Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

10 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:				09 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:			11,925,531	1.19%	7,598,195	0.76%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,331,915	0.73%	7,231,452	0.72%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			19,257,446	1.93%	14,829,647	1.48%
(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		437,900		3.6441  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		263,011		3.6174  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		243,675		3.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		116,896		3.6465  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		111,475		3.6378  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		107,692		3.6097  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		85,254		3.6178  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		78,741		3.6046  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,069		3.6320  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,205		3.6107  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,235		3.6216  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,884		3.6190  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,133		3.6130  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,646		3.6158  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,418		3.6471  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,424		3.5965  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,652		3.6073  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,383		3.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,941		3.5930  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,782		3.6255  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,420		3.6542  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,381		3.6233  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,931		3.6003  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,832		3.6050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,161		3.5923  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,800		3.6025  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,071		3.6148  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,935		3.6037  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,834		3.5960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,569		3.5927  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,506		3.6135  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,351		3.6057  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,202		3.5993  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,200		3.5980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,057		3.6448  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,569		3.6140  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,303		3.6426  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,221		3.5900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,923		3.5925  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,350		4.7530  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,213		3.5917  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,197		3.5880  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,936		3.6340  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,928		3.5825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,913		3.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,864		3.6153  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,806		3.5942  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,678		3.5860  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,678		3.6357  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,457		3.6260  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,391		3.6384  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,313		3.5915  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,281		3.6060  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,190		3.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,115		3.6040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,080		3.5920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,077		3.5840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,033		3.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		999		3.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		951		3.6420  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		951		3.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		896		3.6240  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		866		3.6460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		802		3.5820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		791		3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		687		3.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		609		3.5940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		549		3.6180  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		545		3.6080  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		525		3.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		520		3.6440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		470		3.6020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		431		3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		369		3.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		357		3.6480  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		356		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		351		3.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		345		3.6220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		343		3.6160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		237		3.5910  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		189		3.6490  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		186		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		181		3.6120  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		180		3.6010  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		179		3.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		175		3.5740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		168		3.6680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		165		3.5810  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		134		3.6601  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		132		3.6297  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		87		3.6390  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38		3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18		3.5858  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		301,033		3.6533  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		194,000		3.5989  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		138,160		3.6810  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131,215		3.6010  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		109,543		3.6039  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100,232		3.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57,264		3.6538  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39,530		3.6440  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,200		3.6237  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,861		3.6446  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,716		3.6525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,300		3.6209  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,000		3.6217  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,876		3.6489  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,948		3.6153  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,900		3.6041  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,164		3.5880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,621		3.6704  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,277		3.6519  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,371		3.5928  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,031		3.6437  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,624		3.6307  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,822		3.5976  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,887		3.6490  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,590		3.6526  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,569		3.6140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,328		3.6134  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,243		3.6066  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,196		3.6156  GBP
ADR		Sale		2,350		4.7530  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		1,996		3.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,942		3.6433  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,659		3.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,637		3.5940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,618		3.5980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		3.5900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,459		3.6257  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,457		3.6260  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,444		3.6444  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,384		3.5960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,281		3.6060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,235		3.6040  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,132		3.6680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,082		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,080		3.5920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,077		3.5840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,068		3.6259  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,033		3.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		999		3.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		951		3.6420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		951		3.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		896		3.6240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		866		3.6460  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		832		3.6720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		804		3.6508  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		802		3.5820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		791		3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		779		3.6340  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		773		3.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		716		3.6470  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		687		3.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		601		3.6320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		549		3.6180  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		545		3.6080  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		525		3.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		470		3.6020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		434		3.6610  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		431		3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		430		3.5860  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		383		3.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		369		3.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		357		3.6480  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		351		3.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		345		3.6220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		343		3.6160  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		281		3.6270  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		237		3.5910  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		186		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		181		3.6120  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		175		3.5740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		165		3.5930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		165		3.5810  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		87		3.6390  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		79		3.6248  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38		3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23		3.6283  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12		3.5969  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		37,431	3.6065  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		101,000	3.5799  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,077	3.5835  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		360	3.5840  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		842	3.5880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		610	3.5886  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		109,543	3.6039  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,243	3.6065  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		309	3.6070  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,686	3.6122  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,328	3.6134  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,948	3.6153  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,380	3.6180  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		93,000	3.6194  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,601	3.6208  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		9,699	3.6210  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		79	3.6247  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		281	3.6265  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,028	3.6287  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		397	3.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		541	3.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		29,744	3.6527  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		56,923	3.6538  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		188,923	3.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,185	3.6545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		138,160	3.6810  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18	3.5858  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		842	3.5880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,664	3.5937  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		600	3.6043  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		41,293	3.6045  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		560	3.6048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		61,412	3.6059  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		459	3.6069  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		309	3.6070  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		107,692	3.6097  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		92,660	3.6099  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,646	3.6157  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		263,011	3.6174  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,884	3.6190  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,169	3.6272  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		132	3.6297  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		397	3.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44,175	3.6335  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,921	3.6336  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,026	3.6366  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		156,000	3.6373  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		541	3.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,303	3.6426  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		240,000	3.6441  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,057	3.6448  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,832	3.6468  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,873	3.6478  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,180	3.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78	3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		79,231	3.6537  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		313	3.6539  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,350	3.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		58,556	3.6467  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		26,462	3.6569  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:				10 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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