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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 : 3598U  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  25 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:                                                    24 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                PURCHASES         2,089,128                   4.1940 GBP                            4.0770 GBP
 25p ordinary                SALES             1,283,055                   4.1940 GBP                            4.0800 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         11,792                      5.5260 USD                            5.5260 USD
 25p ordinary                SALES             12                          5.5988 USD                            5.5988 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                                                     262                             4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,372                           4.1026 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     10,122                          4.1043 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     275                             4.1150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,001                           4.1150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     65,000                          4.1264 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,325                           4.1380 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     105                             4.1380 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5                               4.1400 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     120                             4.1400 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,206                           4.1418 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     947                             4.1529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,540                           4.1529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,590                          4.1529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,837                           4.1529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,174                           4.1529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,322                           4.1640 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     9,683                           4.1676 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,128,443                       4.1700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,552                           4.1748 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,497                           4.1799 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     892                             4.1799 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,334                           4.1799 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     20,335                          4.1799 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,989                           4.1799 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,097                           4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     857                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     320                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     374                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     463                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     427                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     754                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,995                           4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,781                           4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     570                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     849                             4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,763                           4.1815 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,667                           4.0800 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    34,538                          4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,603                           4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,828                           4.0950 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,833                           4.0957 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    164,290                         4.0959 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    317                             4.0960 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    18                              4.0975 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    818                             4.0986 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,534                           4.0986 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,455                           4.0986 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    18,922                          4.0986 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,127                           4.1023 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    971                             4.1023 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,809                           4.1287 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,841                           4.1287 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,116                           4.1593 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    47,431                          4.1629 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    500                             4.1663 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    55                              4.1700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    82                              4.1700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,300                           4.1728 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       862                             4.0800 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10                              4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,219                           4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2                               4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       199,833                         4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       652                             4.0878 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       51,155                          4.0927 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,744                           4.0957 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       34,313                          4.0973 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       34,780                          4.1072 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,603                           4.1097 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,174                           4.1150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,102                           4.1150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       61,267                          4.1255 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       460                             4.1260 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       21,797                          4.1294 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       728                             4.1380 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       702                             4.1380 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       125                             4.1400 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       64,390                          4.1403 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       13,198                          4.1520 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       24,574                          4.1596 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       94                              4.1649 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10                              4.1660 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       44                              4.1661 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,483                           4.1682 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,128,443                       4.1700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       55,882                          4.1732 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       84,034                          4.1768 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       155,613                         4.1768 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       36,649                          4.1768 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       47,530                          4.1768 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       21,622                          4.1768 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       13,706                          4.1768 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,100                           4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,353                           4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      34,538                          4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               4.0840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,759                           4.0858 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,252                           4.1032 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,945                           4.1357 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              4.1377 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,727                           4.1388 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      42,919                          4.1529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      55                              4.1600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      82                              4.1600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,000                           4.1680 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:  25 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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