Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

09 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:				06 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:			11,662,779	1.17%	7,758,863	0.78%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,444,467	0.74%	6,939,902	0.69%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			19,107,246	1.91%	14,698,765	1.47%
(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		270,764		3.8040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		264,967		3.8304  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		213,815		3.8042  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		135,584		3.8220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		99,785		3.8322  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		94,750		3.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		77,373		3.8623  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,791		3.8056  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,142		3.8195  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,672		3.8069  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,536		3.8250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,330		3.8177  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,550		3.8215  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,525		3.8142  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,597		3.8240  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,477		3.8196  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,001		3.8182  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,301		3.8148  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,604		3.8353  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,601		3.8120  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,283		3.8187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,098		3.8214  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,611		3.8185  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,807		3.8281  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,136		3.7980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,011		3.8223  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,041		3.8020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,728		3.7999  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,154		3.8282  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,107		3.8380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,942		3.9020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,828		3.8038  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,668		3.7983  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,300		3.7992  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,280		3.8203  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,250		5.0580  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,182		3.8157  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,114		3.8360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,939		3.8060  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,920		3.8440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,826		3.8361  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,806		3.8026  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,799		3.8280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,764		3.8070  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,676		3.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,638		3.8049  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,589		3.8221  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,547		3.8660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,396		3.8080  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,342		3.8480  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,328		3.8640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,323		3.8320  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,313		3.7960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,305		3.8340  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,147		3.8034  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,002		3.7940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		908		3.8630  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		792		3.8540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		751		3.8720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		687		3.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		663		3.8390  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		590		3.8920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		570		3.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		550		3.8600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		547		3.7930  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		507		3.7920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		492		3.8010  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		477		3.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		427		3.8940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		419		3.8840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		407		3.8800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		402		3.8121  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		395		3.8820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		384		3.7990  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		380		3.8030  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		375		3.8560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		375		3.8740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		373		3.9040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		354		3.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		352		3.8780  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		346		3.8260  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		295		3.8041  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		261		3.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		251		3.8760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		224		3.9060  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		220		3.8830  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		219		3.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		206		3.8620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		199		3.8500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		194		3.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		181		3.9080  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		180		3.8520  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		178		3.8970  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		178		3.8680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		170		3.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		133		3.9100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58		3.8047  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		3.8076  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19		3.8730  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8		3.8180  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6		3.9030  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		290,749		3.8480  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		279,394		3.8040  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		160,693		3.8233  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		123,061		3.8071  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		115,734		3.8110  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80,808		3.8183  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71,900		3.8168  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,866		3.8128  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,244		3.8227  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,124		3.8294  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,672		3.8288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,193		3.8320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,655		3.8285  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,635		3.8535  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,098		3.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,143		3.8195  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,691		3.8230  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,571		3.8032  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,801		3.8662  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,169		3.8120  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,079		3.8127  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,492		3.8337  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,174		3.8635  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,959		3.8680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,399		3.8080  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,153		3.8101  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,645		3.8018  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,535		3.8404  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,065		3.8186  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,892		3.8145  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,946		3.8267  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,701		3.8187  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,361		3.8020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,310		3.8130  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,107		3.8380  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,008		3.7980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,942		3.9020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,898		3.8094  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,746		3.8547  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,634		3.8552  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,389		3.8322  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,358		3.8089  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,335		3.8747  GBP
ADR		Sale		2,250		5.0580  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		2,074		3.8035  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,040		3.8620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,017		3.8360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,912		3.8113  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,799		3.8280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,750		3.8444  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,547		3.8660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,506		3.8794  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,506		3.8369  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,385		3.8166  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,351		3.8590  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,328		3.8640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,313		3.7960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,305		3.8340  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,186		3.8060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,082		3.8600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,038		3.8557  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,002		3.7940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		908		3.8630  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		903		3.8583  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		847		3.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		792		3.8540  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		713		3.8700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		687		3.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		629		3.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		590		3.8920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		547		3.7930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		510		3.8567  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		507		3.7920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		492		3.8010  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		477		3.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		427		3.8940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		419		3.8840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		407		3.8800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		395		3.8820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		384		3.7990  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		380		3.8030  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		375		3.8560  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		375		3.8740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		373		3.9040  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		354		3.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		352		3.8780  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		338		3.7976  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		310		3.8197  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		295		3.8044  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		251		3.8760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		224		3.9060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		224		3.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		220		3.8830  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		219		3.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		207		3.8070  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		201		3.8720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		201		3.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		199		3.8500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		194		3.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		181		3.9080  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		180		3.8520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		178		3.8970  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		174		3.8240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		173		3.8220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170		3.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		159		3.8201  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		133		3.9100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		97		3.8364  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81		3.8125  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		3.8730  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		3.9030  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 Long		20,732	3.8250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,952	3.8026  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,571	3.8032  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		86,916	3.8040  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,712	3.8043  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		115,734	3.8110  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,974	3.8120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		122	3.8178  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,493	3.8219  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,244	3.8227  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,300	3.8228  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		160,693	3.8233  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21,655	3.8285  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,672	3.8288  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,870	3.8320  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,492	3.8336  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,500	3.8437  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		289,407	3.8480  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		309	3.8792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,197	3.8795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,961	3.8020  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,147	3.8034  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		105,575	3.8040  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		213,815	3.8042  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		58	3.8046  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		38,345	3.8051  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		26,082	3.8059  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		568	3.8060  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		321	3.8121  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,106	3.8126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		19,125	3.8170  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,283	3.8187  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,011	3.8223  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,200	3.8291  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		552	3.8294  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		264,967	3.8304  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52,035	3.8344  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,767	3.8352  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,588	3.8389  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		663	3.8390  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,421	3.8406  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		224	3.8452  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,240	3.8499  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,250	3.8691  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		31,016	3.8037  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		200	3.8040  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,840	3.8153  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		356	3.8377  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,257	3.8002  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		900	3.8042  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,915	3.8679  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:				09 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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