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                                                                                                                                  %                         %                 £m              %               
 Regional Lifestyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19.4                      21.3              2,954           21.6            
 Local Lifestyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 16.3                      15.4              2,148           16.1            
 Multi-lets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      35.7                      36.7              5,102           37.7            
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     6.9                       4.1               575             4.2             
 Superstores                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     5.3                       4.5               632             3.9             
 Solus/Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2.3                       2.5               345             2.5             
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                50.2                      47.8              6,654           48.3            
 West End                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        26.6                      28.4              3,960           29.8            
 City                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            19.7                      20.7              2,884           18.7            
 Offices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         46.3                      49.1              6,844           48.5            
 Residential3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.6                       1.2               171             1.2             
 Offices & Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           47.9                      50.3              7,015           49.7            
 Canada Water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.9                       1.9               271             2.0             
 Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           100.0                     100.0             13,940          100.0           
 Of which London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 58%                       58%               8,050           58%             
 1 On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 2Pro forma for developments under construction and committed developments at estimated end value (as determined by the Group's external valuers) and post year end transactions including the expected completion of the sale of our 50% interest in The Leadenhall Building and the Tesco JV swap transaction                            
 3 Stand-alone residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 
 
 Annualised Rent & Estimated Rental Value (ERV)1                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 At 31 March 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Annualised rent         ERV £m  Average rent £psf  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (valuation basis) £m2                              
 Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           JVs & Funds             Total   Total              Contracted3  ERV   
 Regional Lifestyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                              61                      87      148                164          31.1  33.1     
 Local Lifestyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 90                      28      118                126          24.9  26.1     
 Multi-lets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      151                     115     266                290          28.0  29.6     
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                     36                      -       36                 28           14.9  11.4     
 Superstores                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     6                       32      38                 36           21.3  20.1     
 Solus/Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     20                      -       20                 17           19.8  17.0     
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                213                     147     360                371          24.5  24.6     
 West End4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       132                     -       132                179          54.2  62.2     
 City4,5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         4                       103     107                150          52.5  60.2     
 Offices4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        136                     103     239                329          53.4  61.2     
 Residential6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4                       -       4                  4                           
 Offices & Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                           140                     103     243                333                         
 Canada Water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8                       -       8                  10           16.4  21.0     
 Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           361                     250     611                714          30.3  33.2     
 1On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds                                                                                                                                                 
 2 Gross rents plus, where rent reviews are outstanding, any increases to ERV (as determined by the Group's external valuers), less any ground rents payable under head leases, excludes contracted rent subject to rent free and future uplift  
 3 Annualised rent, plus rent subject to rent free                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 4 £psf metrics shown for office space only                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 5 City average rent psf  on a contracted basis is £50.1 and on an ERV basis is £57.4 pro-forma for completion of the sale of our 50% interest in The Leadenhall Building.                                                                       
 6 Stand-alone residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Rent Subject to Open Market Rent Review1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 At 31 March 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2018                    2019    2020               2021         2022  2018-20  2018-22    
 For year to 31 March                                                                                                                                                                                                                            £m                      £m      £m                 £m           £m    £m       £m         
 Regional Lifestyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13                      17      12                 18           13    42       73         
 Local Lifestyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 24                      17      10                 11           6     51       68         
 Multi-lets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      37                      34      22                 29           19    93       141        
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -                       -       -                  -            -     -        -          
 Superstores                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     4                       7       10                 12           3     21       36         
 Solus/Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -                       -       -                  -            -     -        -          
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                41                      41      32                 41           22    114      177        
 West End                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        24                      20      15                 10           9     59       78         
 City                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4                       14      14                 15           1     32       48         
 Offices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         28                      34      29                 25           10    91       126        
 Canada Water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1                       1       -                  -            -     2        2          
 Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           70                      76      61                 66           32    207      305        
 1 On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
 Rent Subject to Lease Break or Expiry1                                                            
 At 31 March 2017                                                                                  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2018-20  2018-22  
 For year to 31 March                                                                              £m    £m    £m    £m    £m    £m       £m       
 Regional Lifestyle                                                                                19    10    14    10    15    43       68       
 Local Lifestyle                                                                                   8     7     10    9     11    25       45       
 Multi-lets                                                                                        27    17    24    19    26    68       113      
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                       -     -     -     -     -     -        -        
 Superstores                                                                                       -     -     -     -     -     -        -        
 Solus/Other                                                                                       -     1     -     -     -     1        1        
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                  27    18    24    19    26    69       114      
 West End                                                                                          6     10    3     17    21    19       57       
 City                                                                                              7     11    11    9     2     29       40       
 Offices                                                                                           13    21    14    26    23    48       97       
 Canada Water                                                                                      1     1     -     1     -     2        3        
 Total                                                                                             41    40    38    46    49    119      214      
 % of contracted rent                                                                              6.3%  6.3%  6.0%  7.1%  7.7%  18.6%    33.4%    
 1 On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds  
                                                                                                   
