Form8.5EPT/NonRIACONSORTIUMCOMPRISINGLONDONMETRICP

Barclays PLC
03 September 2026
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

 A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC AND SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

 A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC AND SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

02 Sep 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

PICTON PROPERTY INCOME LIMITED

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,054,422

0.22%

1,954,091

0.40%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,952,591

0.40%

1,034,319

0.21%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,007,013

0.61%

2,988,410

0.61%

Class of relevant security:

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

18,084,156

0.77%

7,022,934

0.30%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,470,802

0.32%

12,633,427

0.54%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

25,554,958

1.09%

19,656,361

0.84%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

Purchase

181,261

0.4240  GBP

0.4160  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Purchase

3,125,410

1.8410  GBP

1.8170  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

Sale

210,297

0.4225  GBP

0.4169  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Sale

2,432,189

1.8391  GBP

1.8200  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

680

1.8283  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

74

1.8308  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

1.8221  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,131

1.8312  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,935

1.8294  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

616

1.8300  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,102

1.8303  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

401

1.8335  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,381

1.8283  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,130

1.8263  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,048

1.8220  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,009

1.8365  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,724

0.4200  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,320

1.8220  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,483

1.8220  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,472

0.4190  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,674

1.8219  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,926

1.8242  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

0.4190  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,974

1.8262  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

20,851

1.8221  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

8,714

1.8221  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

5,000

0.4174  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

4,787

0.4224  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

352

1.8218  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,528

1.8230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

33,962

1.8241  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,362

0.4161  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

41,742

1.8317  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,434

1.8246  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,312

1.8238  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

1.8350  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,150

1.8233  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,091

1.8252  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,689

1.8229  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

388

1.8283  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,572

1.8229  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,028

1.8283  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,159

1.8233  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

970

1.8233  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

574

1.8233  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,351

1.8225  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,668

1.8347  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

1.8370  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,087

1.8264  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,548

0.4215  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,982

1.8373  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

294,011

1.8220  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,789

0.4189  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

199,773

1.8237  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,553

1.8247  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,948

0.4190  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,982

1.8220  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

452,049

1.8221  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,873

0.4180  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,820

1.8246  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

178,124

1.8220  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

58,897

1.8220  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

254,560

1.8237  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,057

1.8273  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,928

1.8257  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,611

1.8225  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,108

1.8257  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,423

1.8225  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,300

1.8273  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

537

1.8273  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

319

1.8273  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

1.8286  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,356

1.8269  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

528

0.4200  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,400

1.8268  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,121

1.8221  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,225

0.4200  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,021

1.8273  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

38,606

1.8245  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

58,897

1.8305  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

22,289

1.8305  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

1.8321  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,735

1.8253  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,153

1.8253  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

502

1.8253  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

298

1.8253  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,477

1.8229  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

202,062

1.8220  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

527

0.4210  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

141,441

1.8240  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,272

1.8246  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

824

1.8326  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,000

0.4225  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

26,561

1.8219  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

380

1.8255  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

355

1.8290  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72,988

1.8224  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57

1.8230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60

1.8200  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,030

1.8220  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,102

1.8253  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,005

1.8221  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

302,358

1.8290  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,074

1.8261  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,300

1.8259  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

303,952

1.8237  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)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 exempt principal trader 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:

03 Sep 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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