Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

29 January 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:				28 Jan 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:			9,157,914	0.92%	6,149,325	0.62%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,839,624	0.58%	2,758,165	0.28%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			14,997,538	1.50%	8,907,490	0.89%
(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		1,454,578		4.1308  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		812,637		4.1560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		444,249		4.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		340,108		4.0983  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		273,517		4.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		244,584		4.1008  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		193,546		4.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		187,286		4.1570  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		141,258		4.0839  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		113,957		4.0977  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		100,796		4.1002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		96,800		4.0918  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		94,444		4.1104  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		94,420		4.1052  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,371		4.0937  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74,911		4.0939  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		42,210		4.1122  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,759		4.0815  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,381		4.1112  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,798		4.1055  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,412		4.1193  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,456		4.0996  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,187		4.0905  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,212		4.0948  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,925		4.1286  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,296		4.1222  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,163		4.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,353		4.1126  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,231		4.0985  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,349		4.0933  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,316		4.0822  GBP
ADR		Purchase		3,215		5.6718  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,752		4.1149  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,666		4.1360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,500		4.0795  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,309		4.1263  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,226		4.1385  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,216		4.0858  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,186		4.1526  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,067		4.1278  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,873		4.1307  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,515		4.1660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,460		4.0805  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,435		4.0926  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,356		4.1640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,017		4.1020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,003		4.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		870		4.0990  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		732		4.0760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		698		4.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		691		4.0910  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		574		4.1010  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		526		4.0971  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		468		4.0920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		253		4.1040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		237		4.1620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		216		4.1680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		194		4.0992  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		148		4.0940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		119		4.1740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46		4.1720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45		4.0824  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16		4.0831  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		4.1080  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,229,092		4.1164  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		727,289		4.1308  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		526,672		4.1560  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		209,206		4.1285  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		191,765		4.1562  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170,054		4.0983  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157,041		4.1198  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		149,673		4.1027  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		127,797		4.0953  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		91,499		4.1116  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81,846		4.1252  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,855		4.1016  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47,210		4.1052  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,440		4.0997  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,075		4.0760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,802		4.1288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,126		4.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,180		4.1684  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,030		4.1360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,023		4.1702  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,944		4.0853  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,462		4.0901  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,366		4.1660  GBP
ADR		Sale		3,215		5.6718  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		2,909		4.1692  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,905		4.0779  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,745		4.1387  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,612		4.1607  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,449		4.1232  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,338		4.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,085		4.0740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		824		4.1020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		820		4.1340  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		777		4.1717  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		652		4.1620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		593		4.0761  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		349		4.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		216		4.1680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		206		4.1195  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		205		4.1615  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		159		4.1320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		148		4.0940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		119		4.1740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46		4.1720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12		4.1080  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		Opening Long		1,892	4.0778  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		51,040	4.0803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		26,687	4.0934  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,449	4.1233  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		81,846	4.1252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		194	4.1412  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		270	4.1420  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,011	4.1445  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		735	4.1446  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		49,904	4.1548  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,670	4.1560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		205	4.1615  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		181,294	4.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,500	4.0795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		444,249	4.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,671	4.0812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45	4.0825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		141,258	4.0839  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,939	4.0848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		96,800	4.0918  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,926	4.0928  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		372	4.0944  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,665	4.1095  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		383	4.1098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,666	4.1138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		53,904	4.1466  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,141	4.1498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		79,677	4.1542  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,045	4.1556  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		462,606	4.1560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,293	4.1661  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		840	4.1665  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		8,762	4.0930  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		77	4.0959  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,896	4.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		9,440	4.0997  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,120	4.1390  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,095	4.1471  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,865	4.1557  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,509	4.1559  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		53,386	4.1582  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,545	4.0918  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,055	4.0931  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		77	4.0959  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,896	4.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3	4.1033  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		8,296	4.1223  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,509	4.1559  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:				29 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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