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Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, an exempt principal trader, filed a public dealing disclosure on March 31, 2026, detailing transactions undertaken on March 30, 2026, relating to a consortium comprising LondonMetric Property PLC and Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited, and also Picton Property Income Limited. On March 30, 2026, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd purchased 1,374,327 LondonMetric Property plc ordinary shares and sold 2,392,099, while also purchasing 158,350 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV shares and selling 53,826, along with various cash-settled derivative transactions. Following these dealings, the firm held total interests of 0.84% and short positions of 0.72% in LondonMetric Property plc, and total interests of 0.33% and short positions of 0.32% in Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited.
| Date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 09:49:57 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 8423Y |
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS |
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) |
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Name of exempt principal trader: |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC AND SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED |
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(c) |
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt |
A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC AND SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
30 Mar 2026 |
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(e) |
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal |
YES: |
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2. |
POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(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: |
LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
10,776,723 |
0.46% |
8,345,392 |
0.36% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
8,902,527 |
0.38% |
8,447,956 |
0.36% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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19,679,250 |
0.84% |
16,793,348 |
0.72% |
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Class of relevant security: |
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
1,619,224 |
0.33% |
204,280 |
0.04% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
0 |
0.00% |
1,363,094 |
0.28% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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1,619,224 |
0.33% |
1,567,374 |
0.32% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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3. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of |
Highest price per unit |
Lowest price per unit |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1374327 |
1.8040 GBP |
1.7800 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
Sale |
2392099 |
1.8041 GBP |
1.7800 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
Purchase |
158350 |
0.4630 GBP |
0.4525 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
Sale |
53826 |
0.4630 GBP |
0.4537 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
83 |
1.7831 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,703 |
1.7835 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,404 |
1.7839 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
90 |
1.7841 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
14,495 |
1.7853 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,220 |
1.7865 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,553 |
1.7869 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,517 |
1.7870 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
68 |
1.7874 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,393 |
1.7878 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
97,103 |
1.7885 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4 |
1.7887 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
18,448 |
1.7895 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
14,569 |
1.7898 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
97,790 |
1.7899 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
151 |
1.7903 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,691 |
1.7910 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
86 |
1.7919 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,190 |
1.7940 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
18,352 |
1.7943 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
40,264 |
1.7946 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
10 |
1.7956 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
74 |
1.7965 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
38,232 |
1.8020 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
34,354 |
1.8036 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
167,802 |
1.8038 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
64,833 |
1.8039 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
758,935 |
1.8040 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
8,635 |
1.7874 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
19,150 |
1.7883 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,799 |
1.7899 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
37,189 |
1.7900 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
76,482 |
1.7914 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
18,838 |
1.7946 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
9,557 |
1.7948 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,426 |
1.8000 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
20,050 |
1.8021 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
115,517 |
1.8037 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
45,670 |
1.8040 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
9,511 |
1.8041 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,003 |
0.4540 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
575 |
0.4610 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,286 |
0.4525 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8 |
0.4580 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3 |
0.4596 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6 |
0.4610 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
1,419 |
0.4579 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
15,796 |
1.7881 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
405 |
1.7885 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
35,936 |
1.7997 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
40,486 |
1.7911 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
33,152 |
1.8039 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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Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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(ii) |
Exercising |
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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 |
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(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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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 |
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NONE |
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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
31 Mar 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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