Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - British Land Company plc, The
Source: RNSFORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
British Land Company plc, The |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
British Land Company plc, The |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
10 February 2026 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
YES - Life Science REIT plc |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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25p ordinary |
PURCHASES |
1,212,459 |
4.1140 GBP |
4.0400 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SALES |
904,152 |
4.1160 GBP |
4.0437 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
PURCHASES |
2,626 |
5.5444 USD |
5.5444 USD |
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25p ordinary |
SALES |
545 |
5.6113 USD |
5.6113 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
20,571 |
4.0514 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
4,048 |
4.0519 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
4,641 |
4.0560 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,484 |
4.0585 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
918 |
4.0600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
3,181 |
4.0630 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
340 |
4.0641 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
27,626 |
4.0710 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
16,070 |
4.0810 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
41,268 |
4.0821 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,704 |
4.0872 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
243 |
4.1028 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
533 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
545 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
68 |
4.1066 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
580 |
4.1085 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
426 |
4.1160 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
70 |
4.1200 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
90 |
4.1200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
9,422 |
4.2974 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
200 |
4.0543 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,626 |
4.0556 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
53 |
4.0560 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
10,600 |
4.0595 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
8,562 |
4.0644 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
430 |
4.0680 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
48,226 |
4.0709 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
37,027 |
4.0776 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,971 |
4.0910 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
97 |
4.0919 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
64 |
4.0920 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
14,104 |
4.0934 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
10,788 |
4.0934 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
4,662 |
4.0934 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,491 |
4.0993 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
138,644 |
4.1009 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
22,549 |
4.1053 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
68,353 |
4.1059 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
57,202 |
4.1060 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,191 |
4.1160 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,956 |
4.0505 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
38,799 |
4.0508 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,588 |
4.0560 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
53 |
4.0580 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
16,676 |
4.0600 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
14,390 |
4.0666 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
216 |
4.0783 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
64,660 |
4.0816 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
33,280 |
4.0836 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,508 |
4.0847 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
8,537 |
4.0917 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
42,190 |
4.0990 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,083 |
4.0991 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3,279 |
4.1059 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
26,648 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
67 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
285 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,289 |
4.1061 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
127 |
4.1104 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
53 |
4.0580 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
603 |
4.0706 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
97 |
4.0720 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
64 |
4.0720 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
59,493 |
4.0821 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
9,347 |
4.0852 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
18,389 |
4.0852 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
21,905 |
4.0966 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
64,484 |
4.1007 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
13,043 |
4.1021 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
31,206 |
4.1053 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6,894 |
4.1057 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,504 |
4.1057 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
347 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
169 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
330 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
936 |
4.1060 GBP |
|
25p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
201 |
4.1061 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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NONE
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(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 the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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NONE
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Date of disclosure: |
11 February 2026 |
Contact name: |
Claire Gordon |
Telephone number: |
+44 141 245-8893 |
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