REG - UBS AG (EPT) British Land Co PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - British Land Co plc

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RNS Number : 5240T  UBS AG (EPT)  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:                                                        UBS Investment Bank, London
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form              British Land Company plc
 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
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                17 February 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES
 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                Buy               519633                      4.15200        GBP                    4.09000        GBP

 25p ordinary                Sell              288625                      4.15200        GBP                    4.08500        GBP

 

(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                  Long                                                                           12652                           4.1094562784        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           80905                           4.152        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           11678                           4.13627421250899        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           22402                           4.12326233        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           7826                            4.10825382        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           9382                            4.151793        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           762                             4.085        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1761                            4.10622806965361        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           6528                            4.151792        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           900                             4.10623867888889        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           12                              4.105        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           30242                           4.15199890880233        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1224                            4.11112745        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1                               4.106        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           23984                           4.14326496782647        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           650                             4.102        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1157                            4.11448055        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           6378                            4.15199995        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           12                              4.10566666666667        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1                               4.09959        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1778                            4.1019066376153        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2                               4.109        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3158                            4.1453303490152        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          231546                          4.152        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2                               4.104        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          22                              4.105        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          17457                           4.14658762        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3995                            4.10215269236546        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          906                             4.102        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          11524                           4.11230961        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          30595                           4.116163        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          64603                           4.10865809647106        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          14617                           4.10335677818157        GBP

 25p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          34536                           4.14025808177843        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.

 

(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

 

 

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:        Richard Howard
 Telephone number:    +44 (0)207 568 9128

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk)

 

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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