Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

06 February 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:				05 Feb 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:			8,163,100	0.82%	6,665,013	0.67%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				6,499,125	0.65%	3,135,648	0.31%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			14,662,225	1.47%	9,800,661	0.98%
(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		184,333		4.1760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		170,492		4.1740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		158,628		4.1720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		91,056		4.1777  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		64,296		4.1954  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60,000		4.1515  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,945		4.1664  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45,665		4.1722  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,991		4.1870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,618		4.1980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,320		4.1542  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,126		4.1860  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,806		4.1833  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,352		4.1758  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,185		4.1757  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,174		4.1743  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,840		4.1901  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,157		4.1845  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,145		4.1333  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,678		4.1940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,439		4.1832  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,126		4.1910  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,820		4.1603  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,800		4.2140  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,579		4.1799  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,238		4.1810  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,092		4.1756  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,980		4.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,496		4.1960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,383		4.1840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,234		4.1667  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,060		4.1406  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		903		4.1440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		413		4.1330  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		396		4.1891  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		241		4.1797  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		240		4.1340  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		220		4.1880  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		167		4.1903  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		111		4.2575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,337,353		4.2580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		292,666		4.1720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		264,120		4.1760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		210,280		4.1700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		65,968		4.1898  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,240		4.1243  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,205		4.1811  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,061		4.1880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,059		4.1507  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,429		4.1309  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,093		4.1522  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,630		4.1766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,127		4.1785  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,651		4.1886  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,989		4.1541  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,577		4.1751  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,696		4.1767  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,693		4.1506  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,907		4.1588  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,700		4.1908  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,897		4.1627  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,418		4.1881  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,700		4.1311  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,427		4.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,372		4.1540  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,258		4.1281  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,238		4.1810  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,426		4.1341  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,295		4.1840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,224		4.1487  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,029		4.1615  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		682		4.1280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		619		4.1460  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		572		4.1360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		526		4.1377  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		488		4.1420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		240		4.1340  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		Increasing Long		28,240	4.1243  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		767	4.1444  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,090	4.1528  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		153,675	4.1673  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,860	4.1713  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		292,666	4.1720  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,577	4.1751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		85,289	4.1760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,127	4.1785  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,205	4.1811  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		919	4.1840  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		436	4.1845  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,126	4.1880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,418	4.1881  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,651	4.1886  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		65,968	4.1898  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		400	4.1899  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,700	4.1908  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,507	4.1953  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,511	4.2580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		746	4.1268  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,707	4.1298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,700	4.1305  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		413	4.1330  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		170	4.1341  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		876	4.1423  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		254	4.1539  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,820	4.1603  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		669	4.1660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		57,945	4.1664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,234	4.1667  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,001	4.1709  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		170,492	4.1740  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		36,532	4.1742  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,092	4.1756  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		75,965	4.1760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		119,422	4.1762  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18,460	4.1780  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		414	4.1783  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		67,913	4.1786  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,427	4.1792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		241	4.1797  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,579	4.1799  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		926	4.1842  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,157	4.1845  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		32,991	4.1870  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		160	4.1881  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		396	4.1891  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		167	4.1903  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,792	4.1917  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		60,596	4.1994  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,429	4.1309  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,434	4.1445  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		230	4.1756  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		18,320	4.1542  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		6,180	4.1752  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:				06 Feb 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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