 
 
 Superstores                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                             Stand-alone Superstores1  In Multi-let assets 2  Total Exposure1,2,3  
 Store Size                                                                                                                  No of Stores              Valuation (BL share)   Capital Value        Lease length4  No of Stores  Valuation (BL share)  Capital Value  Lease length4  No of Stores  Valuation (BL share)  Capital Value  Lease length4  
 '000 SQ FT                                                                                                                                            £m                     psf                                               £m                    psf                                         £m                    psf                           
 >100                                                                                                                        6                         152                    340                  11.1           4             286                   419            11.1           10            438                   388            11.1           
 75-100                                                                                                                      10                        171                    384                  11.3           3             73                    274            15.0           13            244                   342            12.5           
 50-75                                                                                                                       12                        179                    364                  10.8           -             -                     -              -              12            179                   364            10.8           
 25-50                                                                                                                       3                         15                     272                  8.1            3             32                    456            18.5           6             47                    375            14.7           
 0-25                                                                                                                        2                         6                      138                  8.1            21            98                    465            10.2           23            104                   409            10.0           
 March 2017                                                                                                                  33                        523                    352                  10.9           31            489                   397            12.6           64            1,012                 373            11.7           
 March 2016                                                                                                                  47                        763                    383                  13.9           28            537                   482            12.7           75            1,301                 419            13.5           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Geographical Spread                                                                                                                                   Gross Rent (BL Share)  Lease Structure                                   
 London & South                                                                                                                                        58%                    Tesco                                             £29m                  RPI and Fixed                 10%           
 Rest of UK                                                                                                                                            42%                    Sainsbury's                                       £26m                  OMRR                          90%           
                                                                                                                                                                              Other                                             £5m                                                                                     
 Table reflects post year end disposals of £116m and purchase of £23m as part of a property exchange transaction with Tesco  
 1 Excludes £13m non-foodstore occupiers in superstore led assets                                                            
 2 Excludes non-food format stores e.g. Asda Living                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 3 Excludes £93m of investments held for trading comprising freehold reversions in a pool of Sainsbury's Superstores         
 4 Weighted average lease length to first break                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
 Recently Completed & Committed Developments1                                                                                                         
 At 31 March 17                                                                                                                                       Sector       BL Share  Sq ft  PC Calendar Year  Current Value  Cost to come  ERV   Let & Under Offer  
                                                                                                                                                      %            '000      £m2    £m3               £m4            £m            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 4 Kingdom Street                                                                                                                                     Office       100       147    Q2 2017           151            18            9.5   7.0                
 Clarges Mayfair - Offices                                                                                                                            Office       100       51     Q2 2016           135            6             5.6   4.3                
 Glasgow Fort Leisure Quarter                                                                                                                         Retail       77        12     Q3 2016           8              -             0.4   0.2                
 The Hempel Phase 1                                                                                                                                   Residential  100       25     Q4 2016           4              3             -     -                  
 The Hempel Phase 2                                                                                                                                   Residential  100       33     Q4 2016           45             3             -     -                  
 Aldgate Place Phase 1                                                                                                                                Residential  50        221    Q2 2016           -              7             -     -                  
 Total Completed in Year                                                                                                                                                     489                      343            37            15.5  11.5               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 100 Liverpool Street                                                                                                                                 Office       50        520    Q4 2019           112            152           18.6  -                  
 Speke (Leisure)                                                                                                                                      Retail       67        66     Q2 2018           4              14            1.2   0.8                
 Clarges Mayfair - Retail and Residential5                                                                                                            Mixed Use    100       104    Q4 2017           362            52            0.8   -                  
 Total Committed                                                                                                                                                             690                      478            218           20.6  0.8                
 Retail Capex 6                                                                                                                                                                                                      111                                    
 1 On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds (except area which is shown at 100%)                
 2 Excludes completed sales of £120m                                                                                                                  
 3 From 1 April 2017. Cost to come excludes notional interest as interest is capitalised individually on each development at our capitalisation rate  
 4 Estimated headline rental value net of rent payable under head leases (excluding tenant incentives)                                                
 5Current value includes units exchanged and not completed of £278m                                                                                   
 6 Capex committed and underway within our investment portfolio relating to leasing and asset management                                              
 
