Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
21 April 2005

The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 21st
April 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 3.94 %.

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


Legal Entity                                                           Holding
--------------                                                       ---------
                                                            
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                  7,482,795
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                        637,121
Gerrard Limited                                                        159,329
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        1,310,732
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                      4,125,724
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                            5,000
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                                     572,987
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                                128,258
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                             87,809
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                      5,828
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                    5,918,926
                                                                    ----------
                                                        Total       20,434,509

21st April 2005



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