Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

03 March 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:				02 Mar 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:			11,134,930	1.11%	4,896,118	0.49%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,756,090	0.48%	6,203,966	0.62%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			15,891,020	1.59%	11,100,084	1.11%
(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		236,050		4.0120  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		220,499		3.9885  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		181,809		3.9979  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		175,000		3.9886  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		141,508		4.0114  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		122,894		3.9855  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		114,909		3.9940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		111,862		3.9858  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		93,245		4.0112  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		73,566		3.9859  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		68,931		3.9990  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55,798		3.9975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,361		4.0098  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,514		3.9776  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,588		3.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,317		3.9827  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,301		3.9697  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,813		3.9910  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,424		3.9914  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,732		4.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,438		4.0020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,374		3.9978  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,233		4.0012  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,110		3.9738  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,167		3.9666  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,905		3.9796  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,296		3.9955  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,897		3.9835  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,546		3.9675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,429		3.9960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,689		3.9726  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,578		3.9862  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,648		3.9758  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,603		3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,540		3.9980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,381		3.9770  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,357		3.9880  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,095		3.9800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,999		3.9802  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,583		3.9925  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,343		4.0026  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,243		3.9820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,072		3.9958  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,820		4.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,711		3.9836  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,502		3.9920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,440		4.0080  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,407		3.9620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,295		3.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,192		4.0140  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,127		4.0060  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,051		3.9600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		914		4.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		794		3.9560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		743		4.0160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		720		4.0040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		716		3.9950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		688		3.9680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		681		3.9970  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		541		3.9640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		514		3.9720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		453		3.9670  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		453		3.9550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		452		3.9590  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		451		3.9660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		432		4.0103  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		376		3.9740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		373		3.9930  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		345		3.9870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		342		4.0110  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		294		3.9760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		237		3.9677  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		201		3.9860  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		197		4.0220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		194		3.9780  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		170		3.9605  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		169		3.9840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		70		4.0011  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47		3.9737  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38		4.0155  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		3.9630  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		376,879		4.0099  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		227,121		4.0088  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		141,740		4.0120  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		91,666		3.9829  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,957		4.0005  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,823		3.9644  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,097		3.9940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,002		3.9967  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,455		4.0140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,119		4.0057  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,650		3.9935  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,194		3.9961  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,409		3.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,953		4.0080  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,059		4.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,034		3.9650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,681		3.9861  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,183		4.0037  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,143		4.0049  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,727		3.9960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,191		4.0011  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,625		3.9897  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,603		3.9926  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,429		4.0022  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,206		3.9664  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,377		3.9724  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,879		3.9740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,855		4.0121  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,802		3.9848  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,797		3.9599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,572		3.9929  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,568		3.9615  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,540		3.9980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,357		3.9880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,287		3.9590  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,258		3.9979  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,116		3.9896  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,095		3.9800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,734		3.9924  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,699		3.9660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,627		3.9915  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,613		3.9947  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,243		3.9820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,919		3.9732  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,854		3.9785  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,820		4.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,579		4.0050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,498		3.9928  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,451		3.9920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,407		3.9620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,366		3.9580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,295		3.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,261		3.9910  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,145		3.9870  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,127		4.0060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,126		3.9837  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,037		4.0020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		914		4.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		888		4.0160  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		886		3.9930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		794		3.9560  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		790		3.9860  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		768		4.0040  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		716		3.9950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		688		3.9680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		681		3.9970  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		635		3.9990  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		626		4.0119  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		541		3.9640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		514		3.9720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		453		3.9670  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		453		3.9550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		378		3.9600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		342		4.0110  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		294		3.9760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		237		3.9681  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		197		4.0220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		194		3.9780  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170		3.9609  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		169		3.9840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		104		3.9715  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		103		3.9971  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51		3.9923  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47		3.9741  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12		3.9630  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		Decreasing Short		7,000	3.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		84	3.9743  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		813	3.9790  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,116	3.9896  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,603	3.9926  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,498	3.9928  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,613	3.9946  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103	3.9971  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		451	4.0047  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		168	4.0080  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		511	4.0111  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		578	4.0111  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		95,054	4.0112  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		626	4.0119  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,536	4.0120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42,889	3.9636  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,635	3.9697  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		96	3.9723  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,474	3.9767  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,168	3.9774  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,863	3.9801  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,567	3.9808  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,331	3.9812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		73,566	3.9859  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,742	3.9863  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		220,499	3.9885  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		175,000	3.9886  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,451	3.9907  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,583	3.9925  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,625	3.9940  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,374	3.9978  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		68,296	3.9990  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		68,973	3.9996  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,233	4.0012  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,343	4.0026  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,079	4.0030  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,466	4.0092  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		111,115	4.0120  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		21,579	3.9631  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		19,356	3.9706  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,890	3.9712  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,119	3.9754  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		28,002	3.9967  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		22,637	4.0116  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		466	4.0119  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		104	4.0120  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		21,706	4.0139  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		26,301	3.9697  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		9,549	3.9746  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		156,069	4.0019  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		466	4.0119  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,164	4.0120  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:				03 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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