Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Feb 27 2026 14:00 GMTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 7726U

Barclays PLC

27 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:				26 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:			10,123,819	1.01%	6,386,305	0.64%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				6,306,007	0.63%	5,299,519	0.53%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			16,429,826	1.64%	11,685,824	1.17%
(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		810,217		4.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		204,596		4.0922 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		200,666		4.0931 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		148,951		4.0837 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127,104		4.1016 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60,592		4.0824 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56,481		4.0910 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,246		4.0952 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28,953		4.0836 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,488		4.0906 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,093		4.0741 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,683		4.1062 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,446		4.0832 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,004		4.0968 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,934		4.0945 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,632		4.1035 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,416		4.1040 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,255		4.0857 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,024		4.0825 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,297		4.0955 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,973		4.0756 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,386		4.0814 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,527		4.0942 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,437		4.0800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,390		4.0892 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,274		4.0722 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,160		4.1107 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,472		4.0953 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,418		4.1015 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,392		4.1180 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,180		4.0820 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		992		4.0907 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		987		4.1057 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		941		4.0860 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		892		4.0720 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		877		4.0949 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		743		4.1100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		683		4.0960 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		674		4.0980 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		646		4.1080 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		555		4.1060 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		531		4.1020 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		462		4.0780 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		435		4.0940 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		433		4.0880 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		428		4.1091 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		364		4.1110 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		272		4.1200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		213		4.0730 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		200		4.0870 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		196		4.0830 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		181		4.0840 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		128		4.1240 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		112		4.1140 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		97		4.1160 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		94		4.0760 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		93		4.1220 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55		4.1460 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		520,317		4.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,216		4.0998 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,775		4.0910 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,541		4.1129 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,217		4.0959 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,311		4.0797 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,991		4.0985 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,208		4.0913 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,959		4.1013 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,709		4.0980 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,496		4.1139 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,393		4.0916 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,100		4.0914 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,042		4.0990 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,315		4.0911 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,144		4.1160 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,714		4.0840 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,319		4.1154 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,114		4.1100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,857		4.0759 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,737		4.1298 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,669		4.0800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,660		4.1108 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,472		4.0957 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,348		4.1045 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,180		4.0820 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,134		4.1040 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		941		4.0860 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		892		4.0720 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		683		4.0960 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		678		4.1180 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		646		4.1080 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		576		4.1206 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		555		4.1060 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		531		4.1020 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		519		4.0842 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		462		4.0780 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		435		4.0940 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		364		4.1110 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		325		4.1117 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		317		4.1240 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		272		4.1200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		213		4.0730 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		200		4.0870 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		196		4.0830 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		195		4.0880 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		112		4.1140 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		4.0740 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94		4.0760 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		93		4.1220 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		90		4.1209 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39		4.1460 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34		4.0944 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		Increasing Long		100	4.0739 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,857	4.0759 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		478	4.0793 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		192	4.0810 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		519	4.0842 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,315	4.0911 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,208	4.0913 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,393	4.0916 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,702	4.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34	4.0942 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		320	4.0991 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		833	4.0992 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		178	4.1065 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9	4.1066 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		377	4.1100 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,660	4.1108 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		325	4.1118 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,987	4.1129 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,496	4.1138 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,799	4.1147 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,319	4.1154 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,047	4.1160 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,737	4.1298 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		133	4.0714 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		91	4.0763 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		60,592	4.0824 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		186,449	4.0837 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		22,487	4.0852 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		363	4.0867 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		55,009	4.0891 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		992	4.0907 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,670	4.0909 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		38,073	4.0919 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		448,521	4.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		224,423	4.0922 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,120	4.0939 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,297	4.0955 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		72,095	4.1111 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,495	4.1188 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		365	4.1205 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		350	4.0796 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		185	4.0918 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		46,781	4.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3	4.0933 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,076	4.0974 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,554	4.1129 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		24,971	4.0837 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		34,157	4.0919 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		25,753	4.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		13,054	4.0975 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		428	4.1091 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:				27 Feb 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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