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RNS Number : 2401W Societe Generale SA 11 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: SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For
a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this British Land Company plc, the
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 10/03/2026
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable
date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making Yes: Life Science REIT plc
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(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: 8,655,887 0.87 1,720,977 0.17
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 2,144,037 0.21 43,968 0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
10,799,924 1.08 1,764,945 0.18
TOTAL:
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee 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
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 999 3.71856
25p ordinary Purchase 13,214 3.73447
25p ordinary Purchase 497 3.746
25p ordinary Purchase 608 3.746
25p ordinary Purchase 889 3.74
25p ordinary Purchase 955 3.742
25p ordinary Purchase 104 3.766
25p ordinary Purchase 209 3.736
25p ordinary Purchase 356 3.766
25p ordinary Purchase 459 3.772
25p ordinary Purchase 459 3.772
25p ordinary Purchase 459 3.776
25p ordinary Purchase 459 3.776
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.76
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.762
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.764
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.766
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.768
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.768
25p ordinary Purchase 460 3.768
25p ordinary Purchase 461 3.75
25p ordinary Purchase 461 3.75
25p ordinary Purchase 461 3.752
25p ordinary Purchase 461 3.756
25p ordinary Purchase 461 3.758
25p ordinary Purchase 461 3.758
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.742
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.744
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.748
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.75
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.752
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.754
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.754
25p ordinary Purchase 462 3.754
25p ordinary Purchase 463 3.738
25p ordinary Purchase 463 3.738
25p ordinary Purchase 463 3.74
25p ordinary Purchase 463 3.74
25p ordinary Purchase 463 3.742
25p ordinary Purchase 464 3.734
25p ordinary Purchase 465 3.722
25p ordinary Purchase 750 3.746
25p ordinary Purchase 771 3.734
25p ordinary Purchase 905 3.74
25p ordinary Purchase 923 3.724
25p ordinary Purchase 955 3.738
25p ordinary Purchase 650 3.764
25p ordinary Purchase 800 3.744
25p ordinary Purchase 591 3.748
25p ordinary Purchase 866 3.748
25p ordinary Purchase 1,162 3.73
25p ordinary Purchase 1,384 3.75
25p ordinary Purchase 1,387 3.744
25p ordinary Purchase 1,390 3.734
25p ordinary Purchase 1,548 3.774
25p ordinary Purchase 1,552 3.762
25p ordinary Purchase 1,554 3.758
25p ordinary Purchase 1,554 3.758
25p ordinary Purchase 1,556 3.75
25p ordinary Purchase 1,556 3.752
25p ordinary Purchase 1,558 3.746
25p ordinary Purchase 1,565 3.73
25p ordinary Purchase 120 3.714
25p ordinary Purchase 110 3.756
25p ordinary Purchase 1,134 3.736
25p ordinary Purchase 24 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 36 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 66 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 71 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 72 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 80 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 677 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 691 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 723 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 726 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 782 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 830 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 874 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 876 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 878 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 898 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 1,012 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 1,174 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 1,754 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 1,884 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 2,115 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 2,184 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 3,071 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 3,154 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 3,298 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 3,980 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 4,087 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 4,772 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 5,314 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 6,345 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 7,688 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 18,698 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 24,639 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 4,067 3.718
25p ordinary Purchase 319 3.718
25p ordinary Sale 1,395 3.746
25p ordinary Sale 1,088 3.758
25p ordinary Sale 1,050 3.756
25p ordinary Sale 898 3.746
25p ordinary Sale 2,152 3.754
25p ordinary Sale 1,039 3.768
25p ordinary Sale 1,082 3.758
25p ordinary Sale 1,094 3.77
25p ordinary Sale 2,000 3.72
25p ordinary Sale 1,059 3.728
25p ordinary Sale 1,106 3.77
25p ordinary Sale 1,060 3.758
25p ordinary Sale 1,020 3.756
25p ordinary Sale 1,080 3.762
25p ordinary Sale 1,075 3.756
25p ordinary Sale 1,036 3.764
25p ordinary Sale 1,032 3.772
25p ordinary Sale 1,119 3.726
25p ordinary Sale 1,103 3.766
25p ordinary Sale 1,053 3.74
25p ordinary Sale 1,108 3.768
25p ordinary Sale 1,066 3.74
25p ordinary Sale 2,080 3.74
25p ordinary Sale 1,057 3.756
25p ordinary Sale 52 3.73277
25p ordinary Sale 319 3.718
25p ordinary Sale 4,067 3.718
25p ordinary Sale 1,117 3.764
25p ordinary Sale 1,109 3.72
25p ordinary Sale 1,068 3.744
25p ordinary Sale 1,049 3.76
25p ordinary Sale 34 3.732
25p ordinary Sale 1,134 3.736
25p ordinary Sale 112 3.73
25p ordinary Sale 8 3.728
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.726
25p ordinary Sale 112 3.746
25p ordinary Sale 110 3.756
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.718
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.742
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.74
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.738
25p ordinary Sale 112 3.728
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.734
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.74
25p ordinary Sale 113 3.744
25p ordinary Sale 112 3.754
25p ordinary Sale 79 3.722
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.724
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.752
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.732
25p ordinary Sale 113 3.724
25p ordinary Sale 120 3.714
25p ordinary Sale 112 3.742
25p ordinary Sale 113 3.732
25p ordinary Sale 35 3.718
25p ordinary Sale 111 3.73
(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 GBP
position
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 999 3.71856
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 13,214 3.73447
(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.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(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
4. 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 person
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 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 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
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 11/03/2026
Contact name: Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*: +44 20 7676 6969
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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