 
 Near Term Development Pipeline1                                                                                                                      
 At 31 March 17                                                                                                                                       Sector  BL Share  Sq ft  Expected Start On Site  Current Value  Cost to Come  ERV   Status               
 %                                                                                                                                                    '000              £m     £m2                     £m3            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 135 Bishopsgate                                                                                                                                      Office  50        325    2017                    107            55            9.4   Submitted            
 1 Triton Square                                                                                                                                      Office  100       366    2018                    161            200           23.3  Resolution to grant  
 1 Finsbury Avenue                                                                                                                                    Office  50        288    2017                    77             35            7.7   Submitted            
 Plymouth (Leisure)                                                                                                                                   Retail  100       104    2018                    -              48            3.1   Consented            
 Total Near-Term                                                                                                                                                        1,083                          345            338           43.5                       
 Retail Capex4                                                                                                                                                                                                        75                                       
 1 On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds (except area which is shown at 100%)                
 2 From 1 April 2017. Cost to come excludes notional interest as interest is capitalised individually on each development at our capitalisation rate  
 3 Estimated headline rental value net of rent payable under head leases (excluding tenant incentives)                                                
 4 Forecast capital commitments within our investment portfolio over the next 12 months relating to leasing and asset enhancement                     
 
 
 Medium Term Development Pipeline                           
 At 31 March 17                                             Sector     BL Share%  Sq ft  Status          
 '000                                                       
                                                                                                         
 2-3 Finsbury Avenue                                        Office     50         563    Consented       
 1-2 Broadgate                                              Office     50         375    Pre-submission  
 Blossom Street                                             Office     100        340    Consented       
 5 Kingdom Street1                                          Office     100        332    Consented       
 Gateway Building                                           Office     100        105    Pre-submission  
 Meadowhall (Leisure)                                       Retail     50         322    Submitted       
 Peterborough (Leisure)                                     Retail     100        182    Pre-submission  
 Teesside (Leisure)                                         Retail     100        80     Pre-submission  
 Bradford (Leisure)                                         Retail     100        49     Pre-submission  
 Aldgate Place Phase 2                                      Resi       50         145    Consented       
 Eden Walk Retail & Residential                             Mixed Use  50         538    Consented       
 Total Medium Term excl. Canada Water                                             3,031                  
 Canada Water2                                              Mixed Use  100        5,500  Pre-submission  
 1  Planning consent for previous 240,000 sq ft scheme      
  2 Assumed net area based on gross area of up to 7m sq ft  
 
