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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: | 30 Jan 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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| 9,531,879 | 0.95% | 6,221,471 | 0.62% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 6,037,511 | 0.60% | 3,111,475 | 0.31% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 15,569,390 | 1.56% | 9,332,946 | 0.93% |
(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 | 558,375 | 4.1480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 300,734 | 4.1502 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 121,269 | 4.1475 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 73,161 | 4.1479 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 70,930 | 4.1462 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 64,482 | 4.1404 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 62,388 | 4.1508 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 52,472 | 4.1486 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 47,470 | 4.1328 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 45,841 | 4.1487 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 39,540 | 4.1461 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,838 | 4.1457 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,450 | 4.1515 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 17,773 | 4.1380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,872 | 4.1478 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,857 | 4.1440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,509 | 4.1540 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,475 | 4.1340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,054 | 4.1466 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,907 | 4.1426 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,527 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,000 | 4.1578 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,546 | 4.1464 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,235 | 4.1520 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,598 | 4.1400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,400 | 4.1484 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,384 | 4.1420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,631 | 4.1485 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,620 | 4.1500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,556 | 4.1453 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,644 | 4.1509 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,469 | 4.1560 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,405 | 4.1519 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,836 | 4.1516 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,834 | 4.1492 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,800 | 4.1512 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,613 | 4.1580 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,363 | 4.1491 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,221 | 4.1476 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,972 | 4.1505 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,651 | 4.1448 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,290 | 4.1280 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,963 | 4.1530 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,731 | 4.1360 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,695 | 4.1553 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,665 | 4.1240 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,477 | 4.1531 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,382 | 4.1390 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,324 | 4.1510 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,286 | 4.1620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,219 | 4.1472 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,166 | 4.1260 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,004 | 4.1600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 967 | 4.1470 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 916 | 4.1593 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 906 | 4.1320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 850 | 4.1539 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 795 | 4.1220 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 580 | 4.1521 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 407 | 4.1300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 297 | 4.1655 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 472,171 | 4.1480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 330,609 | 4.1482 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 213,620 | 4.1442 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 93,225 | 4.1479 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 61,927 | 4.1434 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 55,031 | 4.1497 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 48,674 | 4.1464 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 32,241 | 4.1404 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,735 | 4.1328 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,397 | 4.1477 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,062 | 4.1396 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,633 | 4.1458 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,558 | 4.1597 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 18,723 | 4.1498 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,722 | 4.1481 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,377 | 4.1466 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 14,815 | 4.1540 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 14,195 | 4.1440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,129 | 4.1484 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,465 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,343 | 4.1436 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,312 | 4.1444 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,235 | 4.1520 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,775 | 4.1427 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,970 | 4.1378 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,872 | 4.1400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,358 | 4.1420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,808 | 4.1500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,469 | 4.1560 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,408 | 4.1580 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,366 | 4.1496 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,174 | 4.1506 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,651 | 4.1448 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,290 | 4.1280 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,115 | 4.1380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,092 | 4.1220 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,985 | 4.1620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,963 | 4.1530 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,731 | 4.1360 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,674 | 4.1323 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,665 | 4.1240 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,382 | 4.1390 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,166 | 4.1260 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,004 | 4.1600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 972 | 4.1454 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 967 | 4.1470 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 906 | 4.1320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 809 | 4.1640 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 407 | 4.1300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 371 | 4.1340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 352 | 4.1445 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 155 | 4.1410 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 135 | 4.1474 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 | 30,626 | 4.1459 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 113,923 | 4.1460 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 38,548 | 4.1461 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,850 | 4.1466 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 62,856 | 4.1468 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48,756 | 4.1470 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 135 | 4.1473 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 93,110 | 4.1476 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 124,790 | 4.1480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43,293 | 4.1483 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 800 | 4.1484 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,366 | 4.1496 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16,589 | 4.1497 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,558 | 4.1597 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 699 | 4.1620 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 373 | 4.1431 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,169 | 4.1453 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,962 | 4.1460 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 52,866 | 4.1470 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,221 | 4.1476 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 38,757 | 4.1479 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 190,142 | 4.1480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,154 | 4.1482 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,656 | 4.1492 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 519 | 4.1494 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 300,734 | 4.1502 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 62,388 | 4.1508 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,600 | 4.1511 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,056 | 4.1514 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,550 | 4.1519 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 17,692 | 4.1522 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,820 | 4.1531 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 23,062 | 4.1396 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 10,775 | 4.1427 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 11,312 | 4.1444 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 31,122 | 4.1476 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,422 | 4.1477 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 354 | 4.1479 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 122 | 4.1480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 306 | 4.1538 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 39 | 4.1323 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 12,907 | 4.1426 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 354 | 4.1479 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 122 | 4.1480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 13,551 | 4.1492 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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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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 02 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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