Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 9130V
Barclays PLC
09 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:

06 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:

 

 

11,662,779

1.17%

7,758,863

0.78%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,444,467

0.74%

6,939,902

0.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

19,107,246

1.91%

14,698,765

1.47%

(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

270,764

3.8040  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

264,967

3.8304  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

213,815

3.8042  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

135,584

3.8220  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

99,785

3.8322  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

94,750

3.8000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

77,373

3.8623  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,791

3.8056  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,142

3.8195  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,672

3.8069  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,536

3.8250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,330

3.8177  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,550

3.8215  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,525

3.8142  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,597

3.8240  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,477

3.8196  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,001

3.8182  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,301

3.8148  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,604

3.8353  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,601

3.8120  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,283

3.8187  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,098

3.8214  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,611

3.8185  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,807

3.8281  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,136

3.7980  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,011

3.8223  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,041

3.8020  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,728

3.7999  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,154

3.8282  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,107

3.8380  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,942

3.9020  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,828

3.8038  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,668

3.7983  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,300

3.7992  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,280

3.8203  GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,250

5.0580  USD

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,182

3.8157  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,114

3.8360  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,939

3.8060  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,920

3.8440  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,826

3.8361  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,806

3.8026  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,799

3.8280  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,764

3.8070  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,676

3.8100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,638

3.8049  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,589

3.8221  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,547

3.8660  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,396

3.8080  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,342

3.8480  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,328

3.8640  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,323

3.8320  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,313

3.7960  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,305

3.8340  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,147

3.8034  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,002

3.7940  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

908

3.8630  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

792

3.8540  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

751

3.8720  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

687

3.8900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

663

3.8390  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

590

3.8920  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

570

3.8300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

550

3.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

547

3.7930  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

507

3.7920  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

492

3.8010  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

477

3.8400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

427

3.8940  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

419

3.8840  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

407

3.8800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

402

3.8121  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

395

3.8820  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

384

3.7990  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

380

3.8030  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

375

3.8560  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

375

3.8740  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

373

3.9040  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

354

3.9000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

352

3.8780  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

346

3.8260  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

295

3.8041  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

261

3.8050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

251

3.8760  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

224

3.9060  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.8830  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

219

3.9050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

206

3.8620  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

199

3.8500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

194

3.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

181

3.9080  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

180

3.8520  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

178

3.8970  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

178

3.8680  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

170

3.8950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

133

3.9100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58

3.8047  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26

3.8076  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19

3.8730  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8

3.8180  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6

3.9030  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

290,749

3.8480  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

279,394

3.8040  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

160,693

3.8233  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

123,061

3.8071  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

115,734

3.8110  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,808

3.8183  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

71,900

3.8168  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,866

3.8128  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44,244

3.8227  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35,124

3.8294  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,672

3.8288  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,193

3.8320  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,655

3.8285  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,635

3.8535  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,098

3.8000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,143

3.8195  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,691

3.8230  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,571

3.8032  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,801

3.8662  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,169

3.8120  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,079

3.8127  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,492

3.8337  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,174

3.8635  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,959

3.8680  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,399

3.8080  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,153

3.8101  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,645

3.8018  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,535

3.8404  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,065

3.8186  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,892

3.8145  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,946

3.8267  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,701

3.8187  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,361

3.8020  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,310

3.8130  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,107

3.8380  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,008

3.7980  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,942

3.9020  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,898

3.8094  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,746

3.8547  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,634

3.8552  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,389

3.8322  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,358

3.8089  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,335

3.8747  GBP

ADR

Sale

2,250

5.0580  USD

25p ordinary

Sale

2,074

3.8035  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,040

3.8620  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,017

3.8360  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,912

3.8113  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,799

3.8280  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,750

3.8444  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,547

3.8660  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,506

3.8794  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,506

3.8369  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,385

3.8166  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,351

3.8590  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,328

3.8640  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,313

3.7960  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,305

3.8340  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,186

3.8060  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,082

3.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,038

3.8557  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,002

3.7940  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

908

3.8630  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

903

3.8583  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

847

3.7900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

792

3.8540  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

713

3.8700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

687

3.8900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

629

3.8300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

590

3.8920  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

547

3.7930  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

510

3.8567  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

507

3.7920  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

492

3.8010  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

477

3.8400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

427

3.8940  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

419

3.8840  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

407

3.8800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

395

3.8820  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

384

3.7990  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

380

3.8030  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

375

3.8560  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

375

3.8740  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

373

3.9040  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

354

3.9000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

352

3.8780  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

338

3.7976  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

310

3.8197  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

295

3.8044  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

251

3.8760  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

224

3.9060  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

224

3.8100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

220

3.8830  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

219

3.9050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

207

3.8070  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

201

3.8720  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

201

3.8050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

199

3.8500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

194

3.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

181

3.9080  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

180

3.8520  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

178

3.8970  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

174

3.8240  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

173

3.8220  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

170

3.8950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

159

3.8201  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

133

3.9100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

97

3.8364  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81

3.8125  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

3.8730  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

3.9030  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

20,732

3.8250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,952

3.8026  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,571

3.8032  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86,916

3.8040  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,712

3.8043  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,734

3.8110  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,974

3.8120  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

122

3.8178  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,493

3.8219  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,244

3.8227  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,300

3.8228  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

160,693

3.8233  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,655

3.8285  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,672

3.8288  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,870

3.8320  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,492

3.8336  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,500

3.8437  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

289,407

3.8480  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

309

3.8792  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,197

3.8795  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,961

3.8020  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,147

3.8034  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

105,575

3.8040  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

213,815

3.8042  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58

3.8046  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,345

3.8051  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,082

3.8059  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

568

3.8060  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

321

3.8121  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,106

3.8126  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,125

3.8170  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,283

3.8187  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,011

3.8223  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,200

3.8291  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

552

3.8294  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

264,967

3.8304  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,035

3.8344  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,767

3.8352  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,588

3.8389  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

663

3.8390  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,421

3.8406  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

224

3.8452  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,240

3.8499  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,250

3.8691  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

31,016

3.8037  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

200

3.8040  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,840

3.8153  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

356

3.8377  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,257

3.8002  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

900

3.8042  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,915

3.8679  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:

09 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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