Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
26 January 2005



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 26th
January 2005, pursuant to sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, that
Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, has a notifiable interest
in the Ordinary shares of the Company of 3.83 %.

This interest, together with a breakdown of the legal entity holdings, is as
follows:


Legal Entity                                                           Holding
--------------                                                       ---------
                                                           
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                      5,047
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                  7,242,877
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                            5,000
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                      4,151,085
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                                133,772
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                    5,872,484
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                                     575,713
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust                                  508,719
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        1,087,811
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                             84,857
Gerrard Limited                                                        173,122
                                                           
                                                       Total        19,840,487

26th January 2005



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