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Barclays PLC, British Land Company PLC

Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8763T
Barclays PLC
20 February 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:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

19 Feb 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

LIFE SCIENCE REIT PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

 

 

8,429,237

0.84%

6,301,999

0.63%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,105,372

0.61%

3,763,317

0.38%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

14,534,609

1.45%

10,065,316

1.01%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

140,272

4.1299  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

106,411

4.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

92,922

4.1340  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

73,310

4.1304  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

68,500

4.1341  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,382

4.1153  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,896

4.1258  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,970

4.1244  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,821

4.1280  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,009

4.1288  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,971

4.1277  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,454

4.1283  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,488

4.1380  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,480

4.1440  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,406

4.1328  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,313

4.1290  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,988

4.1276  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,852

4.1278  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,692

4.1338  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

4.1420  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,179

4.1262  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,165

4.1211  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,148

4.1252  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,878

4.1260  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,862

4.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,557

4.1180  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,493

4.1275  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,457

4.1321  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

4.1360  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

4.1460  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,226

4.1265  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

955

4.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

926

4.1320  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

899

4.1270  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

705

4.1364  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

479

4.1355  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

398

4.1140  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

398

4.1310  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

379

4.1480  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

351

4.1220  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

246

4.1231  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

78

4.1100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28

4.1120  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13

4.1405  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9

4.1375  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6

4.1330  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.1240  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

220,569

4.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

158,566

4.1298  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

138,852

4.1302  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

64,011

4.1308  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

57,331

4.1342  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51,881

4.1329  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,793

4.1327  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,176

4.1306  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,395

4.1268  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,680

4.1280  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,116

4.1321  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,518

4.1275  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,121

4.1319  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,858

4.1253  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,544

4.1345  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,483

4.1440  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,466

4.1340  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,305

4.1385  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,053

4.1378  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,665

4.1380  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,003

4.1360  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,625

4.1271  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,507

4.1318  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,197

4.1420  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,886

4.1299  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,878

4.1260  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,862

4.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,550

4.1330  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,297

4.1460  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,072

4.1279  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

899

4.1270  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

379

4.1480  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

351

4.1220  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

349

4.1315  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

335

4.1180  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

189

4.1320  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78

4.1100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

66

4.1343  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28

4.1120  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

4.1409  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

4.1344  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

4.1244  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,256

4.1314  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,395

4.1268  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,072

4.1279  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,418

4.1280  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,886

4.1299  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,982

4.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,938

4.1301  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,324

4.1305  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,297

4.1307  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,754

4.1308  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,419

4.1312  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,508

4.1317  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,383

4.1321  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,458

4.1322  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

51,881

4.1329  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

57,331

4.1342  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,819

4.1353  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,811

4.1357  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,331

4.1360  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

82

4.1380  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,300

4.1229  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,970

4.1244  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,838

4.1254  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

190

4.1260  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,512

4.1275  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,594

4.1295  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

94

4.1303  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,299

4.1316  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,692

4.1338  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

89,405

4.1340  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,011

4.1363  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,241

4.1375  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44,200

4.1402  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

90

4.1403  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

730

4.1440  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,858

4.1253  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,000

4.1288  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

70,603

4.1299  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,845

4.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

24,382

4.1153  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

321

4.1300  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

20 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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