REG - Barclays PLC British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
03/02/2026 15:15
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RNS Number : 5712R Barclays PLC 03 February 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 Feb 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: 9,591,170 0.96% 6,048,421 0.60%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,894,447 0.58% 3,194,385 0.32%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 15,485,617 1.54% 9,242,806 0.92%
(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 460,629 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 181,097 4.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 179,908 4.1680 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 147,220 4.1464 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 74,016 4.1563 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57,208 4.1635 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41,295 4.1432 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 40,186 4.1668 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36,431 4.1651 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,459 4.1577 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,968 4.1659 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,842 4.1621 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,594 4.1810 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,490 4.1642 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,471 4.1601 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,588 4.1660 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,457 4.1716 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,253 4.1497 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,115 4.1675 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,842 4.1723 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,376 4.1727 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,300 4.1541 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,463 4.1615 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,665 4.1618 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,921 4.1620 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,116 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,837 4.1560 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,375 4.1760 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,858 4.1724 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,773 4.1580 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,709 4.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,416 4.1540 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,190 4.1520 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,119 4.1640 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,077 4.1752 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,828 4.1480 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,536 4.1720 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 779 4.1610 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 769 4.1840 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 738 4.1820 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 628 4.1460 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 472 4.1780 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 472 4.1634 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 449 4.1740 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 381 4.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 361 4.1860 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 179 4.1880 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 166 4.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50 4.1607 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 4.1710 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 348,950 4.1448 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 203,506 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 174,067 4.1571 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 73,610 4.1464 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 59,544 4.1633 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,149 4.1646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,601 4.1682 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,446 4.1654 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,819 4.1621 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,849 4.1671 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,000 4.1781 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,468 4.1715 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,435 4.1446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,023 4.1620 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,400 4.1544 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,568 4.1642 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,701 4.1813 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,150 4.1456 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,365 4.1665 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,640 4.1784 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,327 4.1662 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,364 4.1660 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,985 4.1622 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,007 4.1616 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,300 4.1521 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,074 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,837 4.1560 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,375 4.1760 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,093 4.1570 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,864 4.1680 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,806 4.1540 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,773 4.1580 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,709 4.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,190 4.1520 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,119 4.1640 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,077 4.1744 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,828 4.1480 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,580 4.1545 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,351 4.1720 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 976 4.1810 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 888 4.1840 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 885 4.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 738 4.1820 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 630 4.1552 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 628 4.1460 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 582 4.1681 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 472 4.1780 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 449 4.1740 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 381 4.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 361 4.1860 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 261 4.1584 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 198 4.1719 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 179 4.1880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 166 4.1900 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 Increasing Long 4,323 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,150 4.1456 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,300 4.1521 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,400 4.1544 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 820 4.1565 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,093 4.1570 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18 4.1577 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,244 4.1578 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 48,362 4.1616 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,879 4.1621 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 36,826 4.1633 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18,381 4.1641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,679 4.1653 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 28,849 4.1671 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 47,601 4.1682 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,503 4.1712 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23,468 4.1715 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 25,000 4.1781 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 54,189 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 15,253 4.1447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 28,044 4.1448 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,321 4.1450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,041 4.1451 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 41,914 4.1495 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,253 4.1497 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,300 4.1541 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 31,459 4.1577 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,984 4.1580 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 24,759 4.1601 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,151 4.1634 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 20,639 4.1639 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,354 4.1642 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,948 4.1660 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 928 4.1662 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 413 4.1664 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,115 4.1675 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 177,044 4.1680 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,850 4.1716 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,656 4.1726 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 77,633 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 8,365 4.1665 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 332 4.1792 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 77 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 35,340 4.1441 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 10,152 4.1443 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 74,016 4.1563 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 Feb 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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