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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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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 23 Mar 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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| and/or controlled: |
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| 11,053,911 | 1.11% | 10,146,656 | 1.01% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 10,123,132 | 1.01% | 8,965,627 | 0.90% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 21,177,043 | 2.12% | 19,112,283 | 1.91% |
(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 | 225,812 | 3.4724 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 3.5582 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 170,000 | 3.3852 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 148,645 | 3.4966 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 145,443 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 63,767 | 3.5140 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 56,500 | 3.5159 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,222 | 3.5179 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,219 | 3.4814 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,661 | 3.3875 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,585 | 3.4646 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,315 | 3.4460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,250 | 3.4807 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,753 | 3.4798 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,731 | 3.4429 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,384 | 3.5340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,339 | 3.4362 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,294 | 3.5076 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,016 | 3.5111 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,208 | 3.5056 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,619 | 3.4890 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,419 | 3.3640 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,208 | 3.4020 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,177 | 3.4706 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,161 | 3.4872 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,152 | 3.5375 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,015 | 3.4354 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,924 | 3.4953 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,745 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,414 | 3.5310 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,384 | 3.4177 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 1,300 | 4.6892 USD | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,276 | 3.5430 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,162 | 3.5541 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,150 | 3.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,078 | 3.4179 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,076 | 3.4180 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,071 | 3.3695 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,051 | 3.5528 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 998 | 3.4004 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 819 | 3.5180 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 537 | 3.5115 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 3.3758 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 340 | 3.3680 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 128 | 3.3889 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22 | 3.5320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 19 | 3.3620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 3.4649 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 312,853 | 3.3940 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 200,000 | 3.5917 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 149,599 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 127,476 | 3.4955 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 86,315 | 3.4826 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 61,062 | 3.4993 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 44,135 | 3.3895 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 42,040 | 3.4987 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30,791 | 3.4290 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 28,823 | 3.3687 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 26,225 | 3.5001 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 25,282 | 3.3743 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 24,249 | 3.4812 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,678 | 3.4808 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 21,970 | 3.3865 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,976 | 3.3971 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,723 | 3.4131 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,582 | 3.5397 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,747 | 3.3946 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,736 | 3.4973 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,854 | 3.5338 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,795 | 3.4724 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,076 | 3.5340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,992 | 3.3795 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,050 | 3.3826 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,883 | 3.4915 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,788 | 3.5024 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,449 | 3.4529 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,420 | 3.5339 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,400 | 3.3671 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,378 | 3.4010 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,276 | 3.5286 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,971 | 3.5617 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,904 | 3.5164 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,900 | 3.5101 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,669 | 3.3935 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,261 | 3.3778 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,111 | 3.5326 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,414 | 3.5310 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,412 | 3.3930 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,383 | 3.5324 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 1,300 | 4.6892 USD | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,276 | 3.5430 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,211 | 3.5381 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,150 | 3.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,104 | 3.4000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 924 | 3.5334 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 782 | 3.5303 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 765 | 3.5327 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 739 | 3.5360 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 598 | 3.4821 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 537 | 3.5380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 161 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 3.3621 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 3.3620 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 | 242 | 3.3580 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,143 | 3.3600 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 732 | 3.3700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 312,853 | 3.3940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,240 | 3.4420 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,449 | 3.4529 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,678 | 3.4808 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,249 | 3.4812 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,258 | 3.4835 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,821 | 3.4848 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 57,392 | 3.4900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,883 | 3.4915 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 127,476 | 3.4955 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,736 | 3.4973 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,048 | 3.4986 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 42,040 | 3.4987 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,068 | 3.5042 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,194 | 3.5143 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,904 | 3.5164 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,927 | 3.5250 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 242 | 3.3580 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,143 | 3.3600 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 732 | 3.3700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 128 | 3.3889 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,078 | 3.4180 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,667 | 3.4615 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,753 | 3.4798 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 41,855 | 3.4824 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 72,625 | 3.4900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,400 | 3.4981 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,863 | 3.4994 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,294 | 3.5076 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 537 | 3.5115 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 53,100 | 3.5159 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,400 | 3.5162 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,829 | 3.5425 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,359 | 3.5671 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 226 | 3.4057 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,697 | 3.4110 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 559 | 3.4335 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 904 | 3.4417 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,097 | 3.4900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,135 | 3.4912 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 72,369 | 3.4473 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 52,916 | 3.4902 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 20,068 | 3.4947 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: | 24 Mar 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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