 
 Residential development programme1                                                                                                                   
 At 31 March 2017                                                                                                                                     BL Share  Sq Ft  Total No. Units  No. Units to sell  PC Date  Current Value2  Cost To Come3  Sales Exchanged & not Completed2,4  Value to sell  
 %                                                                                                                                                    '000                                                 £m       £m              £m             £m                                  
 Clarges Mayfair                                                                                                                                      100       94     34               11                 Q4 2017  347             52             278                                 150            
 The Hempel Phase 1                                                                                                                                   100       25     15               1                  Q4 2016  4               3              -                                   7              
 The Hempel Phase 2                                                                                                                                   100       33     18               13                 Q4 2016  45              3              -                                   46             
 Aldgate Place Phase 1                                                                                                                                50        221    154              1                  Q2 2016  -               7              -                                   7              
 Total Committed Residential                                                                                                                                    373    221              26                          396             65             278                                 210            
 1 On a proportionally consolidated basis including the Group's share of joint ventures and funds (except area which is shown at 100%)                
 2 Excludes completed sales of £120m                                                                                                                  
 3 From 1 April 2017. Cost to come excludes notional interest as interest is capitalised individually on each development at our capitalisation rate  
 4 At agreed sales price                                                                                                                              
 
 
GLOSSARY 
 
Adjusted net debt is the Group net debt and the Group's share of joint venture
and funds' net debt excluding the mark-to-market on effective cash flow hedges
and related debt adjustments and non-controlling interests. A reconciliation
between Group net debt and adjusted net debt is included in table A within the
supplementary disclosures. 
 
AGM is the Annual General Meeting of The British Land Company plc. The 2017
AGM will be held on 18 July 2017 at The Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill,
30 Portman Square, London W1H 7BH commencing at 11.00am. 
 
Annualised rent is the gross property rent receivable on a cash basis as at
the reporting date. Additionally, it includes the external valuers' estimate
of additional rent in respect of unsettled rent reviews, turnover rent and
sundry income such as that from car parks and commercialisation, less any
ground rents payable under head leases. 
 
Assets under management is the full value of all assets owned and managed by
British 
 
Land and includes 100% of the value of all assets owned by joint ventures and
funds. 
 
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)
assesses the sustainability of buildings against a range of social and
environmental criteria. 
 
Capital return is calculated as the change in capital value of the portfolio,
less any capex incurred, expressed as a percentage of capital employed (start
value plus capital expenditure) over the period, as calculated by IPD. Capital
returns are calculated monthly and indexed to provide a return over the
relevant period. 
 
Contracted rent is the annualised rent adjusting for the inclusion of rent
subject to rent free periods. 
 
Customer satisfaction combines survey results on overall experience ratings
from decision makers, property directors, store managers and visitors across
our retail and office businesses. 
 
Developer's profit is the profit on cost estimated by the valuers that a
developer would expect. The developer's profit is typically calculated by the
valuers to be a percentage of the estimated total development costs, including
land and notional finance costs. 
 
Development cost is the total cost of construction of a project to completion,
excluding site values and finance costs (finance costs are assumed by the
valuers at a notional rate of 5% per annum). 
 
Development uplift is the total increase in the value (after taking account of
capex and capitalised interest) of properties held for development during the
period. It also includes any developer's profit recognised by valuers in the
period. 
 
Dividend yield is calculated as dividends per share expressed as a percentage
of EPRA NAV per share. 
 
EPRA is the European Public Real Estate Association, the industry body for
European REITs. 
 
EPRA cost ratio (including direct vacancy costs) is a proportionally
consolidated measure of the ratio of net overheads and operating expenses
against gross rental income (with both amounts excluding ground rents
payable). Net overheads and operating expenses relate to all administrative
and operating expenses, net of any service fees, recharges or other income
specifically intended to cover overhead and property expenses. 
 
