Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
02 August 2006

The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 2nd
August 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 11.50% as at 28th July 2006.

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

Legal Entity                                                         Holding
--------------                                                       ---------

Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                 40,981,080
Barclays Bank PLC                                                      179,530
Barclays Bank France SA                                                  2,740
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                                     687,127
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                           15,082
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                             46,677
Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited                                35,947
Barclays Global Investora, N.A.                                      3,888,472
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        1,922,753
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                      8,381
Barclays Capital Inc                                                    12,357
Gerrard Limited                                                      1,225,260
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                        377
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                    9,910,768
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust and Banking                      588,095
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                                195,608
Barclay Stockbrokers Limited                                             1,030
 
                                                        Total       59,701,284

2nd August 2006



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