Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

16 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:				13 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:			12,484,422	1.25%	7,489,597	0.75%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,193,858	0.72%	8,256,587	0.83%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			19,678,280	1.97%	15,746,184	1.57%
(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		535,418		3.6843  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		260,278		3.6619  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		188,088		3.6614  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		157,547		3.6562  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		141,740		3.6599  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		134,346		3.6677  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127,135		3.6988  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		103,501		3.6925  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		102,350		3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,767		3.6979  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56,293		3.6963  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56,239		3.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40,530		3.7216  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38,528		3.6967  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,106		3.6597  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,872		3.7197  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,077		3.7073  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,020		3.7215  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,870		3.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,126		3.6975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,120		3.6980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,174		3.6565  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,441		3.7222  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,392		3.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,291		3.6896  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,350		3.6961  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,682		3.7143  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,348		3.6947  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,327		3.6974  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,732		3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,336		3.7092  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,749		3.6593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,563		3.7151  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,510		3.7217  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,822		3.7177  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,821		3.7109  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,737		3.6920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,456		3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,431		3.7125  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,792		3.7213  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,961		3.7059  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,517		3.6983  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,612		3.7045  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,407		3.6949  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,282		3.7288  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,130		3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,677		3.7247  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,524		3.6823  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,385		3.6623  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,100		3.6592  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,908		3.6876  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,854		3.6530  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,192		3.6854  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,682		3.6590  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,565		3.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,534		3.7227  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,188		3.6924  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,176		3.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,143		3.7270  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,502		3.6834  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,440		3.7297  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,427		3.7147  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,391		3.7263  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,110		3.6985  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,108		3.6897  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,068		3.7240  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		981		3.6960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		968		3.7070  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		924		3.7360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		916		3.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		889		3.6680  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		884		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		868		3.7380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		834		3.7195  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		777		3.6760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		775		3.7220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		618		3.7340  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		540		3.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		449		3.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		422		3.6720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		381		3.6640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		380		3.6880  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		276		3.7140  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		265		3.6940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		237		3.6691  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		218		3.7260  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		192		3.6520  GBP
ADR		Purchase		134		4.8300  USD
25p ordinary		Purchase		114		3.7280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		97		3.6567  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57		3.6840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		53		3.6820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29		3.7218  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28		3.6770  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19		3.7091  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.7060  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.6480  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		376,176		3.6614  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		233,377		3.7071  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		204,956		3.6592  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		161,856		3.6578  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		129,644		3.6581  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		92,859		3.7009  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86,257		3.7075  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		73,642		3.6915  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69,647		3.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68,552		3.6933  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58,556		3.6889  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,310		3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,951		3.7040  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47,216		3.7063  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,570		3.7014  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,119		3.6679  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40,841		3.6674  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40,530		3.7216  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,923		3.7015  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,374		3.6936  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,089		3.7098  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,880		3.6931  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,425		3.6945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,212		3.7023  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,058		3.6996  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,030		3.7006  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,742		3.7025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,347		3.7018  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,976		3.6639  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,844		3.6916  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,700		3.6624  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,092		3.6948  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,086		3.7016  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,282		3.7189  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,619		3.6616  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,502		3.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,563		3.7151  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,664		3.6680  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,593		3.7235  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,545		3.6640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,482		3.6802  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,922		3.6858  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,853		3.6938  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,045		3.6906  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,668		3.7092  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,369		3.6715  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,225		3.6630  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,422		3.7278  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,544		3.7140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,253		3.6666  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,202		3.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,183		3.7132  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,121		3.6817  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,901		3.6636  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,599		3.6656  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,569		3.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,233		3.7001  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,711		3.6826  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,286		3.6811  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,272		3.7118  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,200		3.6718  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,136		3.7240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,855		3.7027  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,657		3.6590  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,570		3.6621  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,491		3.6629  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,401		3.6954  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,301		3.7220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,183		3.6633  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,097		3.7204  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,030		3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,016		3.6920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		976		3.6584  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		916		3.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		884		3.6660  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		673		3.6980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		571		3.6552  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		493		3.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		422		3.6720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		419		3.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		380		3.6880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		353		3.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		265		3.6940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		249		3.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		221		3.6530  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		192		3.6520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		176		3.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		140		3.7081  GBP
ADR		Sale		134		4.8300  USD
25p ordinary		Sale		114		3.7280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57		3.6840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		53		3.6820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36		3.6760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28		3.6770  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		3.6829  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7		3.7186  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		3.7060  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		14,345	3.6986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		571	3.6552  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		79,816	3.6558  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,897	3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,044	3.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,225	3.6630  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,103	3.6708  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,482	3.6802  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,283	3.6803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17	3.6830  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,922	3.6858  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		176	3.6866  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		286	3.6868  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,853	3.6938  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,425	3.6945  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,765	3.7037  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,183	3.7131  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,126	3.7176  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,097	3.7203  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		72,442	3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		157,547	3.6562  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,174	3.6565  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		97	3.6567  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,315	3.6573  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,469	3.6615  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,868	3.6637  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		342	3.6677  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		237	3.6691  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,899	3.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		51,669	3.6762  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		69	3.6819  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		179	3.6826  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		500	3.6840  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,240	3.6844  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		280	3.6880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,407	3.6949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,961	3.7058  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,738	3.7159  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,391	3.7263  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		313	3.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		6,321	3.6562  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		28,705	3.6563  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		11,712	3.6572  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		134	3.6702  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		21,919	3.7094  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:				16 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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