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RNS Number : 7189R  Life Science REIT PLC  04 February 2026

FORM 8 (OPD)

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                     Life Science REIT plc
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if          N/A
 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 form  Life Science REIT plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                                OFFEREE
 (e) Date position held:                                                         4 February 2026

      The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making          NO
 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 PARTY TO THE OFFER 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

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

                                                                      Interests           Short positions

                                                                      Number    %         Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     Nil       -         Nil       -
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        Nil       -         Nil       -

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  Nil       -         Nil       -
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      Nil       -         Nil       -

      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).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities

 

 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:   None.
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  None.

 

 

3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO
THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including
 directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with
 the party to the offer making the disclosure:

 a)    Interests held by the directors of the Offeree, their close relatives
 and the related trusts of any of them:

Director           Number of ordinary shares of £0.01 each held   % of total issued share capital of Offeree
 Claire Boyle       30,000                                         0.008
 Sally-Ann Forsyth  20,342*                                        0.005
 Michael Taylor     20,000                                         0.005
 Richard Howell     30,000                                         0.008

*Held by Sally-Ann Forsyth's husband through a SIPP.

 b)    In addition, the Offeree's investment adviser, Ironstone Asset
 Management Limited, its controlling shareholder and its directors (and their
 close relatives and related trusts) own shares in the Offeree as noted below:

 
 Person acting in concert                           Number of ordinary shares of £0.01 held   % of total issued share capital of Offeree
 Ironstone Asset Management Limited                 1,600,000                                 0.457
 Simon Hope (controlling shareholder and director)  2,120,000*                                0.605
 Stephen Barrow (director)                          1,275,000                                 0.364
 Simon Farnsworth (director)                        75,000**                                  0.021

*This includes (i) 1,250,000 ordinary shares in the Offeree held jointly
 between Simon Hope and his wife (ii) 100,000 ordinary shares in the Offeree
 held by Simon Hope's wife and children and (iii) 750,000 ordinary shares in
 the Offeree held in a SSAS of which Simon Hope is the sole beneficiary.

 ** This includes 24,900 ordinary shares in the Offeree held by Simon
 Farnsworth's father.

*Held by Sally-Ann Forsyth's husband through a SIPP.

 

b)    In addition, the Offeree's investment adviser, Ironstone Asset
Management Limited, its controlling shareholder and its directors (and their
close relatives and related trusts) own shares in the Offeree as noted below:

 

 Person acting in concert                           Number of ordinary shares of £0.01 held   % of total issued share capital of Offeree
 Ironstone Asset Management Limited                 1,600,000                                 0.457
 Simon Hope (controlling shareholder and director)  2,120,000*                                0.605
 Stephen Barrow (director)                          1,275,000                                 0.364
 Simon Farnsworth (director)                        75,000**                                  0.021

*This includes (i) 1,250,000 ordinary shares in the Offeree held jointly
between Simon Hope and his wife (ii) 100,000 ordinary shares in the Offeree
held by Simon Hope's wife and children and (iii) 750,000 ordinary shares in
the Offeree held in a SSAS of which Simon Hope is the sole beneficiary.

** This includes 24,900 ordinary shares in the Offeree held by Simon
Farnsworth's father.

 

 

 

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).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

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 party to
 the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:

 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 party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in
 concert with it, 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

 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 

 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)  NO
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)             NO

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  4 February 2026
 Contact name:
 Telephone number:

 

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.

 

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

 

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