EPRA cost ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) is the ratio calculated
above, but with direct vacancy costs removed from the net overheads and
operating expenses balance. 
 
EPRA earnings is the IFRS profit after taxation attributable to shareholders
of the Company excluding investment and development property revaluations,
gains/losses on investing and trading property disposals, changes in the fair
value of financial instruments and associated close-out costs and their
related taxation. These items are presented in the capital and other column of
the income statement. A reconciliation between profit attributable to
shareholders of the Company and EPRA earnings is included in table B within
the supplementary disclosures. 
 
EPRA NAV per share is EPRA NAV divided by the diluted number of shares at the
period end. 
 
EPRA net asset value (EPRA NAV) is a proportionally consolidated measure,
representing the IFRS net assets excluding the mark-to-market on effective
cash flow hedges and related debt adjustments, the mark-to-market on the
convertible bonds as well as deferred taxation on property and derivative
valuations. It includes the valuation surplus on trading properties and is
adjusted for the dilutive impact of share options. A reconciliation between
IFRS net assets and EPRA NAV is included in table B within the Supplementary
Disclosures. 
 
EPRA net initial yield is the annualised rents generated by the portfolio,
after the deduction of an estimate of annual recurring irrecoverable property
outgoings, expressed as a percentage of the portfolio valuation (adding
notional purchaser's costs), excluding development and residential
properties. 
 
EPRA NNNAV is the EPRA NAV adjusted to reflect the fair value of debt and
derivatives and to include deferred taxation on revaluations. 
 
EPRA occupancy rate is the ERV of occupied space divided by ERV of the whole
portfolio, excluding developments and residential property. 
 
EPRA topped-up net initial yield is the current annualised rent, net of costs,
topped up for contracted uplifts, where these are not in lieu of rental
growth, expressed as a percentage of capital value (adding notional purchasers
costs). 
 
EPRA vacancy rate is the ERV of vacant space divided by ERV of the whole
portfolio, excluding developments and residential property. 
 
Estimated rental value (ERV) is the external valuers' opinion of the open
market rent which, on the date of valuation, could reasonably be expected to
be obtained on a new letting or rent review of a property. 
 
ERV growth is the change in ERV over a period on the standing investment
properties expressed as a percentage of the ERV at the start of the period.
ERV growth is calculated monthly and compounded for the period subject to
measurement, as calculated by IPD. 
 
Fair value movement is the accounting adjustment to change the book value of
an asset or liability to its market value. 
 
Footfall is the estimated annualised number of visitors entering our assets. 
 
Footfall growth is the like-for-like movement in footfall against the same
period in the prior year, on properties owned throughout both comparable
periods, aggregated at British Land's ownership share for each asset. 
 
Gross investment activity as measured by our share of acquisitions, sales and
capital expectations on investments and development. 
 
Gross rental income is the gross accounting rent receivable (quoted either for
the period or on an annualised basis) prepared under IFRS which requires that
rental income from fixed/minimum guaranteed rent reviews and tenant incentives
is spread on a straight-line basis over the entire lease to first break. This
can result in income being recognised ahead of cash flow. 
 
Group is The British Land Company PLC and its subsidiaries and excludes its
share of joint ventures and funds (where not treated as a subsidiary) on a
line-by-line basis (i.e. not proportionally consolidated). 
 
Headline rent is the contracted gross rent receivable which becomes payable
after all the tenant incentives in the letting have expired. 
 
IFRS are the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the
European Union. 
 
Income return is calculated as net income expressed as a percentage of capital
employed over the period, as calculated by IPD. Income returns are calculated
monthly and indexed to provide a return over the relevant period. 
 
Interest cover is the number of times net financing costs are covered by
underlying profit before net financing costs and taxation. 
 
IPD is a brand of real estate indices, owned by MSCI, which produce
independent benchmarks of property returns and British Land UK portfolio
returns. 
 
