Form8.5EPT/NonRIACONSORTIUMCOMPRISINGLONDONMETRICP

Barclays PLC
11 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:

 

10 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:

 

 

981,323

0.20%

141,474

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

101,628

0.02%

953,349

0.19%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,082,951

0.22%

1,094,823

0.22%

Class of relevant security:

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

16,926,802

0.72%

10,479,050

0.45%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

10,593,317

0.45%

11,306,921

0.48%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

27,520,119

1.17%

21,785,971

0.93%

(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

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026,020

1.7935  GBP

1.7780  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

Purchase

11,846,483

0.8911  GBP

0.4095  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Sale

1,405,877

1.7972  GBP

1.7780  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

Sale

11,421,454

2.8023  GBP

0.4095  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Purchase

2,358,377

0.0000  null

0.0000  null

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

Sale

2,320,304

0.0000  null

0.0000  null

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

496

1.7869  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

1.7829  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Short

948

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Long

7,076

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,705

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

51,670

1.7891  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,382

1.7887  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

264

1.7853  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

130,482

1.7780  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

267,554

0.4270  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,780

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Long

685,210

0.4115  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Short

10,340

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,197

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,600

1.7807  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

192,482

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40,907

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,083

0.4134  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

178

1.7950  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

188

1.7950  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

37,069

1.7779  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Closing Short

2,035

0.4117  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Opening Short

21,591

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

14,768

0.4131  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,448

1.7940  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,367

0.4259  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Opening Short

10,685

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

2,270

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

45,463

1.7819  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,549

1.7819  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45,886

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Short

215,909

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,633

1.7784  USD

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,597

1.7823  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19

1.7823  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

59,771

1.7846  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,691

1.7838  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

71,724

1.7846  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

334

1.7869  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,848

1.7846  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,038

1.7838  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

714

1.7869  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,215

1.7791  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

361

1.7838  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Long

147,271

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Long

400,358

0.0000  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Long

1,052,371

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

83,706

1.7784  USD

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,383

1.7808  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,860

1.7800  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

144,830

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

93,724

1.7794  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,252

0.4115  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,197

1.7779  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

28,370

1.7779  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,400

1.7894  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,559

0.4114  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,544

1.7780  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

188

1.7778  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

34,643

1.7778  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

55,690

1.7841  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

CFD

Closing Short

11,609

0.4175  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,097

1.7800  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,200

1.7798  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,948

1.7782  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,407

1.7808  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,397

1.7800  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,741

1.7798  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,096

1.7808  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

561

1.7798  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

31,299

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

85,087

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

223,658

0.0000  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,959

1.7914  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

77

0.4100  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,288

1.7917  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Short

11,592

0.4115  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Long

13,313

0.4115  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,265

1.7900  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74,449

0.4115  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

267

1.7780  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,517

1.7800  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,174

0.4115  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,568

1.7903  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Long

13,313

0.4115  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Short

9,808

0.4115  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

39,635

1.7843  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,142

1.7843  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,798

0.4135  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,954

1.7842  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,775

0.4270  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

468

1.7845  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

532

0.4115  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,945

1.7780  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,709

0.4118  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

131,416

1.7780  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,778

0.4270  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,587

1.7781  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,511

1.7864  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,033

0.4102  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60

1.7830  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,865

1.7836  GBP

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,458

0.4127  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

97

1.7780  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,974

1.7839  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

247

1.7780  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,319

1.7858  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

416

1.7935  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,513

1.7861  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,269

1.7920  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,589

1.7878  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

819

1.7910  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

104,488

1.7836  GBP

LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,847

1.7836  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:

11 Sep 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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