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REG - Societe Generale SA British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 - The British Land Company plc

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RNS Number : 7199V  Societe Generale SA  06 March 2026

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a)  Full name of discloser:                                                     SOCIETE GENERALE SA
 (b)  Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
 different from 1(a):

        The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For
 a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
 (c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this       British Land Company plc, the
 form relates:

        Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d)  If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
 and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
 (e)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                      05/03/2026

        For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable
 date prior to the disclosure
 (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making          Yes: Life Science REIT plc
 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

 

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing
(if any)

 

 Class of relevant security:                                            25p ordinary
                                                                        Interests            Short positions

                                                                        Number        %      Number       %
 (1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                       8,643,114    0.86    1,943,421   0.19
 (2)  Cash-settled derivatives:                                          2,393,953    0.24    30,754      0.00

 (3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to    0            0.00    0           0.00
 purchase/sell:
                                                                         11,037,067   1.10    1,974,175   0.20

 TOTAL:

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee options)

 

 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit

                                                                  GBP
 25p ordinary                Purchase       577,997               3.867
 25p ordinary                Purchase       4,585                 3.859
 25p ordinary                Purchase       99                    3.858
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,336                 3.904
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,336                 3.906
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,337                 3.906
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,339                 3.9
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,339                 3.902
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,345                 3.878
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,349                 3.866
 25p ordinary                Purchase       1,350                 3.862
 25p ordinary                Purchase       701                   3.874
 25p ordinary                Purchase       248                   3.874
 25p ordinary                Sale           674                   3.886
 25p ordinary                Sale           715                   3.888
 25p ordinary                Sale           751                   3.873
 25p ordinary                Sale           955                   3.898
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,243                 3.888
 25p ordinary                Sale           92                    3.872
 25p ordinary                Sale           97                    3.876
 25p ordinary                Sale           158                   3.888
 25p ordinary                Sale           262                   3.882
 25p ordinary                Sale           285                   3.908
 25p ordinary                Sale           290                   3.888
 25p ordinary                Sale           445                   3.918
 25p ordinary                Sale           445                   3.918
 25p ordinary                Sale           445                   3.918
 25p ordinary                Sale           445                   3.92
 25p ordinary                Sale           445                   3.922
 25p ordinary                Sale           446                   3.904
 25p ordinary                Sale           446                   3.906
 25p ordinary                Sale           446                   3.91
 25p ordinary                Sale           446                   3.912
 25p ordinary                Sale           447                   3.888
 25p ordinary                Sale           447                   3.9
 25p ordinary                Sale           449                   3.876
 25p ordinary                Sale           449                   3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           449                   3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           450                   3.872
 25p ordinary                Sale           450                   3.874
 25p ordinary                Sale           451                   3.866
 25p ordinary                Sale           607                   3.876
 25p ordinary                Sale           733                   3.908
 25p ordinary                Sale           825                   3.898
 25p ordinary                Sale           942                   3.854
 25p ordinary                Sale           955                   3.876
 25p ordinary                Sale           955                   3.882
 25p ordinary                Sale           2                     3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           10                    3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           10                    3.884
 25p ordinary                Sale           11                    3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           18                    3.884
 25p ordinary                Sale           122                   3.884
 25p ordinary                Sale           208                   3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           674                   3.884
 25p ordinary                Sale           934                   3.878
 25p ordinary                Sale           310                   3.922
 25p ordinary                Sale           342                   3.922
 25p ordinary                Sale           481                   3.922
 25p ordinary                Sale           538                   3.92
 25p ordinary                Sale           795                   3.92
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,335                 3.922
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,346                 3.89
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,346                 3.892
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,349                 3.888
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,352                 3.87
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,352                 3.872
 25p ordinary                Sale           125                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           258                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           310                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           330                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           517                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           809                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           894                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           901                   3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,351                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,564                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           1,871                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           2,023                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           2,172                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           2,866                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           3,524                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           3,716                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,046                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,438                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           4,952                 3.858
 25p ordinary                Sale           949                   3.874

 

 

(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                                   GBP
                                                  position
 25p ordinary                CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       577,997                         3.86732
 25p ordinary                CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       4,585                           3.85858

 

(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.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

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

                             e.g. call option

 

(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

 

 

4.         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 person
 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 person 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

 

(c)        Attachments

 

 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  06/03/2026
 Contact name:        Paul Jenkins
 Telephone number*:   +44 20 7676 6969

 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.

 

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

 

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