Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
02 July 2004


The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 1st July
2004, pursuant to sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, that Aviva plc 
(formerly CGNU plc) has the following notifiable interest in the Company's
ordinary 25p shares:

Registered Holders                    Number of Shares held

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited        3,527,572
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                 14,310
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited           5,752,373
Chase Nominees Limited                      724,310
CUIM Nominee Limited                      4,144,861
RBSTB Nominees Limited                      400,000
Vidacos Nominees Limited                      9,570
Hiberian Investment Managers Limited         65,850
Ohra Levensveizekeringen NV                 125,000

Total Aviva plc holding                  14,763,846 shares

This represents 3.025% of the total issued ordinary share capital.

The notification was prompted by purchases totalling 267,647 shares on 30th
June 2004.





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