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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 |
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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: | 02 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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| 9,591,170 | 0.96% | 6,048,421 | 0.60% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 5,894,447 | 0.58% | 3,194,385 | 0.32% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 15,485,617 | 1.54% | 9,242,806 | 0.92% |
(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 | 460,629 | 4.1440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 181,097 | 4.1500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 179,908 | 4.1680 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 147,220 | 4.1464 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 74,016 | 4.1563 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 57,208 | 4.1635 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 41,295 | 4.1432 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 40,186 | 4.1668 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 36,431 | 4.1651 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 31,459 | 4.1577 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 29,968 | 4.1659 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 27,842 | 4.1621 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,594 | 4.1810 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,490 | 4.1642 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 24,471 | 4.1601 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,588 | 4.1660 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,457 | 4.1716 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,253 | 4.1497 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,115 | 4.1675 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,842 | 4.1723 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,376 | 4.1727 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,300 | 4.1541 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,463 | 4.1615 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,665 | 4.1618 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,921 | 4.1620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,116 | 4.1700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,837 | 4.1560 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,375 | 4.1760 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,858 | 4.1724 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,773 | 4.1580 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,709 | 4.1600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,416 | 4.1540 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,190 | 4.1520 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,119 | 4.1640 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,077 | 4.1752 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,828 | 4.1480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,536 | 4.1720 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 779 | 4.1610 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 769 | 4.1840 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 738 | 4.1820 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 628 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 472 | 4.1780 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 472 | 4.1634 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 449 | 4.1740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 381 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 361 | 4.1860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 179 | 4.1880 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 166 | 4.1900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 50 | 4.1607 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13 | 4.1710 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 348,950 | 4.1448 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 203,506 | 4.1440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 174,067 | 4.1571 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 73,610 | 4.1464 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 59,544 | 4.1633 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 51,149 | 4.1646 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 47,601 | 4.1682 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 36,446 | 4.1654 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 29,819 | 4.1621 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 28,849 | 4.1671 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 25,000 | 4.1781 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,468 | 4.1715 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 18,435 | 4.1446 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 18,023 | 4.1620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,400 | 4.1544 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,568 | 4.1642 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,701 | 4.1813 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,150 | 4.1456 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,365 | 4.1665 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,640 | 4.1784 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,327 | 4.1662 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,364 | 4.1660 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,985 | 4.1622 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,007 | 4.1616 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,300 | 4.1521 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,074 | 4.1700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,837 | 4.1560 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,375 | 4.1760 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,093 | 4.1570 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,864 | 4.1680 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,806 | 4.1540 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,773 | 4.1580 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,709 | 4.1600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,190 | 4.1520 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,119 | 4.1640 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,077 | 4.1744 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,828 | 4.1480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,580 | 4.1545 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,351 | 4.1720 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 976 | 4.1810 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 888 | 4.1840 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 885 | 4.1500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 738 | 4.1820 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 630 | 4.1552 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 628 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 582 | 4.1681 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 472 | 4.1780 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 449 | 4.1740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 381 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 361 | 4.1860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 261 | 4.1584 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 198 | 4.1719 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 179 | 4.1880 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 166 | 4.1900 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 | 4,323 | 4.1440 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,150 | 4.1456 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,300 | 4.1521 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,400 | 4.1544 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 820 | 4.1565 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,093 | 4.1570 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18 | 4.1577 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,244 | 4.1578 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48,362 | 4.1616 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,879 | 4.1621 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 36,826 | 4.1633 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,381 | 4.1641 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,679 | 4.1653 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,849 | 4.1671 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 47,601 | 4.1682 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,503 | 4.1712 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,468 | 4.1715 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,000 | 4.1781 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 54,189 | 4.1440 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,253 | 4.1447 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 28,044 | 4.1448 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,321 | 4.1450 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,041 | 4.1451 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 41,914 | 4.1495 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,253 | 4.1497 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,300 | 4.1541 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 31,459 | 4.1577 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,984 | 4.1580 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 24,759 | 4.1601 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,151 | 4.1634 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 20,639 | 4.1639 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,354 | 4.1642 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,948 | 4.1660 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 928 | 4.1662 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 413 | 4.1664 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,115 | 4.1675 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 177,044 | 4.1680 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,850 | 4.1716 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,656 | 4.1726 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 77,633 | 4.1440 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,365 | 4.1665 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 332 | 4.1792 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 77 | 4.1440 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 35,340 | 4.1441 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 10,152 | 4.1443 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 74,016 | 4.1563 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 |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 03 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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