Form 8.3 The British Land Company Plc

Jefferies International Limited

20 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:	Jefferies International Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	The British Land Company Plc
(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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	17th April 2026
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	Life Science REIT Plc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in\ 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:			43,057	0.004
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	42,494	0.004
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	42,494	0.004	43,057	0.004

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (GBX)
25p ordinary	Purchase Sale	35,000 1,270 971,999 87,624 185,970 1,005  35,128  57  93,452  1,934  8,431  1,883  1,700  158,692  1,443  1,822  5,346  1,867  617  7,520  1,102  3,115  726  2,451  4,221  527  1,933  36,437  3,310  1,829  30  287  1,207  776  736  5,490  1,058  4,576  625  7,497  2,188  84  278  766  282  2,744  1,214  470,359  576  3,638  932  95  4,536  2,483  6,014  1,764  1,415  880  49  2,040  3,965  52,115  1,668  3,763  41,484  54,047  3,079  51,117  10,543  843  4,545  602  5,709  1,511  9,114  3,076  4,276  2,566  3,226  2,381  1,019  2,422  2,619  7,377  2,812  1,433  2,472  2,040  1,545  7,982  1,576  5,609  2  8,371  7,332  1,037  7,421  9,122  3,767  13,464  6,751  1,252  5,953  566  4,475  1,273  3,043  4,747  1,207  59  1,706  612	396.4000 397.0710 401.8278 404.5000 406.0242 395.5500  395.6000  395.6500  395.7000  395.7500  395.8000  395.8500  395.9000  396.0000  396.0500  396.1000  396.2000  396.2500  396.3000  396.4000  396.4500  396.5000  396.6000  396.6500  396.7000  396.7500  396.8000  397.0000  397.0500  397.1000  397.2000  397.2500  397.3000  397.4500  398.3000  398.5000  398.5500  398.6000  398.6500  398.7000  398.7500  398.8000  398.8500  398.9000  399.0000  400.5000  402.3000  404.5000  405.2000  405.2500  405.3000  405.3500  405.4000  405.4500  405.5000  405.5500  405.6000  405.7000  405.7500  405.8000  405.9000  406.0000  406.1000  406.1500  406.2000  406.3000  406.3500  406.4000  406.5000  406.5500  406.6000  406.6500  406.7000  406.7500  406.8000  406.8500  406.9000  406.9500  407.0000  407.1000  407.1500  407.2000  407.2500  407.3000  407.3500  407.4000  407.5000  407.5500  407.6000  407.7000  407.7500  407.8000  407.9500  408.0000  408.0500  408.1000  408.1500  408.2000  408.2500  408.3000  408.4000  408.4500  408.5000  408.6000  408.6500  408.7000  408.7500  408.8000  408.8500  408.9000  409.0000  409.1000

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit (GBX)
25p ordinary

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Non

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	20th April 2026
Contact name:	Jason Williams
Telephone number	020 7029 8706

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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