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RNS Number : 2957X Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 19 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 British Land Company plc, The
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is British Land Company plc, The
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 18 March 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader YES - Life Science REIT plc
making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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 438,384 3.8300 GBP 3.7280 GBP
25p ordinary PURCHASES 968,291 3.8320 GBP 3.7220 GBP
25p ordinary PURCHASES 35 5.0157 USD 5.0157 USD
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,268 3.7322 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1 3.7400 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,250 3.7418 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 36,409 3.7426 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,986 3.7436 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 288 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 25 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,935 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,546 3.7549 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,386 3.7713 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 876 3.7749 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,332 3.7749 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,400 3.8133 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 514 3.8136 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 780 3.8136 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 264 3.7260 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 236 3.7260 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 394 3.7270 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,851 3.7299 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,342 3.7299 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 598 3.7299 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 866 3.7301 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,886 3.7350 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 58,178 3.7437 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,240 3.7442 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,948 3.7442 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,715 3.7442 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 109 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,887 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 35 3.7628 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 64,774 3.7663 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 689 3.8097 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,362 3.8097 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 500 3.8121 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 600 3.8180 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,281 3.7280 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 243 3.7325 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,064 3.7336 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14,950 3.7366 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,631 3.7423 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 25,218 3.7455 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 67,177 3.7455 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 122 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,268 3.7461 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 378 3.7559 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,856 3.7596 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 109,012 3.7701 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 70 3.7804 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 85,441 3.7864 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 17,627 3.7904 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,670 3.7951 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,048 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 611 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 26,093 3.7460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 26 3.7464 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,405 3.7468 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 14,460 3.7482 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,162 3.7517 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,312 3.7704 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,971 3.7779 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 41,325 3.7808 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 17,997 3.7923 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 79 3.8000 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 52 3.8000 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,066 3.8136 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 702 3.8136 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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
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 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 19 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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