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Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, an exempt principal trader connected to a consortium comprising LondonMetric Property PLC and Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited, disclosed its opening positions and dealings as of 28 July 2026. The firm reported total interests of 1,780,274 shares (0.36%) and short positions of 1,739,583 shares (0.36%) in Schroder Real Estate, along with interests of 23,744,690 shares (1.01%) and short positions of 18,500,053 shares (0.79%) in LondonMetric Property. On 28 July 2026, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd purchased 102,170 Schroder Real Estate shares and 499,366 LondonMetric shares, sold 70,195 Schroder Real Estate shares and 1,838,804 LondonMetric shares, and undertook various cash-settled derivative transactions for both companies.
| Date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 10:50:16 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3818O |
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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: |
28 Jul 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: |
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
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(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
1,641,921 |
0.34% |
138,512 |
0.03% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
138,353 |
0.03% |
1,601,071 |
0.33% |
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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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1,780,274 |
0.36% |
1,739,583 |
0.36% |
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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: |
16,670,340 |
0.71% |
5,678,646 |
0.24% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
7,074,350 |
0.30% |
12,821,407 |
0.55% |
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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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23,744,690 |
1.01% |
18,500,053 |
0.79% |
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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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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
Purchase |
102170 |
0.4600 GBP |
0.4593 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
Sale |
70195 |
0.4600 GBP |
0.4590 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
Purchase |
499366 |
1.9910 GBP |
1.9760 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
Sale |
1838804 |
1.9891 GBP |
1.9751 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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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,876 |
0.4600 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
722 |
0.4600 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,437 |
0.4600 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
4,124 |
0.4594 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
10,000 |
0.4590 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
614 |
0.4595 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,025 |
0.4593 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
3,279 |
0.4600 GBP |
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Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited ordinary NPV |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
15,123 |
0.4600 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,647 |
1.9826 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,822 |
1.9852 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
14,221 |
1.9835 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
13,754 |
1.9847 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
26,927 |
1.9870 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
971,325 |
1.9870 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,635 |
1.9823 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
19,076 |
1.9869 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
47,445 |
1.9837 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
212 |
1.9869 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
1,757 |
1.9808 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
809 |
1.9844 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
1,016 |
1.9911 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
560 |
1.9873 USD |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
90,201 |
1.9861 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
22,150 |
1.9852 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,005 |
1.9852 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
62,720 |
1.9861 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
50,286 |
1.9861 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
468 |
1.9826 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
53,118 |
1.9861 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
16,827 |
1.9872 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,188 |
1.9873 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,346 |
1.9826 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
9,373 |
1.9873 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
30,735 |
1.9872 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
25,266 |
1.9872 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,582 |
1.9858 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,668 |
1.9891 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,214 |
1.9841 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,455 |
1.9818 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,455 |
1.9871 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
301 |
1.9870 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
1,757 |
1.9871 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
6,489 |
1.9828 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
451 |
1.9858 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,227 |
1.9858 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
118,495 |
1.9869 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
69,914 |
1.9845 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
226 |
1.9860 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
10,812 |
1.9847 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
110 |
1.9870 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
18,353 |
1.9870 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,763 |
1.9813 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,662 |
1.9850 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,965 |
1.9827 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,628 |
1.9872 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
19,414 |
1.9850 GBP |
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LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
74,601 |
1.9835 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: |
29 Jul 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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