Form 8.3 Londonmetric Property Plc & Schroder REIT Limited

2026-05-01 07:01:56

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the“Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Rathbones Group Plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	A consortium comprising LondonMetric Property plc and Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	30/04/2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state“N/A”	Yes

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	LondonMetric Property plc 10p ordinary
	Interests	Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	81,690,152	3.48%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	81,690,152	3.48%

Class of relevant security:	Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited Ordinary NPV
	Interests	Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	19,191,151	3.92%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	19,191,151	3.92%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	15,455	186.332p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	656	186.401p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	40,423	187.5661p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	4,055	188.124p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	9,394	188.524p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	1,559,025	189.593394p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	9,100	189.593394p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	10,681	189.231p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	115,267	189.6p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	6,500	189.7315p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	5,000	189.791p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	9,200	190.0567p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	7,700	189.733p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Sale	3,918	189.7877p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Purchase	4,055	188.2996p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Purchase	250	188.5543p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Purchase	9,394	188.6338p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Purchase	6,500	189.7099p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Purchase	5,000	189.8232p
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Purchase	800	190.35p

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Schroder REIT Ordinary NPV Shares	Sale	74,000	47.2529p
Schroder REIT Ordinary NPV Shares	Sale	40,000	47.6146p

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
LondonMetric 10p Ordinary Shares	Transfer Out	8,500

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
Schroder REIT Ordinary NPV Shares

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state“none”

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state“none”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	01/05/2026
Contact name:	Nicky Vaughan – Compliance Department
Telephone number:	0151 243 7224

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at.

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