Form8.5EPT/NonRIACONSORTIUMCOMPRISINGLONDONMETRICP

Barclays PLC
04 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:

 

03 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:

 

 

1,047,813

0.21%

2,143,802

0.44%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,143,802

0.44%

1,027,710

0.21%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,191,615

0.65%

3,171,512

0.65%

Class of relevant security:

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

17,792,644

0.76%

8,440,606

0.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

8,884,087

0.38%

12,341,431

0.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

26,676,731

1.13%

20,782,037

0.88%

(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

116,398

0.4240  GBP

0.4185  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Purchase

1,031,524

1.8420  GBP

1.8229  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

Sale

312,718

0.4231  GBP

0.4197  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Sale

2,740,708

1.8420  GBP

1.8221  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

4,584

1.8391  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30

1.8310  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,140

1.8350  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,945

1.8265  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,880

1.8270  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,842

1.8270  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,182

1.8282  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

208

1.8338  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,816

1.8276  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,039

1.8381  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,167

1.8420  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

107

0.4224  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

124,961

1.8419  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

187,020

0.4206  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

305,100

1.8420  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,242

0.4230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

39,989

1.8419  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,600

1.8285  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,569

0.4226  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,913

1.8418  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

5,000

0.4208  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,980

0.4184  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,878

1.8259  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

112,412

1.8384  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

34,063

1.8358  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,789

0.4218  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

34,221

1.8311  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145,587

1.8382  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

1.8291  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,899

1.8349  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69

1.8310  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,283

1.8409  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,513

1.8391  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,914

1.8409  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,840

1.8391  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

27,785

1.8399  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,616

1.8347  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

511

1.8347  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,690

1.8347  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,622

1.8267  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,030

1.8331  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,772

0.4215  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,814

1.8230  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,843

0.4230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,330

1.8347  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

0.4230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,731

1.8310  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,520

1.8326  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

397,904

1.8406  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

317

1.8316  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6

1.8230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

535

1.8267  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,306

1.8267  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,519

1.8419  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

480

1.8419  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,171

1.8419  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,811

0.4215  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

510

1.8237  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,195

0.4230  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,011

1.8361  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,116

0.4217  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,287

1.8420  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

386

1.8421  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

31,000

1.8350  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

179,605

1.8370  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,234

0.4208  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

955

1.8287  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

108,670

1.8420  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

60,029

1.8420  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,343

0.4235  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

172,726

1.8420  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

50

1.8234  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,096

1.8281  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,713

1.8290  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,637

1.8419  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,030

1.8418  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,964

1.8322  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,714

1.8256  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,152

1.8250  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

763

1.8420  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,514

1.8320  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145,935

1.8291  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,335

1.8279  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:

04 Sep 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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