Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

21 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:				20 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:			11,962,126	1.20%	12,890,282	1.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				12,864,348	1.29%	9,234,040	0.92%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			24,826,474	2.48%	22,124,322	2.21%
(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		402,846		3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		109,263		3.9583  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		70,573		3.9909  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47,886		3.9733  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,703		3.9737  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,722		3.9675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,168		null
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,106		3.9738  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,717		3.9977  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,469		3.9613  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,033		3.9770  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,276		3.9591  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,262		3.9670  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,918		3.9729  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,449		3.9717  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,414		3.9690  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,761		3.9680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,993		3.9714  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,944		3.9775  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,112		3.9671  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,070		3.9840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,622		3.9696  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,080		3.9678  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,756		3.9841  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,819		3.9740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,716		3.9712  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,686		3.9818  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,532		3.9640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,348		3.9760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,203		3.9679  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		976		3.9739  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		814		3.9676  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		751		3.9677  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		389		3.9624  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		381		3.9850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		310		3.9694  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		271		3.9720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		235		3.9890  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		157		3.9940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127		3.9830  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		3.9820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		3.9756  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		221,053		3.9593  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		186,059		3.9585  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		173,096		3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,552		3.9731  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,205		3.9753  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,210		3.9711  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,701		null
25p ordinary		Sale		25,929		3.9874  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,000		3.9730  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,623		3.9699  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,500		3.9906  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,073		3.9772  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,419		3.9704  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,385		3.9930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,449		3.9958  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,573		3.9613  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,155		3.9880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,994		3.9945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,959		3.9821  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,508		3.9801  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,251		3.9935  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,075		3.9710  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,039		3.9729  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,946		3.9627  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,897		3.9637  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,388		3.9818  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,006		3.9670  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		815		3.9677  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		771		3.9800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		725		4.0107  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		345		3.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		159		3.9680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157		3.9940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		145		3.9985  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		130		3.9740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		110		3.9669  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68		3.9755  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		3.9850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18		3.9576  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		4,546	0.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18	3.9576  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		213,322	3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,594	3.9674  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		68	3.9755  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,073	3.9772  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		771	3.9800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,508	3.9801  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,388	3.9818  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		86	3.9919  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,385	3.9930  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		867	3.9933  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,994	3.9945  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		145	3.9985  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		152,800	0.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		28,708	3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,770	3.9581  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,988	3.9593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,458	3.9613  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,308	3.9623  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		389	3.9624  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		858	3.9640  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		478	3.9648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		28,125	3.9680  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		310	3.9693  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,837	3.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		31,779	3.9725  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		47,886	3.9733  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		27,106	3.9738  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,318	3.9739  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		700	3.9812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,564	3.9878  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9	3.9910  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,100	3.9913  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		38	3.9578  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		73,698	3.9596  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		29,210	3.9711  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		62,552	3.9731  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,155	3.9880  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		34,412	3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		24,940	3.9697  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		12,449	3.9717  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		932	3.9738  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		20,717	3.9977  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:				21 Apr 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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