Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

13 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:				12 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:			12,437,545	1.24%	7,550,656	0.76%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,249,898	0.73%	8,031,251	0.80%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			19,687,443	1.97%	15,581,907	1.56%
(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		189,417		3.6993  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		112,703		3.6546  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		93,021		3.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		80,928		3.6772  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		63,818		3.6642  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,066		3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40,126		3.7086  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,491		3.6542  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,332		3.6916  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,065		3.6715  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,750		3.6749  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,506		3.6640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,520		3.6634  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,240		3.6844  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,395		3.6712  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,491		3.6758  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,339		3.6702  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,508		3.6759  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,360		3.6577  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,690		3.6628  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,627		3.7081  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,031		3.6776  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,728		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,061		3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,594		3.6480  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,002		3.6760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		3.6690  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		919		3.6720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		900		3.6980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		878		3.6604  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		756		3.6920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		745		3.6820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		745		3.6860  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		684		3.6870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		588		3.6590  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		562		3.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		555		3.6602  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		434		3.6850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		392		3.6960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		341		3.6840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		332		3.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		200		3.6679  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		134		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		125		3.6580  GBP
ADR		Purchase		100		4.8800  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		52		3.6867  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50		3.6680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29		3.6460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25		3.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20		3.6940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		3.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		3.6830  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		3.6890  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		387,778		3.7099  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		208,584		3.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		117,055		3.6608  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80,928		3.6772  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75,344		3.6445  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,103		3.6708  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,940		3.7017  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40,464		3.6654  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,715		3.6764  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,015		3.6747  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,039		3.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,278		3.6860  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,128		3.6689  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,283		3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,307		3.6882  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,484		3.6749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,858		3.6734  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,345		3.6690  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,934		3.6704  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,247		3.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,679		3.6737  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,281		3.7097  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,150		3.6770  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,264		3.6628  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		900		3.6980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		588		3.6590  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		562		3.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		540		3.7019  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		322		3.6578  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		208		3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		200		3.6682  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		183		3.6840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		181		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		134		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125		3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125		3.6720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		108		3.6480  GBP
ADR		Sale		100		4.8800  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		52		3.6871  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		3.6680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29		3.6460  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25		3.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21		3.6760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		3.6943  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		3.6640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		3.6940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		3.6635  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		3.6820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		3.6920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		3.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		3.6890  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		3.6960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		3.6830  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		12,218	3.6745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		992	3.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,956	3.6570  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,011	3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		117,055	3.6608  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,065	3.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,647	3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,172	3.6691  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		191	3.6717  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,792	3.6725  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,679	3.6737  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		509	3.6758  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,089	3.6759  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,715	3.6764  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		156	3.6780  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		447	3.6836  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,307	3.6882  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		540	3.7019  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40,472	3.7083  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,101	3.7095  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,281	3.7097  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		92,105	3.7098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		128,776	3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		992	3.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		108	3.6480  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,956	3.6570  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,011	3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,873	3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		878	3.6604  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,680	3.6631  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,511	3.6632  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,729	3.6648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,065	3.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,738	3.6654  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,647	3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,400	3.6667  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,517	3.6678  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,407	3.6706  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,434	3.6738  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,481	3.6744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,801	3.6745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		84	3.6759  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		80,928	3.6772  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	3.6780  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,627	3.7081  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,126	3.7085  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,611	3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,274	3.7101  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		143,682	3.7102  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		92,815	3.7097  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		361	3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,277	3.6282  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,235	3.6458  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		158	3.6841  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:				13 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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