26th Mar 2026 07:00
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: | 24 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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| 11,145,586 | 1.11% | 9,478,317 | 0.94% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 9,217,909 | 0.92% | 9,051,619 | 0.91% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 20,363,495 | 2.04% | 18,529,936 | 1.85% |
(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 | 516,937 | 3.4760 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 413,255 | 3.4866 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 194,809 | 3.4820 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 72,151 | 3.5012 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 53,812 | 3.4998 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,338 | 3.4952 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 21,258 | 3.5094 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 19,746 | 3.5154 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,583 | 3.5126 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,627 | 3.5080 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,832 | 3.5029 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,802 | 3.5078 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,843 | 3.4997 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,644 | 3.5020 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,565 | 3.5030 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,438 | 3.5086 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,791 | 3.4940 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,662 | 3.4822 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,150 | 3.4806 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,333 | 3.5052 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,666 | 3.5202 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 1,490 | 4.7100 USD | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,190 | 3.5120 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,078 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,071 | 3.5200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 974 | 3.5148 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 565 | 3.5000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 562 | 3.5100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 554 | 3.5060 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 483 | 3.4780 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 470 | 3.5280 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 465 | 3.5044 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 438 | 3.5320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 359 | 3.4815 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 354 | 3.5220 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 225 | 3.5300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 198 | 3.5140 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 196 | 3.5040 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 181 | 3.5340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 177 | 3.5360 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 164 | 3.5160 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 155 | 3.5240 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 120 | 3.4800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 101 | 3.4840 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 96 | 3.4960 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 92 | 3.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 91 | 3.4860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 80 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 79 | 3.5180 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 72 | 3.5260 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 57 | 3.5380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 41 | 3.4880 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23 | 3.4920 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23 | 3.5420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22 | 3.5440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 3.4740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11 | 3.5070 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 3.4720 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 151,229 | 3.5215 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 105,104 | 3.4824 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 80,528 | 3.4820 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 76,884 | 3.5154 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 37,561 | 3.5074 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30,572 | 3.5330 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 29,242 | 3.5177 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 26,149 | 3.4954 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 21,883 | 3.5119 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,085 | 3.5092 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,031 | 3.5178 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,103 | 3.5116 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,849 | 3.5093 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,587 | 3.4957 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,291 | 3.5194 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,639 | 3.5061 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,299 | 3.5088 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,973 | 3.5162 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,882 | 3.5360 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,404 | 3.4869 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,282 | 3.5190 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,797 | 3.5146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,679 | 3.5076 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,575 | 3.5352 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 1,490 | 4.7100 USD | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,423 | 3.5115 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,335 | 3.4740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,315 | 3.5320 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,190 | 3.5120 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 978 | 3.5049 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 700 | 3.5210 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 640 | 3.5280 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 562 | 3.5100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 547 | 3.4937 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 324 | 3.4944 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 283 | 3.5200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 277 | 3.5080 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 267 | 3.5060 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 237 | 3.4780 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 225 | 3.5300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 198 | 3.5140 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 196 | 3.5040 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 181 | 3.5340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 164 | 3.5160 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 155 | 3.5240 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 120 | 3.4800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 113 | 3.4940 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 101 | 3.4840 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 96 | 3.4960 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 3.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 91 | 3.4860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 80 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 79 | 3.5180 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 72 | 3.5260 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 57 | 3.5380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 52 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 43 | 3.5020 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 41 | 3.4880 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 39 | 3.5220 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 31 | 3.4760 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23 | 3.4920 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23 | 3.5420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 22 | 3.5440 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11 | 3.5070 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9 | 3.5000 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 | 3,196 | 3.4816 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,592 | 3.4852 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,126 | 3.4916 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 547 | 3.4937 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 26,149 | 3.4954 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,430 | 3.4966 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,461 | 3.4982 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,423 | 3.5115 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,565 | 3.5134 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 76,884 | 3.5154 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 389 | 3.5167 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,486 | 3.5204 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 22,331 | 3.5206 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 515,680 | 3.4760 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,150 | 3.4806 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 138,731 | 3.4820 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 51,276 | 3.4821 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,662 | 3.4822 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 43,834 | 3.4830 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 988 | 3.4928 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,861 | 3.4940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,365 | 3.4948 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,600 | 3.4951 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,738 | 3.4954 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 148,645 | 3.4966 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,587 | 3.4968 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,843 | 3.4997 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,225 | 3.5059 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,345 | 3.5080 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 200 | 3.5130 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 974 | 3.5148 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,129 | 3.5180 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 404 | 3.5200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,299 | 3.4820 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 5,806 | 3.4899 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 28,054 | 3.5124 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 700 | 3.5207 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 30,572 | 3.5330 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,417 | 3.5354 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 44,887 | 3.4822 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 48,237 | 3.4823 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 113,651 | 3.5008 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,630 | 3.5265 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: | 26 Mar 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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