Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
21 July 2006



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 21st
July 2006, 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 6.61 % as at 14th July 2006.

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


Legal Entity                                                Holding

Barclays Global Investors Limited                         4,657,385
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                  46,677
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                     202,257
Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited                     35,947
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                      21,369,988
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                           6,881
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                           3,918,058
Barclays Bank PLC                                            14,500
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                 5,000
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking             588,095
Gerrard Limited                                             898,027
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                          693,645
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                             1,905,721


                                          Total          34,342,181
                              

21st July 2006



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