REG - Barclays PLC British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 9704A Barclays PLC 17 April 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: 16 Apr 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: 11,779,453 1.18% 11,996,396 1.20%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
11,817,797 1.18% 9,097,397 0.91%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 23,597,250 2.36% 21,093,793 2.11%
(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 196,187 3.9321 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 95,192 3.9404 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73,697 3.9538 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 68,248 3.9420 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 48,697 3.9782 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,162 3.9743 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,000 3.9980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,266 4.0000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,167 3.9481 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,293 3.9413 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,500 3.9736 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,789 3.9914 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,954 3.9443 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,915 4.0017 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,907 3.9759 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,777 3.9894 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,981 3.9884 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,205 3.9842 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,078 3.9464 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,500 3.9750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,199 3.9358 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,683 3.9658 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 744 3.9490 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 640 3.9340 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 607 3.9372 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 427 4.0095 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 301 3.9379 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 298 3.9367 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 3.9330 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 90 3.9566 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 299,541 3.9830 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 213,446 3.9460 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 109,027 3.9371 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 105,094 3.9420 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 92,765 3.9544 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80,635 3.9992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 61,527 3.9320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,653 3.9364 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,250 3.9422 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,786 3.9784 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,173 3.9870 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,772 3.9883 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,100 3.9754 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,201 3.9813 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,250 3.9437 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,932 3.9366 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,556 3.9915 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,686 3.9930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,500 3.9730 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,347 3.9821 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,224 3.9973 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,943 3.9858 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,421 3.9846 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,285 3.9771 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,140 3.9894 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,907 3.9728 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,250 3.9960 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,186 3.9414 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,115 3.9360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 754 3.9610 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 746 4.0050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 451 3.9391 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 427 4.0100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 427 3.9505 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 400 3.9650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 185 3.9398 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 108 4.0192 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35 3.9655 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24 3.9740 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 788 3.9336 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 185 3.9399 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 211,228 3.9420 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 427 3.9505 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 689 3.9540 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 92,765 3.9544 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,500 3.9726 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,100 3.9754 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 26,786 3.9784 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 299,541 3.9830 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,421 3.9845 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 21,136 3.9867 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 25,571 3.9877 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,224 3.9973 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 108 4.0191 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,073 3.9354 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,199 3.9358 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 409 3.9360 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 298 3.9367 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 301 3.9379 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 95,192 3.9404 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 15,293 3.9413 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,967 3.9420 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,663 3.9435 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,381 3.9465 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,402 3.9470 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 744 3.9490 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,296 3.9570 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,063 3.9634 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,683 3.9658 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 30,162 3.9743 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,100 3.9782 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 60 3.9306 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 240 3.9357 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 36,143 3.9419 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 19,407 3.9797 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,347 3.9821 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 11,628 3.9422 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 47,597 3.9782 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,205 3.9842 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: 17 Apr 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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