REG - Barclays PLC British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
05/02/2026 11:15
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RNS Number : 9048R Barclays PLC 05 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: 04 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: 9,616,125 0.96% 6,700,148 0.67%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,534,990 0.65% 3,218,981 0.32%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 16,151,115 1.62% 9,919,129 0.99%
(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 335,053 4.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 217,411 4.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 171,517 4.2479 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 140,420 4.2440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73,676 4.2360 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44,407 4.2412 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42,695 4.2592 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,951 4.2629 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,093 4.2638 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,093 4.2604 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,729 4.2510 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,128 4.2697 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,597 4.2785 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,506 4.2730 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,322 4.2714 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,012 4.2572 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,688 4.2130 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,090 4.3030 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,900 4.2167 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,839 4.2654 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,626 4.2940 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,427 4.2786 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,413 4.2443 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,000 4.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,220 4.2607 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,114 4.2460 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,089 4.2253 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 928 4.2140 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 917 4.3006 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 685 4.2760 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 677 4.2480 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 676 4.2864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 568 4.2833 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 531 4.2620 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 502 4.2380 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 377 4.2997 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 339 4.2980 GBP
ADR Purchase 314 5.7900 USD
25p ordinary Purchase 190 4.2640 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 184 4.2490 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 119 4.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 65 4.2680 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33 4.2560 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 4.2820 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26 4.2728 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20 4.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 363,179 4.2554 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 315,716 4.2991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 243,082 4.2046 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 172,026 4.2440 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 95,944 4.3005 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,909 4.2949 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 53,129 4.2491 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,717 4.2932 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,973 4.2868 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,764 4.2460 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,255 4.2818 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,223 4.2631 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,109 4.2476 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,045 4.3014 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,000 4.2694 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,633 4.3007 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,001 4.2495 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,108 4.2655 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,970 4.2459 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,654 4.2484 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,324 4.2471 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,038 4.2707 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,756 4.2157 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,577 4.2480 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,929 4.2605 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,473 4.2580 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,225 4.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,626 4.2940 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,835 4.2620 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,524 4.2407 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 947 4.2860 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 947 4.2560 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 905 4.2633 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 707 4.2780 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 536 4.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 460 4.2720 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 445 4.2481 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 410 4.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 337 4.2960 GBP
ADR Sale 314 5.7900 USD
25p ordinary Sale 190 4.2640 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 184 4.2490 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 175 4.2722 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 171 4.2360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 119 4.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 65 4.2680 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25 4.2120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20 4.2700 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 224,358 4.2440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,929 4.2605 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,615 4.2627 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,000 4.2694 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,251 4.2720 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 175 4.2722 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 36,973 4.2868 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 38,717 4.2932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 36,258 4.2964 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 315,716 4.2991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 95,944 4.3005 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 33,511 4.3055 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,116 4.2000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 73,505 4.2360 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 208,605 4.2442 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,413 4.2443 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 62,275 4.2444 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,729 4.2510 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,738 4.2523 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 35,237 4.2590 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,458 4.2598 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,220 4.2607 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 22,559 4.2644 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 78 4.2646 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,249 4.2653 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,839 4.2654 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,367 4.2699 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26 4.2726 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,506 4.2730 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 598 4.2740 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,427 4.2786 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 430 4.2794 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,435 4.2891 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 24,912 4.2316 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3 4.2433 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,135 4.2437 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 42,954 4.2440 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 324 4.2580 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 6,108 4.2655 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,038 4.2707 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 14,255 4.2818 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,158 4.2382 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 44,407 4.2412 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 300 4.2583 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 23,951 4.2629 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: 05 Feb 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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