REG - Barclays PLC British Land Co PLC - Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE
27/02/2026 14:00
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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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