REG - Barclays PLC British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
24/02/2026 15:00
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RNS Number : 2215U Barclays PLC 24 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: 23 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: 8,643,343 0.86% 6,808,607 0.68%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,678,169 0.67% 3,967,146 0.40%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 15,321,512 1.53% 10,775,753 1.08%
(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 337,212 4.2220 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 152,580 4.2138 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 124,907 4.1692 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 106,557 4.1721 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 38,520 4.2065 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,501 4.2110 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,118 4.2103 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,737 4.1881 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,164 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,982 4.2148 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,528 4.2112 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,554 4.1979 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,666 4.2122 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,201 4.2008 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,426 4.1835 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,322 4.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,677 4.1847 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,243 4.2178 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,732 4.2101 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,570 4.1867 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,461 4.2180 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,220 4.2092 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,153 4.1980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,126 4.2049 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,800 4.1859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,653 4.1860 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,626 4.2020 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,347 4.2140 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,137 4.2131 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 912 4.2340 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 808 4.2015 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 750 4.2070 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 626 4.2320 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 620 4.2160 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 569 4.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 558 4.2040 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 496 4.2120 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 480 4.1830 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 453 4.2270 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 369 4.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 226 4.1960 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 193 4.2090 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 183 4.1820 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 171 4.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 4.1880 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 4.1840 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 138 4.1955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 129 4.2080 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 58 4.2280 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 161,654 4.1742 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 153,189 4.2202 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 152,580 4.2108 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,805 4.2054 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 37,519 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,645 4.2141 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,600 4.2020 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,095 4.2163 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,100 4.1725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,773 4.2074 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,161 4.2041 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,821 4.2201 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,617 4.2088 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,136 4.2084 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,320 4.2029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,189 4.2121 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,935 4.2012 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,245 4.2120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,819 4.2147 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,552 4.1696 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,313 4.1930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,545 4.1740 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,322 4.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,927 4.2104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,972 4.1928 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,197 4.2118 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,721 4.2180 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,504 4.2220 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,345 4.2254 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,973 4.1734 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,871 4.2170 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,812 4.1756 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,602 4.2153 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,434 4.2099 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,347 4.2140 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,337 4.2160 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,183 4.1820 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 849 4.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 686 4.1980 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 675 4.2011 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 626 4.2320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 569 4.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 558 4.2040 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 453 4.2270 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 429 4.2080 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 369 4.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 364 4.1960 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 200 4.1922 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 193 4.2090 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 181 4.2340 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 160 4.1840 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 160 4.1880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 100 4.1859 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 58 4.2280 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 4.1920 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 4,294 4.1693 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,267 4.1694 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,552 4.1696 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,637 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,795 4.1704 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 24,100 4.1725 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,973 4.1734 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,545 4.1740 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,812 4.1756 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 100 4.1859 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,107 4.1885 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 675 4.2011 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,935 4.2012 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,876 4.2018 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,212 4.2033 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 47,805 4.2054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 756 4.2061 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 736 4.2072 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 22,773 4.2074 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,936 4.2099 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,927 4.2104 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 152,580 4.2108 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,749 4.2119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 823 4.2143 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 153,189 4.2202 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 483 4.2212 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,843 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,796 4.1763 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21,621 4.1768 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 16,179 4.1788 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,413 4.1790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,677 4.1847 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,111 4.1860 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 100 4.1863 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,570 4.1867 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21,737 4.1881 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,563 4.1886 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 76,057 4.1889 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 200 4.1917 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 808 4.2015 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 91 4.2023 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 61,143 4.2076 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,474 4.2091 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,548 4.2108 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 337,033 4.2220 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 11,859 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 350 4.1817 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 18,161 4.2041 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,503 4.2157 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 108 4.2176 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3 4.1700 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 519 4.1859 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 29,501 4.2110 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: 24 Feb 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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