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REG - Barclays PLC LondonMetric Schroder Real Estate - Form8.5EPT/NonRIACONSORTIUMCOMPRISINGLONDONMETRICP

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RNS Number : 8731G  Barclays PLC  03 June 2026

 FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
 (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
 Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 1.                                                          KEY INFORMATION
 (a)                                                         Name of exempt principal trader:                                                     BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
 (b)                                                         Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                          A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC AND SCHRODER REAL ESTATE

                                                                                    INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED

 relevant securities this form relates:
 (c)                                                         Name of the party to the offer with which exempt                                      A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC AND SCHRODER REAL ESTATE

                                                                                    INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED

 principal trader is connected
 (d)                                                         Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                               02 Jun 2026
 (e)                                                         In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal                    YES:

 trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 PICTON PROPERTY INCOME LIMITED
 2.                                                          POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (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:                                                                                                                      LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary
                                                                                                                                                  Interests                                   Short Positions
                                                             Number                     (%)                            Number                     (%)
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                                                                                 9,516,646             0.41%                 6,809,726             0.29%
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                                                    7,856,837             0.34%                 6,415,839             0.27%
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to                                                                              0                     0.00%                 0                     0.00%
 purchase/sell:
                                                                                                                                                  17,373,483            0.74%                 13,225,565            0.56%

 TOTAL:

 

 Class of relevant security:                                                                                                                      Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV
                                                                                                                                                  Interests                                   Short Positions
                                                             Number                     (%)                            Number                     (%)
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                                                                                 1,527,982             0.31%                 568,650               0.12%
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                                                    81,551                0.02%                 1,085,993             0.22%
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to                                                                              0                     0.00%                 0                     0.00%
 purchase/sell:
                                                                                                                                                  1,609,533             0.33%                 1,654,643             0.34%

 TOTAL:

 

 (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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (a)                                                         Purchase and sales
 Class of relevant                                           Purchase/sale              Total number of                Highest price per unit     Lowest price per unit

 security
 securities
 paid/received
 paid/received
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      Purchase                   1177436                        1.8996  GBP                1.8670  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      Sale                       1179004                        1.9028  GBP                1.8670  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  Purchase                   18540                          0.4789  GBP                0.4740  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  Sale                       35352                          0.4809  GBP                0.4740  GBP

 (b)                                                         Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                                    Product  description       Nature of dealing              Number of                  Price per

 relevant
 reference
 unit

 security
 securities
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                20                         1.9028  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Opening Long                   214                        1.8856  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                3,221                      1.8783  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Short               41,295                     1.8926  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Short               30,187                     1.8901  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                1,274                      1.8763  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                1,092                      1.8734  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                24,897                     1.8670  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                126,048                    1.8850  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Short               72,367                     1.8669  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Closing Short                  22,234                     1.8668  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Opening Long                   66,908                     1.8668  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                193                        1.8779  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               1,472                      1.8248  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Long                   11,497                     1.8788  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Short                  3,242                      1.8788  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                66,327                     1.8670  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                3                          1.8733  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               94,939                     1.8953  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                245                        1.8830  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               7,785                      1.8672  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Closing Short                  89                         1.8790  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                933                        1.8783  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               3,362                      1.8672  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               4,573                      1.8672  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                16                         1.9028  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Closing Long                   273                        1.8689  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Opening Short                  6,231                      1.8688  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                35                         1.9028  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                2,303                      1.8783  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Opening Long                   52,001                     1.8789  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               4,100                      1.8700  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               400                        1.8965  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                1,092                      1.8767  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                8,399                      1.8670  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                4,022                      1.8948  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               56,016                     1.8858  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                22,000                     1.8945  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                36,225                     1.8824  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               21,093                     1.8218  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Short                  3,242                      1.8941  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Long                   9,071                      1.8941  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                476,685                    1.8676  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               385                        1.8829  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               66,003                     1.8672  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               11,985                     1.8807  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               38,771                     1.8672  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               300                        1.8736  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                8,158                      1.8968  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Short               70,216                     1.8764  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                234                        1.8915  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                166,287                    1.8670  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               67,789                     1.8942  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                2,419                      1.8958  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                23,446                     1.8771  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               28,511                     1.8672  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                734                        1.8990  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                31,424                     1.8844  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                10,136                     1.8955  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               74,413                     1.8931  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                2,826                      1.9031  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Short               35,958                     1.8683  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                51,744                     1.8707  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                62,955                     1.8828  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               36,985                     1.9181  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                2,826                      1.8908  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                183                        1.8904  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               36,985                     1.9181  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                50,633                     1.8721  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                10,321                     1.8914  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               74,413                     1.8931  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                4,794                      1.8501  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                3,636                      1.8990  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               67,789                     1.8942  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                4,529                      1.8468  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                2,209                      1.8886  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               21,093                     1.8218  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                2,417                      1.8421  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                23,940                     1.8837  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               1,472                      1.8248  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                1,880                      1.8248  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                47,843                     1.8670  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                19,510                     1.8235  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                684                        1.8830  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                588                        1.8571  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               3,104                      1.8813  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                4,459                      1.8973  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                4,614                      1.8488  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               2,165                      1.8960  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Decreasing Long                119,546                    1.8834  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Long                   73,571                     1.8418  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Short                  21,783                     1.8418  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               23,382                     1.8867  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      SWAP                       Increasing Long                27,060                     1.8881  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               2,692                      1.8771  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Short                  14,879                     1.8859  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Long                   16,443                     1.8859  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               2,692                      1.8938  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               23,270                     1.8976  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               1,318                      1.9158  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               1,318                      1.9158  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               23,270                     1.8976  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Short               2,692                      1.8938  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Short               2,692                      1.8771  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Short                  21,783                     1.8418  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Long                   73,571                     1.8418  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                4,614                      1.8488  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                588                        1.8571  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                19,510                     1.8235  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                1,880                      1.8248  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                2,417                      1.8421  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                4,529                      1.8468  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                4,794                      1.8501  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                50,633                     1.8721  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                2,826                      1.8908  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                2,826                      1.9031  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                2,419                      1.8958  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Long                   9,071                      1.8941  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Short                  3,242                      1.8941  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Closing Short                  3,242                      1.8788  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Opening Long                   11,497                     1.8788  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Decreasing Long                861                        1.8991  GBP
 LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary                      CFD                        Increasing Long                861                        1.8668  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               20                         0.4745  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               5,893                      0.4739  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               5,564                      0.4751  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Short               9,144                      0.4815  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Long                5,603                      0.4779  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               2,531                      0.4740  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               2,431                      0.4740  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               3,186                      0.4740  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Short               10,306                     0.4779  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Long                1,716                      0.4757  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  SWAP                       Decreasing Short               969                        0.4780  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Short               15,916                     0.4699  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Short               4,392                      0.4690  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Short               2,417                      0.4829  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Short               2,417                      0.4829  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Short               4,392                      0.4690  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Short               15,916                     0.4699  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Short               10,306                     0.4779  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Short               9,144                      0.4815  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Long                97                         0.4775  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Increasing Long                7,775                      0.4809  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Long                2,801                      0.4739  GBP
 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV  CFD                        Decreasing Long                5,119                      0.4740  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)                                                        Exercising
 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 exempt principal trader 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 Jun 2026
 Contact name:                                                                                                                                    Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                                                                                020 3134 7213

 

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