Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Mar 06 2026 11:17 GMTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 6996V

Barclays PLC

06 March 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:				05 Mar 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:			11,494,157	1.15%	7,495,138	0.75%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,201,882	0.72%	6,746,434	0.67%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			18,696,039	1.87%	14,241,572	1.42%
(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		338,218		3.8634 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		271,180		3.8758 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		239,326		3.8580 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		165,371		3.8782 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		156,557		3.8582 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		149,361		3.8616 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		132,451		3.9140 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		126,470		3.8802 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,777		3.8783 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,148		3.8753 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,085		3.8774 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,693		3.8767 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,030		3.8585 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,590		3.8746 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,047		3.8875 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,976		3.8787 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,181		3.8820 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,005		3.8694 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,835		3.8741 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,726		3.8752 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,957		3.8728 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,734		3.8692 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,672		3.8865 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,215		3.8751 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,045		3.8735 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,542		3.8838 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,187		3.9144 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,795		3.8814 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,768		3.8773 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,367		3.8911 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,769		3.8846 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,667		3.8870 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,296		3.8745 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,186		3.8716 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,961		3.8696 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,622		3.8660 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,607		3.8840 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,348		3.8750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,276		3.9260 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,150		3.9040 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,093		3.8798 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,082		3.8887 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,011		3.8860 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		926		3.8740 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		840		3.9120 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		630		3.8989 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		505		3.8640 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		502		3.8914 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		451		3.9000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		343		3.8880 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		253		3.8780 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		253		3.8720 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		253		3.8610 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		253		3.8590 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		252		3.8730 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		157		3.8920 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		140		3.8940 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15		3.8800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10		3.8600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		3.8680 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		3.8760 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		815,497		3.8580 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		577,997		3.8673 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		111,980		3.8425 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		106,681		3.8829 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105,915		3.8688 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,562		3.8588 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,507		3.8735 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,786		3.8761 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,775		3.8773 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,508		3.8861 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,167		3.9000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,025		3.8802 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,502		3.8701 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,662		3.8931 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,800		3.9082 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,036		3.8628 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,884		3.8854 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,492		3.8804 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,325		3.8954 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,619		3.8806 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,922		3.8770 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,604		3.8760 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,445		3.9100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,150		3.9040 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		876		3.9020 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		840		3.9120 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		689		3.8800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		505		3.8640 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		475		3.8720 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		343		3.8880 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		280		3.8840 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		253		3.8590 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		253		3.8780 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		253		3.8610 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		252		3.8730 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35		3.8740 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		3.8600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		3.8660 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9		3.9260 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		3.8680 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		3.8940 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		3.9200 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		28,925	3.8769 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		111,980	3.8425 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,210	3.8572 USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		684,423	3.8580 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,085	3.8582 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		80,248	3.8615 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,036	3.8628 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,502	3.8701 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		31,507	3.8735 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		41	3.8761 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,775	3.8773 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,232	3.8796 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		101	3.8803 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,619	3.8806 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		106,681	3.8829 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,508	3.8861 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,662	3.8931 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		355	3.8970 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		162,522	3.8580 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		156,557	3.8582 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		17,030	3.8585 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,762	3.8611 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,215	3.8613 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25	3.8648 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,961	3.8696 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		63	3.8718 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,835	3.8741 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		271,180	3.8758 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		24,795	3.8777 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		106,765	3.8782 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,105	3.8797 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,093	3.8798 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,710	3.8799 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,795	3.8814 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		301	3.8848 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		517	3.8849 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,672	3.8864 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,325	3.8870 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		292	3.8875 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,559	3.8891 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,406	3.8893 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,852	3.8895 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		630	3.8989 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,338	3.9050 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		132,451	3.9140 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		437	3.8580 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		657	3.8840 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		28,279	3.8913 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		343	3.8976 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,231	3.8580 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:				06 Mar 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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