%	20,636,213	2.06%
(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		108,574		3.9170  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		65,785		3.9148  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		61,174		3.9147  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60,716		3.9108  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45,801		3.9150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,729		3.9015  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28,298		3.9120  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,593		3.9063  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,429		3.9205  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,150		3.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,006		3.9169  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,261		3.9105  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,375		3.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,235		3.9091  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,738		3.9164  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,734		3.9059  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,563		3.8897  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,358		3.8944  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,072		3.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,392		3.9128  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,243		3.9004  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,829		3.9249  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,813		3.8865  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,803		3.9188  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,784		3.8885  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,646		3.8858  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,373		3.8840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,219		3.9270  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,147		3.9237  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,066		3.8974  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		993		3.8930  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		877		3.8870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		860		3.8871  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		576		3.8882  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		436		3.8955  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		414		3.8964  GBP
ADR		Purchase		300		5.2700  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		112		3.9070  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58		3.9053  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		350,156		3.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		234,149		3.9170  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		173,166		3.9151  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		79,023		3.8873  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,907		3.9175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,841		3.9060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,252		3.8951  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,921		3.9055  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,500		3.8140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,800		3.9153  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,250		3.8700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,426		3.9046  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,534		3.9161  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,994		3.8920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,754		3.8966  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,242		3.9018  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,563		3.8897  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,110		3.8876  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,963		3.9143  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,745		3.9035  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,104		3.8930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,813		3.8865  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,682		3.9004  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,337		3.9061  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,259		3.8937  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,144		3.8987  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		770		3.9185  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		746		3.8980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		700		3.8835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		495		3.8982  GBP
ADR		Sale		300		5.2700  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		171		3.9250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		169		3.9070  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75		3.8990  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		60		3.9260  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38		3.9230  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		3.9220  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		Increasing Long		17,500	3.8140  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,250	3.8700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		79,023	3.8873  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,110	3.8876  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		350,156	3.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,300	3.8925  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,857	3.8954  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,754	3.8966  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,562	3.9009  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		41,841	3.9060  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		169	3.9070  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,216	3.9098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,963	3.9143  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,800	3.9153  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		578	3.9167  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		65,345	3.9169  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		171,614	3.9170  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,373	3.8840  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,400	3.8862  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		860	3.8871  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,150	3.8939  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,488	3.8967  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,416	3.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,807	3.9008  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		32,729	3.9015  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		58	3.9052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,261	3.9105  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		60,716	3.9108  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,925	3.9123  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,231	3.9166  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		35,810	3.9170  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,429	3.9205  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		394	3.9270  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		20,765	3.9021  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		19,028	3.9168  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		242	3.9169  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,825	3.9172  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:				16 Apr 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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