29th Jan 2026 11:17
FORM 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: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | UNITE GROUP PLC, THE | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 28 Jan 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 25p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 5,055,459 | 1.04% | 3,460,212 | 0.71% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 4,234,237 | 0.87% | 4,673,665 | 0.96% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,289,696 | 1.90% | 8,133,877 | 1.67% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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25p ordinary | Purchase | 516,249 | null | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 276,173 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 190,812 | 5.7428 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 179,683 | 5.7500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 165,998 | 5.7485 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 74,385 | 5.7525 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 58,645 | 5.7447 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 37,361 | 5.7360 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 19,168 | 5.7470 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,334 | 5.7437 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,796 | 5.7385 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,386 | 5.7457 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,381 | 5.7399 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,267 | 5.7523 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,941 | 5.7502 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,874 | 5.7351 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,626 | 5.7450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,017 | 5.7550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,004 | 5.7519 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,070 | 5.7400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,943 | 5.7409 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,728 | 5.7600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,586 | 5.7404 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,236 | 5.7350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,961 | 5.7462 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,512 | 5.7650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,433 | 5.7390 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,326 | 5.6649 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,245 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,111 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 851 | 5.7419 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 750 | 5.7403 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 548 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 55 | 5.7372 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 380,667 | null | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 139,051 | 5.7427 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 115,932 | 5.7500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 74,997 | 5.7334 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 70,876 | 5.7406 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 60,858 | 5.7469 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 38,346 | 5.7450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 25,170 | 5.7497 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,199 | 5.7372 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,168 | 5.7461 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16,457 | 5.7366 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,216 | 5.7462 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,066 | 5.7425 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,966 | 5.7400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,963 | 5.7397 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,309 | 5.7402 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,298 | 5.7479 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,161 | 5.7518 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,720 | 5.7550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,692 | 5.7394 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,568 | 5.7389 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,101 | 5.7350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,148 | 5.7421 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,728 | 5.7600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,847 | 5.7447 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,635 | 5.7508 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,512 | 5.7650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,443 | 5.7391 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,376 | 5.7353 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,326 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,245 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,210 | 5.7213 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,150 | 5.7575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,111 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 569 | 5.7475 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 548 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 504 | 5.7355 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 338 | 5.6968 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 5.7552 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16 | 5.7512 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 276,173 | 5.6600 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 328,733 | 0.0000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 199 | 5.6650 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,210 | 5.7213 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,487 | 5.7278 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 67,637 | 5.7334 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,369 | 5.7350 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16,457 | 5.7366 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 32,838 | 5.7372 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,443 | 5.7391 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,692 | 5.7394 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,963 | 5.7397 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 594 | 5.7400 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,118 | 5.7425 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,847 | 5.7447 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,824 | 5.7448 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,298 | 5.7479 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,037 | 5.7487 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,678 | 5.7489 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8 | 5.7495 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,170 | 5.7497 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43,081 | 5.7498 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 58,172 | 5.7500 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,635 | 5.7508 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16 | 5.7514 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 19 | 5.7551 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,270,671 | 0.0000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 753 | 5.7348 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,900 | 5.7360 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,824 | 5.7390 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 118 | 5.7394 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 851 | 5.7419 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,334 | 5.7437 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 90,046 | 5.7446 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 58,645 | 5.7447 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,230 | 5.7455 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 401 | 5.7457 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,443 | 5.7458 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,961 | 5.7462 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,696 | 5.7473 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,289 | 5.7475 USD | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 63 | 5.7479 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 106 | 5.7480 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,647 | 5.7485 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 114,314 | 5.7500 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,227 | 5.7502 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,267 | 5.7523 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 74,385 | 5.7525 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 404 | 5.6971 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,464 | 5.7432 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 93,956 | 5.7461 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,291 | 0.0000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 55 | 5.7372 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 21,532 | 5.7404 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,578 | 5.7464 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 79,757 | 5.7500 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 94 | 5.7504 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 29 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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