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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - British Land Company plc, The

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8950U
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
02 March 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:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

British Land Company plc, The

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

British Land Company plc, The

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

27 February 2026

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

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

YES - Life Science REIT plc

 

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

SALES

1,206,078

4.1360 GBP

4.0792 GBP

25p ordinary

PURCHASES

1,753,014

4.1380 GBP

4.0792 GBP

25p ordinary

PURCHASES

6

5.4895 USD

5.4895 USD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,541

4.0792 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,428

4.0792 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

123,648

4.0796 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

8

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

31,499

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

7

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

710

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

20

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

40,179

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

19,550

4.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

331

4.0895 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

28

4.0926 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

9

4.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,418

4.1008 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

290

4.1091 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

327

4.1091 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

678

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,153

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

123

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

178

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

422

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

685

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

144

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

164

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

219

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

330

4.1092 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

79

4.1134 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

7

4.1140 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,069

4.1156 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,150

4.1180 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

63

4.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,140

4.1226 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

998

4.1226 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

243

4.1260 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,183

4.1260 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

439

4.1280 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

70

4.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,023

4.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,783

4.1360 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

311

4.1360 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

796

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

18,623

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

30

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,417

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

16,841

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

19,283

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

62,622,200

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

142,533

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

34,620

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

28,545

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

87

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

47,798

4.0811 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

496

4.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,147

4.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,500

4.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,564

4.0890 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

31,895

4.0896 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

530

4.0920 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

8,073

4.0987 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

12,114

4.1044 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,149

4.1051 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

12

4.1128 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,015

4.1137 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

685

4.1137 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

4,295

4.1167 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,203

4.1180 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,328

4.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

723

4.1220 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

557

4.1220 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

53

4.1225 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

8,000

4.1247 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,000

4.1323 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

42,342

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

4,801

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

15

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

31,499

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

260,385

4.0821 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

30,714

4.0846 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,698

4.0861 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

217

4.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

87,690

4.1072 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

118,336

4.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

3,159

4.1117 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

971

4.1132 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

3,687

4.1132 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

20,152

4.1132 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

301

4.1132 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

155

4.1132 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

63,691

4.1155 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

23,104

4.1159 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

16,574

4.1167 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

32,039

4.1168 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,150

4.1180 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

63

4.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

21,768

4.1202 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

248

4.1205 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,720

4.1223 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

30,523

4.1233 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,426

4.1260 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

439

4.1280 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

75,817

4.1309 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,093

4.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,094

4.1360 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

87

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

34,620

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,482

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

3,068

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

15,832

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

3,111

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

403

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

62,622,200

4.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

153,841

4.0927 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

554

4.0960 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

19,651

4.1078 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

35,169

4.1117 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

14,750

4.1142 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

21,768

4.1144 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

27,451

4.1155 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

4,224

4.1155 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

4,090

4.1161 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

399

4.1260 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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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:

02 March 2026
Contact name:

Claire Gordon
Telephone number:

+44 141 245-8893

 

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

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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