Lettings and lease renewals are compared both to the previous passing rent as
at the start of the financial year and the ERV immediately prior to letting.
Letting performance against ERV comparison of achieved letting terms on long
term lettings and renewals against valuation assumptions on like-for-like
space, calculated on a net effective basis, aggregated at British Land's
ownership share for each asset. 
 
Leverage see loan to value (LTV). 
 
Like-for-like rental income growth is the growth in net rental income on
properties owned throughout the current and previous periods under review.
This growth rate includes revenue recognition and lease incentive adjustments
but excludes properties held for development in either period and lease
accounting adjustments related to fixed and minimum rent reviews. 
 
Loan to value (LTV) is the ratio of principal value of gross debt less cash,
short term deposits and liquid investments to the aggregate value of
properties and investments. 
 
Managed portfolio consists of multi-let properties where we have control of
facilities and utilities management. 
 
Mark-to-market is the difference between the book value of an asset or
liability and its market value. 
 
Multi-channel retailing is the use of a variety of channels in a customer's
shopping experience, including research, before a purchase. Such channels
include: retail stores, online stores, mobile stores, mobile app stores,
telephone sales and any other method of transacting with a customer.
Transacting includes browsing, collecting, buying, returning as well as pre
and post-sale service. 
 
Net development value is the estimated end value of a development project as
determined by the external valuers when the building is completed and fully
let (taking into account tenant incentives and notional purchaser's costs). It
is based on the valuer's view on ERVs, yields, letting voids and tenant
incentives. 
 
Net effective rent is the contracted gross rent receivable taking into account
any rent-free period or other tenant incentives. The incentives are treated as
a cost-to-rent and spread over the lease to the earliest termination date. 
 
Net equivalent yield (NEY) is the time weighted average return (after adding
notional purchasers costs) that a property will produce. In accordance with
usual practice, the equivalent yield (as determined by the external valuers)
assume rent is received annually in arrears. 
 
Net initial yield (NIY) is the current annualised rent, net of costs,
expressed as a percentage of capital value, after adding notional purchaser's
costs. 
 
Net rental income is the rental income receivable in the period after payment
of direct property outgoings which typically comprise ground rents payable
under head leases, void costs, net service charge expenses and other direct
irrecoverable property expenses. Net rental income is quoted on an accounting
basis. Net rental income will differ from annualised net cash rents and
passing rent due to the effects of income from rent reviews, net property
outgoings and accounting adjustments for fixed and minimum contracted rent
reviews and lease incentives. 
 
Net reversionary yield (NRY) is the anticipated yield to which the initial
yield will rise (or fall) once the rent reaches the estimated rental value. 
 
Occupancy rate is the estimated rental value of let units as a percentage of
the total estimated rental value of the portfolio, excluding development and
residential properties. It includes accommodation under offer, subject to
asset management (where they have been taken back for refurbishment and are
not available to let as at the measurement date) or occupied by the Group. 
 
Omni-channel retailing seeks to provide the customer with a seamless shopping
experience across channels, including stores, online and mobile.  This
empowers customers to switch between channels during the shopper journey
according to their preferences. For example, they can use mobile in-store to
research or make a purchase, buy online and collect in-store, or they can buy
in-store and initiate a return online. 
 
Over rented is the term used to describe when the contracted rent is above the
estimated rental value. 
 
Overall 'topped-up' net initial yield (TUNIY) is the EPRA 'topped-up' net
initial yield, adding all contracted uplifts to the annualised rents. 
 
Passing rent is the gross rent, less any ground rent payable under head
leases. 
 
