Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
14 July 2006


As required by paragraph 9.6.13R of The Listing Rules of the Financial Services
Authority, The British Land Company PLC ('the Company') announces that neither
Andrew Jones nor Tim Roberts, who took up their posts as directors of the
company on 14th July 2006, have any details that are required to be disclosed
under paragraph 9.6.13R (2) to (6) of The Listing Rules.

Andrew Jones was a director of Pillar Property PLC when it was publicly quoted.
  100% of this company (now renamed British Land Fund Management Limited) was
purchased by British Land on 28th July 2005, and he is still a Director.


In addition Andrew Jones has informed the Company that, on his appointment on
14th July 2006, he held the following interests in British Land ordinary shares
of 25p each:

SAYE scheme:  granted on 22/12/05 - 1,162 options at 804p each, exercisable
between 1/3/09 - 31/8/09;

Share Incentive Plan: 414 shares

Management Incentive Plan: granted on 17/8/05 - 190,662 options at 387.4p each,
exercisable between 28/7/06 - 23/8/08;

Long Term Incentive Plan:

Awarded 5/12/05 - 5,568 performance shares & 33,953 options (at 994p each),
exercisable between 5/12/08 - 4/12/15;

Awarded 30/5/06 - 17,372 performance shares & 52,116 options (at 1252p each),
exercisable between 30/5/09 - 29/5/16.


Tim Roberts has informed the Company that, on his appointment on 14th July 2006,
he held 5,586 ordinary British Land shares of 25 p each.  He also had the
following interests:

SAYE scheme:  granted on 22/12/04 - 1,679 options at 648p each, 1,169 of which
are exercisable between 1/3/08 - 31/8/08 and 510 exercisable between 1/3/10 - 31
/8/10;

Share Incentive Plan: 3,287 shares;

Long Term Incentive Plan:

Awarded 12/12/03 - 10,000 performance shares & 30,000 options (at 502p each),
exercisable between 12/12/06 -11/12/13

Awarded 28/5/04 - 7,466 performance shares & 22,398 options (at 663p each),
exercisable between 28/5/07 - 27/5/14

Awarded 29/11/04 - 6,218 performance shares & 18,654 options (at 796p each),
exercisable between 29/11/07 - 28/11/14

Awarded 31/5/05 - 9,122 performance shares & 13,683 options (at 877p each),
exercisable between 31/5/08 - 30/5/15

Awarded 5/12/05 - 6,036 performance shares & 18,108 options (at 994p each),
exercisable between 5/12/08 - 4/12/15

Awarded 30/5/06 - 14,376 performance shares & 43,130 options (at 1252p each),
exercisable between 30/5/06 - 29/5/16.

The British Land Company PLC has also made the following conditional awards to
Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, of the
Company's Ordinary Shares of 25p each under the Company's Long Term Incentive
Plan, on 14th July 2006.

Director                                                    Options -at 1,316p per share

S A M Hester                                                44,329
R E Bowden                                                  16,862
G C Roberts                                                 21,565
A M Jones                                                   17,372
T A Roberts                                                 14,376

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
P C Clarke                                                  11,082
A Braine                                                     6,589

The options are conditionally exercisable from the third until the tenth
anniversary of grant.

Also, on 14th July 2006, Stephen Hester, Graham Roberts, Andrew Jones, Tim
Roberts and Peter Clarke purchased 9,147, 3,521, 3,430, 3,049 and 990 Ordinary
Shares of 25p each respectively at a price of 1,290 p per share, to be held
subject  to the rules of the Company's Matching Share Plan.   In accordance with
the rules of the Matching Share Plan, Stephen Hester, Graham Roberts, Andrew
Jones, Tim Roberts and Peter Clarke were conditionally awarded a right to
receive 32,232, 12,408, 12,084, 10,774 and 3,488 shares respectively at nil
consideration.  These awards will conditionally vest on the third anniversary of
grant, subject, inter alia, to achievement of the performance conditions and
continued employment.

Also, on 14th July 2006, Andrew Jones, was conditionally awarded a right to
receive 170,929 Ordinary Shares of 25p each, at nil consideration, under the
Company's Fund Managers Performance Plan.  This award will conditionally vest,
subject to any 'claw-back' and subject to continued employment, in three equal
tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of grant.   In accordance
with the rules of the Company's Fund Managers Performance Plan, rights over
4,527 Performance Shares and options over 27,163 shares at an exercise price of
994p per share, awarded to Andrew Jones on 5th December 2005 under the Company's
Long Term Incentive Plan, have now lapsed.

It is also announced that The British Land Share Ownership Plan purchased
669,775 Ordinary Shares of 25p each of the Company at an average price of
1,287.9322 pence per share on 14th July 2006. The British Land Share Ownership
Plan is a discretionary trust established for the benefit of employees,
including executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities, of the Company, to facilitate the operation of its share
incentive schemes.  Directors of the Company and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities, who are participants in these schemes, are consequently
considered to be interested in the shares held by the Trust, as discretionary
beneficiaries.


14th July 2006.


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