Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) -British Land Company plc, The

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RNS Number : 2554Y Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 26 March 2026  

FORM 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  

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

(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

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

British Land Company plc, The

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

25 March 2026

(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  

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales  

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

25p ordinary

SALES

2,729,327

3.5680 GBP

3.5060 GBP

25p ordinary

PURCHASES

2,251,639

3.5700 GBP

3.5060 GBP

25p ordinary

PURCHASES

4

4.7722 USD

4.7606 USD

  (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions  

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

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

930

3.5397 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

31,676

3.5434 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

946

3.5436 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,962

3.5456 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

8,937

3.5520 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

17,063

3.5521 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,032

3.5527 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

25,656

3.5539 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

61

3.5542 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

68

3.5542 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

383

3.5543 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,049

3.5543 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,000

3.5543 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

23

3.5544 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,547

3.5545 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,016

3.5548 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,893

3.5553 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,843

3.5557 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,419

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,239

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,574

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,818

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,403

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,601

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,845

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

9,455

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,871

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,757

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,520

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,052

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,890

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,424

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

10,265

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

9,754

3.5568 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

40,308

3.5588 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

12,181

3.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,392

3.5602 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,955

3.5638 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,678

3.5646 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,959

3.5401 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

500

3.5442 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

90,274

3.5460 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,438

3.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

3,072

3.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,027

3.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

3,447

3.5540 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

28

3.5549 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

692

3.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

18,064

3.5552 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

25,184

3.5553 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

10

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,484

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

19,901

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

158

3.5585 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

4

3.5595 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

115

3.5604 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

71

3.5178 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

291

3.5178 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

201

3.5178 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,485

3.5178 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

12

3.5339 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,402

3.5339 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

67,923

3.5344 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1

3.5347 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

5

3.5347 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1

3.5347 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

19,179

3.5443 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

29,255

3.5470 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

47,166

3.5540 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

348

3.5540 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

40,103

3.5545 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

21,579

3.5546 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

228,469

3.5555 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

6,347

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

8,105

3.5561 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

18,318

3.5578 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

135,125

3.5578 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

6,464

3.5578 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

26,507

3.5578 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

17,917

3.5599 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

2,831

3.5392 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

32,562

3.5444 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

52,474

3.5452 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

274

3.5460 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

5,882

3.5495 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

84,153

3.5524 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

34,455

3.5535 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

15,777

3.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

23,945

3.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

10,271

3.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,784

3.5540 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

13,160

3.5548 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

64,540

3.5559 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

232,746

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

4,261

3.5560 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

8,069

3.5561 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

42,879

3.5561 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

558

3.5564 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,670

3.5564 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,326

3.5564 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,340

3.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,066

3.5608 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

2,099

3.5608 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

825

3.5660 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,070

3.5660 GBP

  (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying  

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  (ii)        Exercise  

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)  

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  3.         OTHER INFORMATION   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE  

  (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives  

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"

NONE  

   

Date of disclosure:

26 March 2026

Contact name:

Claire Gordon

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-8893

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