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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 : 1150B  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  20 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:                                                    17 April 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             2,652,798                   4.0880 GBP                            3.9370 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         1,708,878                   4.0900 GBP                            3.9442 GBP
 25p ordinary                SALES             15,106                      5.4893 USD                            5.4840 USD
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         17,527                      5.5346 USD                            5.4893 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                                                     79                              3.9412 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     148                             3.9770 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     98                              3.9771 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     135,868                         4.0183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     27,325                          4.0183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     19,942                          4.0183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,109                           4.0183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     18,677                          4.0183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,318                           4.0259 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     381                             4.0259 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     353                             4.0259 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,031                           4.0259 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,526                           4.0259 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     32,418                          4.0264 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     109,542                         4.0382 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,688                           4.0416 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     380                             4.0433 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     207                             4.0434 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,751                           4.0446 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     517,878                         4.0446 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,625                           4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     104                             4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     550                             4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     74,264                          4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     20,162                          4.0497 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     771                             4.0549 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     147,183                         4.0572 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,825                           4.0572 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,614                           4.0572 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     27,132                          4.0572 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     17,778                          4.0602 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     136,919                         4.0602 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,133                           4.0602 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     25,140                          4.0602 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,223                           4.0604 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     668                             4.0604 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,247                           4.0618 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,017                           4.0663 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,464                           4.0664 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     505                             4.0664 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     11,285                          4.0664 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,071                           4.0664 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,550                           4.0694 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     28,688                          4.0715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,526                           3.9470 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,510                           3.9560 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,861                           3.9653 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    71                              3.9658 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    129                             3.9658 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    74,781                          3.9928 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    81,729                          4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3                               4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,566                           4.0467 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    123,140                         4.0493 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,651                           4.0624 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,875                           4.0627 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11                              4.0670 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    35                              4.0670 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    323                             4.0670 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    419                             4.0672 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    316                             4.0720 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    426                             4.0730 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    169                             4.0760 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    473                             5.5328 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    52                              5.5328 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    17                              5.5328 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    408                             5.5331 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    45                              5.5331 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15                              5.5331 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    837                             5.5342 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    31                              5.5342 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    93                              5.5342 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    105                             5.5346 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5                               5.5346 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13                              5.5346 USD
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,255                           3.9596 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,903                           3.9634 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,711                           3.9658 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,478                           3.9658 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,308                           3.9699 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       27,361                          3.9755 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       99,078                          3.9960 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,601                           4.0173 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       52,212                          4.0324 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       58,913                          4.0327 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,023                           4.0372 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       441                             4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,730                           4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       11,625                          4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,188                           4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,845                           4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       526                             4.0453 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       962                             4.0453 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       164,810                         4.0454 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       192                             4.0476 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,100                           4.0491 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       97,664                          4.0493 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       98                              4.0560 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       148                             4.0560 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,827                           4.0624 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,038                           4.0627 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,601                           4.0731 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       415                             4.0777 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       319                             4.0777 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           3.9470 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,651                           3.9470 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      70,792                          3.9572 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      96,027                          3.9590 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,689                           3.9641 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      28                              3.9699 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      266                             3.9712 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      124                             3.9717 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      35,491                          3.9780 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,732                           3.9989 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,506                           4.0034 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37,918                          4.0440 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,606                           4.0445 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      53                              4.0448 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      42                              4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      24,035                          4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22,356                          4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      28,808                          4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,438                           4.0450 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,790                           4.0451 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,040                           4.0451 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,282                           4.0451 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      88,338                          4.0462 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20,744                          4.0493 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      16,522                          4.0494 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      16,615                          4.0572 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      106                             4.0610 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      379                             4.0660 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,258                           4.0740 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:  20 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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