REG - Barclays PLC British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
20/02/2026 12:30
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RNS Number : 8763T Barclays PLC 20 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: 19 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: 8,429,237 0.84% 6,301,999 0.63%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,105,372 0.61% 3,763,317 0.38%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 14,534,609 1.45% 10,065,316 1.01%
(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 140,272 4.1299 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 106,411 4.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 92,922 4.1340 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73,310 4.1304 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 68,500 4.1341 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,382 4.1153 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,896 4.1258 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,970 4.1244 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,821 4.1280 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,009 4.1288 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,971 4.1277 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,454 4.1283 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,488 4.1380 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,480 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,406 4.1328 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,313 4.1290 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,988 4.1276 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,852 4.1278 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,692 4.1338 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,197 4.1420 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,179 4.1262 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,165 4.1211 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,148 4.1252 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,878 4.1260 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,862 4.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,557 4.1180 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,493 4.1275 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,457 4.1321 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,307 4.1360 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,297 4.1460 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,226 4.1265 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 955 4.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 926 4.1320 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 899 4.1270 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 705 4.1364 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 479 4.1355 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 398 4.1140 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 398 4.1310 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 379 4.1480 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 351 4.1220 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 246 4.1231 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 78 4.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28 4.1120 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 4.1405 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9 4.1375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6 4.1330 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 4.1240 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 220,569 4.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 158,566 4.1298 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 138,852 4.1302 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 64,011 4.1308 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,331 4.1342 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,881 4.1329 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,793 4.1327 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,176 4.1306 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,395 4.1268 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,680 4.1280 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,116 4.1321 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,518 4.1275 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,121 4.1319 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,858 4.1253 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,544 4.1345 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,483 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,466 4.1340 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,305 4.1385 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,053 4.1378 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,665 4.1380 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,003 4.1360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,625 4.1271 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,507 4.1318 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,197 4.1420 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,886 4.1299 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,878 4.1260 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,862 4.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,550 4.1330 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,297 4.1460 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,072 4.1279 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 899 4.1270 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 379 4.1480 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 351 4.1220 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 349 4.1315 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 335 4.1180 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 189 4.1320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78 4.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 66 4.1343 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28 4.1120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 4.1409 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 4.1344 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 4.1244 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 36,256 4.1314 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,395 4.1268 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,072 4.1279 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,418 4.1280 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,886 4.1299 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 48,982 4.1300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 35,938 4.1301 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 22,324 4.1305 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 52,297 4.1307 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 62,754 4.1308 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 30,419 4.1312 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,508 4.1317 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,383 4.1321 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,458 4.1322 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 51,881 4.1329 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 57,331 4.1342 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,819 4.1353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,811 4.1357 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,331 4.1360 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 82 4.1380 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 24,300 4.1229 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,970 4.1244 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,838 4.1254 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 190 4.1260 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 31,512 4.1275 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,594 4.1295 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 94 4.1303 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21,299 4.1316 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,692 4.1338 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 89,405 4.1340 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,011 4.1363 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,241 4.1375 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 44,200 4.1402 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 90 4.1403 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 730 4.1440 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,858 4.1253 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 7,000 4.1288 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 70,603 4.1299 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 18,845 4.1300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 24,382 4.1153 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 321 4.1300 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: 20 Feb 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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