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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. British Land Co PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - British Land Company plc, The

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RNS Number : 4965T  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  18 February 2026

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                            Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  British Land Company plc, The
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        British Land Company plc, The
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    17 February 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES -Life Science REIT plc
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

 Class of relevant security  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 25p ordinary                SALES             1,720,057                   4.1522 GBP                            4.0616 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         1,941,685                   4.1523 GBP                            4.0620 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         1                           5.5522 USD                            5.5522 USD
 25p ordinary                SALES             1                           5.5765 USD                            5.5765 USD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     60                              4.0616 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,006                           4.0981 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,382                           4.1020 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     112                             4.1048 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     682                             4.1060 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,201                           4.1066 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     12,100                          4.1066 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     492                             4.1079 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,054                           4.1084 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,696                           4.1103 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     587                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,229                           4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,075                           4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     518                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     593                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     220                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     295                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     758                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     393                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     255                             4.1126 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,498                           4.1151 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     155,692                         4.1172 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,004                           4.1196 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     154                             4.1240 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     29,358                          4.1261 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     52,571                          4.1482 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     50,794                          4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     71,768                          4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     313                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     17                              4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    111                             4.0620 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,551                           4.0860 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,376                           4.0918 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1                               4.1020 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    22,851                          4.1062 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,329                           4.1068 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,000                           4.1100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,089                           4.1101 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    28,552                          4.1102 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,288                           4.1103 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32                              4.1117 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    49                              4.1120 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,294                           4.1125 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,776                           4.1200 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,320                           4.1205 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    387                             4.1412 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    895                             4.1412 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,170                           4.1412 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,932                           4.1511 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    256                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    206                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,253                          4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    434                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    49                              4.1522 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    25                              4.1524 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       64                              4.0620 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       868                             4.0924 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       924                             4.1024 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       153                             4.1035 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       16,277                          4.1036 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       38,146                          4.1039 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,782                           4.1040 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,140                           4.1062 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,779                           4.1066 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       29,713                          4.1079 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       24,272                          4.1093 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       19,255                          4.1098 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       244                             4.1111 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,706                           4.1135 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,825                           4.1137 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,993                           4.1138 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       50                              4.1182 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       862                             4.1211 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,494                           4.1211 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12,002                          4.1211 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,902                           4.1211 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9                               4.1220 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       20,908                          4.1227 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       96                              4.1251 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12,286                          4.1306 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       31,898                          4.1351 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       38,697                          4.1475 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       674                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       212                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,294                           4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      32                              4.0620 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      49                              4.0620 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      663                             4.0998 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,298                           4.0998 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,662                           4.1042 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      87                              4.1100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15                              4.1171 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               4.1200 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22,851                          4.1261 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20,224                          4.1307 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,847                          4.1403 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      28,272                          4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,319                           4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      687                             4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,776                           4.1520 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.
 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option
 N/A                         N/A                  N/A                            N/A                   N/A

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion
 N/A                         N/A                             N/A      N/A

 

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If
 there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which any derivative is referenced:

 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
 NONE

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  18 February 2026
 Contact name:        Claire Gordon
 Telephone number:    +44 141 245-8893

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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