Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
02 September 2005


The British Land Company PLC announces that, in London, the following
transaction in the Company's ordinary 25p shares took place today:

Mr J H Weston Smith, a Director of the Company, exercised options under the
Company's 1984 Share Option Scheme over 75,283 shares, at an option price of
394p per share.  J H Weston Smith then sold these 75,283 shares at a price of
898p per share.


2nd September 2005


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