Form 8.3 BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 4673S
Barclays PLC
10 February 2026
 

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

 

 

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

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

09 Feb 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

LIFE SCIENCE REIT PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

25p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,966,836

0.80%

5,765,248

0.58%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,587,498

0.56%

2,883,261

0.29%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

13,554,334

1.36%

8,648,509

0.86%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,066,429

3.9968  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

356,049

4.0398  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

322,684

4.0560  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

250,378

4.0111  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

99,064

4.0200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

81,526

4.0364  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,910

4.0037  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,166

4.0026  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,934

4.0355  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,824

4.0613  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,082

4.0116  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,629

4.0177  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,130

4.0226  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,096

4.0388  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,671

4.0189  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,768

4.0192  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,158

3.9986  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,200

4.0416  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,292

4.0330  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,404

4.0080  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,684

4.0391  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,861

4.0214  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,082

4.0469  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,689

4.0163  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,500

4.0074  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,441

4.0020  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,472

3.9980  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,453

3.9997  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,681

4.0040  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,425

4.0556  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,831

4.0489  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,801

4.0120  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,991

3.9960  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,396

4.0060  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,178

3.9700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,031

4.0385  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,831

4.0000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,469

4.0278  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,546

3.9983  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,994

3.9900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,659

3.9862  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,601

4.0100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,303

4.0175  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,041

3.9760  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,659

4.0180  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,158

4.0585  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,843

3.9740  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,676

3.9940  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,675

4.0170  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,583

4.0232  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,568

3.9839  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,550

4.0325  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,538

4.0400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,283

3.9720  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,260

4.0512  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,037

3.9780  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

970

4.0050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

969

3.9820  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

854

4.0160  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

776

3.9800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

742

3.9840  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

739

3.9920  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

519

4.0380  GBP

ADR

Purchase

376

5.4606  USD

25p ordinary

Purchase

349

4.0140  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

197

3.9860  GBP

ADR

Purchase

168

5.3800  USD

25p ordinary

Sale

365,128

4.0560  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

251,751

3.9965  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

204,226

3.9778  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

187,926

4.0376  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

182,802

4.0114  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

176,970

4.0202  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

168,080

3.9887  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

140,145

4.0134  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

92,870

4.0199  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

91,290

4.0046  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85,530

3.9900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69,292

4.0520  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

57,209

4.0004  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

53,342

4.0275  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38,317

4.0228  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,463

3.9997  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,931

4.0099  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,870

4.0311  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,441

4.0020  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,109

4.0353  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,943

4.0398  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,472

3.9980  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,681

4.0040  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,801

4.0120  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,655

3.9903  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,571

3.9888  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,215

4.0060  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,991

3.9960  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,623

4.0000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,178

3.9700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,885

3.9923  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,947

3.9977  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,626

3.9863  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,942

4.0051  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,900

4.0780  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,870

4.0280  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,757

3.9767  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,487

4.0080  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,723

4.0022  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,601

4.0100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,463

3.9954  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,827

4.0206  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,617

4.1034  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,532

3.9760  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,843

3.9740  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,807

4.0200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,780

4.0056  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,676

3.9940  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,459

3.9999  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,446

4.0082  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,283

3.9720  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,222

3.9800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,037

3.9780  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,030

3.9860  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

969

3.9820  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

854

4.0160  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

839

4.0180  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

742

3.9840  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

739

3.9920  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

490

3.9710  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

452

4.1244  GBP

ADR

Sale

376

5.4606  USD

25p ordinary

Sale

349

4.0140  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

191

4.1258  GBP

ADR

Sale

168

5.3800  USD

25p ordinary

Sale

145

4.1040  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

109

4.0556  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62

3.9880  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

4.1390  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

92,620

3.9495  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45

3.9551  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,947

3.9977  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

140,145

4.0134  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,827

4.0206  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,759

4.0552  USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

109

4.0556  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,178

4.0560  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,432

4.0576  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

90,137

4.0751  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,440

4.0929  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,617

4.1034  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,743

3.9755  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

823

3.9803  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,785

3.9899  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

400

3.9975  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

61,910

4.0037  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

375

4.0069  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,124

4.0106  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

250,378

4.0111  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53,605

4.0173  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,629

4.0177  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,824

4.0206  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,130

4.0226  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,854

4.0261  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,381

4.0279  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,684

4.0391  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

134

4.0416  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,650

4.0439  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,789

4.0469  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,404

4.0500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,260

4.0512  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,488

4.0560  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,753

4.0562  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,335

4.0578  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,794

4.0595  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

276

4.0117  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

176,970

4.0201  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,304

4.0446  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

34,180

4.0556  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

168

3.9702  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

47,308

4.0171  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,020

4.0323  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,425

4.0556  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

130,721

4.0560  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

14,356

4.0562  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

35,824

4.0613  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

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:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

10 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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