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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 : 0266Z  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  01 April 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:                                                    31 March 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             977,883                     3.6140 GBP                            3.5539 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         821,057                     3.6160 GBP                            3.5533 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         1,629                       4.6913 USD                            4.6913 USD
 25p ordinary                SALES             77                          4.6913 USD                            4.6913 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                                                     52,992                          3.5536 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     134                             3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,822                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,940                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     285                             3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     863                             3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     36,018                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     88                              3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     89,607                          3.5591 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13,552                          3.5632 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     20,217                          3.5667 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     18,655                          3.5667 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,120                           3.5676 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13,929                          3.5678 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     28,050                          3.5710 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     56                              3.5757 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     57                              3.5758 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     862                             3.5758 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     498                             3.5848 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     24,215                          3.5857 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,569                           3.5859 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     43,653                          3.5875 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,876                           3.5900 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     135,179                         3.5911 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     39,700                          3.5970 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     19,622                          3.5978 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,244                           3.5985 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,055                           3.6000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,880                           3.6012 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,598                           3.6028 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,712                           3.6028 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,794                           3.6052 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    48                              3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,564                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5                               3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10,181                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,908                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    41,272                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,782                           3.5596 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,208                           3.5596 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    930                             3.5596 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    26,674                          3.5670 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,560                           3.5762 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,021                          3.5851 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44,975                          3.5855 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    600                             3.5983 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,402                           3.6010 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,246                           3.6017 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    175                             3.6040 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    81                              3.6046 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    19                              3.6080 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       36,018                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,684                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       41,752                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,588                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,231                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,624                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,816                           3.5541 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       100,000                         3.5678 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       11,555                          3.5855 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       424                             3.5992 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,927                           3.6042 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,557                           3.6042 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,211                           3.6144 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      52,166                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      77                              3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,079                           3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      44,217                          3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      35                              3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      40                              3.5540 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15,516                          3.5582 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      45,003                          3.5584 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,602                           3.5595 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,005                           3.5692 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      697                             3.5838 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      882                             3.5911 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      416                             3.5936 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      911                             3.5936 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      44,975                          3.5978 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,245                           3.6002 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,997                           3.6011 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      978                             3.6060 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:  01 April 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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