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FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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: | 02 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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| 6,986,986 | 1.43% | 5,744,109 | 1.17% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 5,648,004 | 1.15% | 6,678,791 | 1.36% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 12,634,990 | 2.58% | 12,422,900 | 2.54% |
(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 | 98,373 | 5.5014 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 76,668 | 5.5000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 48,717 | 5.5004 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,748 | 5.5031 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,142 | 5.5208 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,276 | 5.5029 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 15,684 | 5.5019 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,755 | 5.5089 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,500 | 5.5026 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,841 | 5.5126 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,694 | 5.5007 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,196 | 5.5079 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,372 | 5.4986 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,080 | 5.5058 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,654 | 5.5002 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,138 | 5.5300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,080 | 5.5124 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,026 | 5.5115 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,142 | 5.5018 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,584 | 5.5042 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,464 | 5.5150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,384 | 5.5052 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,031 | 5.5078 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,756 | 5.5155 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,181 | 5.5148 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,995 | 5.4998 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,709 | 5.5500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,674 | 5.5100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,285 | 5.5050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,251 | 5.5092 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,143 | 5.5600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,142 | 5.4977 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 997 | 5.5200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 948 | 5.5250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 763 | 5.5104 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 656 | 5.4900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 620 | 5.5146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 572 | 5.5571 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 338 | 5.5095 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 332 | 5.4950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 330 | 5.5575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 233 | 5.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 230 | 5.5175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 189 | 5.5350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 71 | 5.4800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 49 | 5.4850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 32 | 5.5234 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 153,629 | 5.5013 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 121,565 | 5.5032 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 117,198 | 5.5000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 32,968 | 5.5220 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 32,783 | 5.5014 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 31,291 | 5.5031 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 28,329 | 5.5049 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 25,482 | 5.4997 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 24,582 | 5.5022 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,922 | 5.5009 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 21,266 | 5.5033 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,590 | 5.5018 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,664 | 5.4955 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,022 | 5.5077 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,300 | 5.5205 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,160 | 5.5124 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,668 | 5.5010 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,652 | 5.5073 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,880 | 5.5057 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,218 | 5.5041 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,063 | 5.5112 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,811 | 5.5500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,325 | 5.5067 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,744 | 5.4991 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,740 | 5.5413 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,726 | 5.5150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,502 | 5.4950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,371 | 5.5116 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,285 | 5.5050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,182 | 5.5164 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,143 | 5.5600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,116 | 5.4946 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,047 | 5.5398 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,040 | 5.5100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 847 | 5.4936 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 724 | 5.4860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 711 | 5.5232 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 685 | 5.4904 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 639 | 5.4925 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 602 | 5.4850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 523 | 5.5200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 456 | 5.5094 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 418 | 5.5250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 393 | 5.5125 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 359 | 5.5300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 330 | 5.5575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 146 | 5.4900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 133 | 5.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 71 | 5.4800 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 | Increasing Long | 1,595,740 | 5.5949 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,331,521 | 5.5949 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,353 | 5.4845 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 685 | 5.4904 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,432 | 5.4972 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,604 | 5.4985 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,744 | 5.4991 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 39,697 | 5.4997 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 184,802 | 5.5000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 650 | 5.5002 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,753 | 5.5005 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,922 | 5.5009 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,668 | 5.5010 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,590 | 5.5018 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,374 | 5.5019 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,453 | 5.5020 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,582 | 5.5022 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 404 | 5.5025 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 183 | 5.5027 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 51,346 | 5.5031 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 21,266 | 5.5033 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,398 | 5.5036 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,466 | 5.5037 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,926 | 5.5038 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,329 | 5.5049 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 456 | 5.5094 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,371 | 5.5116 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 250 | 5.5118 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,300 | 5.5205 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 711 | 5.5232 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 341 | 5.5250 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,372 | 5.4986 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,460 | 5.5000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,020 | 5.5002 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 48,717 | 5.5004 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,142 | 5.5018 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,500 | 5.5026 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,276 | 5.5029 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,080 | 5.5058 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,674 | 5.5060 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,755 | 5.5089 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,255 | 5.5116 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 286 | 5.5126 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 620 | 5.5146 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,181 | 5.5148 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,756 | 5.5155 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32 | 5.5232 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,779 | 5.5300 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 189 | 5.5350 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100 | 5.5400 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 572 | 5.5571 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 813 | 5.4968 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 23,697 | 5.5037 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 586 | 5.5048 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,022 | 5.5077 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,055 | 5.5118 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,142 | 5.4977 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 27,739 | 5.5003 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 45,572 | 5.5033 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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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: | 05 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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