9th Feb 2026 12:08
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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 |
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(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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 06 Feb 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | LIFE SCIENCE REIT PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 25p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 7,943,683 | 0.79% | 6,193,865 | 0.62% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 6,025,263 | 0.60% | 2,924,938 | 0.29% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 13,968,946 | 1.40% | 9,118,803 | 0.91% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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25p ordinary | Purchase | 325,262 | 4.0940 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 278,194 | 4.1098 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 101,947 | 4.1059 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 86,055 | 4.1020 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 50,787 | 4.1299 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 47,912 | 4.1403 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,939 | 4.1313 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,582 | 4.0942 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,369 | 4.1231 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 15,244 | 4.1112 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,732 | 4.1328 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,448 | 4.1393 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,334 | 4.1435 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,446 | 4.1385 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,655 | 4.1426 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,154 | 4.1138 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,575 | 4.1324 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,992 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,553 | 4.1440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,344 | 4.1491 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,578 | 4.1407 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,538 | 4.1431 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,116 | 4.1103 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,007 | 4.1559 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,876 | 4.1080 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 774 | 4.1390 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 759 | 4.1480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 698 | 4.1100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 648 | 4.1320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 584 | 4.1620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 361 | 4.1490 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 182 | 4.1400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 176 | 4.1089 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 175 | 4.1420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 612,968 | 4.0940 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 89,599 | 4.1024 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 46,361 | 4.1253 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16,727 | 4.1422 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,377 | 4.1448 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,284 | 4.1207 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,315 | 4.1193 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,800 | 4.1581 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,564 | 4.1306 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,007 | 4.1512 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,802 | 4.1461 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,782 | 4.1053 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,901 | 4.1620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,817 | 4.1563 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 981 | 4.1320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 808 | 4.1380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 759 | 4.1480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 698 | 4.1100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 695 | 4.1391 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 361 | 4.1490 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 253 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 182 | 4.1400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 175 | 4.1420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 49 | 4.1436 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 672 | 4.0931 USD | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 290,895 | 4.0940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,283 | 4.0991 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,782 | 4.1053 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 46,361 | 4.1253 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,564 | 4.1306 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 695 | 4.1391 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 49 | 4.1436 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,712 | 4.1461 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,320 | 4.1483 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,007 | 4.1512 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,817 | 4.1563 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,800 | 4.1581 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,901 | 4.1620 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,336 | 4.1640 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 71,417 | 4.0940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 53,450 | 4.0942 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 84,079 | 4.1010 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,233 | 4.1023 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 176 | 4.1089 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,154 | 4.1138 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,968 | 4.1154 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 55,917 | 4.1186 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 38,190 | 4.1187 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 73,042 | 4.1214 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,369 | 4.1231 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,539 | 4.1258 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 50,787 | 4.1299 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,732 | 4.1328 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,448 | 4.1393 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 37,419 | 4.1403 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,578 | 4.1407 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,299 | 4.1416 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 270 | 4.1423 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 894 | 4.1426 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,010 | 4.1442 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 706 | 4.1459 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 934 | 4.1468 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,569 | 4.1533 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,007 | 4.1559 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 326 | 4.0937 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 44,053 | 4.0939 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 12,377 | 4.1448 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 47,964 | 4.0940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 16,221 | 4.0943 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 8,575 | 4.1324 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34,155 | 4.1465 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 09 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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