11th Feb 2026 14:14
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: | 10 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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| 8,011,297 | 0.80% | 5,901,661 | 0.59% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 5,714,516 | 0.57% | 2,946,883 | 0.29% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 13,725,813 | 1.37% | 8,848,544 | 0.88% |
(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 | 249,210 | 4.0966 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 193,404 | 4.0524 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 173,224 | 4.1060 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 158,711 | 4.1053 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 144,422 | 4.0573 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 124,447 | 4.0496 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 94,606 | 4.0480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 67,417 | 4.0579 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,944 | 4.0667 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,392 | 4.0915 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,881 | 4.0826 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,469 | 4.0796 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,227 | 4.0511 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,794 | 4.0931 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,737 | 4.0481 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,396 | 4.0581 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,161 | 4.0756 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,871 | 4.0920 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,597 | 4.0615 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,529 | 4.1170 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,480 | 4.0836 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,437 | 4.0898 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,234 | 4.1065 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,200 | 4.1176 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,040 | 4.1171 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,705 | 4.1044 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,535 | 4.0838 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,344 | 4.0535 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,255 | 4.0900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,073 | 4.0941 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,956 | 4.0526 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,780 | 4.1180 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,712 | 4.0520 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,710 | 4.0815 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,416 | 4.0540 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,404 | 4.0947 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,175 | 4.0380 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 672 | 4.0420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 672 | 4.1080 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 643 | 4.0460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 619 | 4.0586 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 279 | 4.0600 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 204 | 5.6000 USD | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 539,734 | 4.0480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 450,919 | 4.1060 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 189,012 | 4.1052 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 111,231 | 4.0513 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 62,147 | 4.0541 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 45,828 | 4.0914 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 34,726 | 4.0956 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,027 | 4.0481 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,043 | 4.0626 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,310 | 4.0517 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,203 | 4.0943 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,031 | 4.0500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,391 | 4.0551 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,328 | 4.0520 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,955 | 4.0555 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,793 | 4.1043 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,440 | 4.0540 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,413 | 4.0594 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,344 | 4.0539 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,105 | 4.0525 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,952 | 4.0900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,356 | 4.0589 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 704 | 4.0400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 672 | 4.0420 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 643 | 4.0460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 509 | 4.0600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 321 | 4.1020 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 204 | 5.6000 USD | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 200 | 4.0542 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 127 | 4.0920 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 127 | 4.1104 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 4.0620 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 49 | 4.0638 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 | 539,115 | 4.0480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,310 | 4.0517 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,413 | 4.0594 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,228 | 4.0615 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,203 | 4.0943 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 321 | 4.1020 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,793 | 4.1043 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 135,361 | 4.1060 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 203 | 4.0460 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 93,987 | 4.0480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 578 | 4.0520 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,077 | 4.0527 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 144,422 | 4.0573 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 67,417 | 4.0579 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 619 | 4.0586 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,097 | 4.0598 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,597 | 4.0615 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,137 | 4.0688 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,149 | 4.0697 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 35,000 | 4.0789 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,225 | 4.0895 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,460 | 4.0934 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,073 | 4.0941 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 90 | 4.0943 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 91,700 | 4.1008 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,705 | 4.1044 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 35,761 | 4.1058 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 43,315 | 4.1060 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 90 | 4.1063 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,234 | 4.1065 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 44,487 | 4.1109 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 5,883 | 4.0592 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 11,043 | 4.0626 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 49 | 4.0636 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 115,156 | 4.1060 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1 | 4.1100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 124,447 | 4.0496 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 7,237 | 4.0827 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,752 | 4.1060 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,537 | 4.1063 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,083 | 4.1076 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1 | 4.1100 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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(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: | 11 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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