Property income distributions (PIDs) are profits distributed to shareholders
which are subject to tax in the hands of the shareholders as property income.
PIDs are normally paid net of withholding tax currently at 20% which the REIT
pays to the tax authorities on behalf of the shareholder. Certain types of
shareholder (e.g. pension funds) are tax exempt and receive PIDs without
withholding tax. REITs also pay out normal dividends, called non-PIDs, which
are taxed in the same way as dividends received from non REIT companies; these
are not subject to withholding tax and for UK individual shareholders qualify
for the tax free dividend allowance. 
 
Portfolio valuation is reported by the Group's external valuers. In accordance
with usual practice, they report valuations net, after the deduction of
notional purchaser's costs, including stamp duty land tax, agent and legal
fees. 
 
Proportionally consolidated measures include the Group's share of joint
ventures and funds and exclude non-controlling interests in the Group's
subsidiaries. 
 
Rack rented is the term used to describe when the contracted rent is in line
with the estimated rental value, implying nil reversion. 
 
Rent-free period see Tenant (or lease) incentives. 
 
REITs are property companies that allow people and organisations to invest in
commercial property and receive benefits as if they directly owned the
properties themselves. The rental income, after costs, is passed directly to
shareholders in the form of dividends. In the UK REITs are required to
distribute at least 90% of their tax exempt property income to shareholders as
dividends. As a result, over time, a significant proportion of the total
return for shareholders is likely to come from dividends. The effect is that
taxation is moved from the corporate level to the investor level as investors
are liable for tax as if they owned the property directly. British Land became
a REIT in January 2007. 
 
Rent reviews take place at intervals agreed in the lease (typically every five
years) and their purpose is usually to adjust the rent to the current market
level at the review date. For upwards-only rent reviews, the rent will either
remain at the same level or increase (if market rents have increased) at the
review date. 
 
Rents with fixed and minimum uplifts are either where rents are subject to
contracted uplifts at a level agreed at the time of letting; or where the rent
is subject to an agreed minimum level of uplift at the specified rent review. 
 
Retailer sales growth is the like-for-like movement in retailer in-store sales
against the same period in the prior year, on occupiers providing sales data
throughout both comparable periods, aggregated at British Land's ownership
share for each asset. 
 
Retail planning consents are separated between A1, A2 and A3 - as set out in
The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order. Within the A1 category,
Open A1 permission allows for the majority of types of retail including
fashion to be accommodated, while Restricted A1 permission places limits on
the types of retail that can operate (for example, a restriction that only
bulky goods operators are allowed to trade at that site). 
 
 Class  Description                          Use for all/any of the following purposes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 A1     Shops                                Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers,travel and ticket agencies, post offices, pet shops, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops dry cleaners, funeral directors and internet cafes.                                                                      
 A2     Financial and professional services  Financial services such as banks and building societies, professional services (other than health and medical services) and including estate and employment agencies. It does not include betting offices or pay day loan shops - these are now classed as "sui generis" uses.  
 A3     Restaurants and cafes                For the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises - restaurants, snack bars and cafes.                                                                                                                                                                             
 D2     Assembly and leisure                 Cinemas, music and concert halls, bingo and dancehalls (but not night clubs), swimming baths, skating rinks, gymnasiums or areas for indoor or outdoor sports and recreations.                                                                                                  
 
 
Reversion is change in rent estimated by the external valuers, where the
passing rent is different to the estimated rental value. The increase or
decrease of rent arises on rent reviews and letting of vacant space or re
letting of expiries. 
 
Scrip dividend For certain periods, British Land offers its shareholders the
opportunity to receive dividends in the form of shares instead of cash. This
is known as a Scrip dividend. 
 
Standing investments are assets which are not in the course of, or held for,
development. 
 
Tenant (or lease) incentives are incentives offered to occupiers to enter into
a lease. Typically this will be an initial rent-free period, or a cash
contribution to fit-out. Under accounting rules the value of lease incentives
is amortised through the income statement on a straight line basis to the
earliest lease termination date. 
 
The residual site value of a development is calculated as the estimated net
development value, less development profit, all development construction
costs, finance costs (assumed at a notional 

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