16th Jan 2026 15:01
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: | 15 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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| 6,390,961 | 1.31% | 5,768,574 | 1.18% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 5,256,042 | 1.07% | 5,956,931 | 1.22% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 11,647,003 | 2.38% | 11,725,505 | 2.39% |
(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 | 107,320 | 5.7614 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 63,734 | 5.7757 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 57,190 | 5.7761 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,979 | 5.7900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 27,858 | 5.7774 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 27,267 | 5.7902 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,175 | 5.7871 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,764 | 5.7704 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 17,570 | 5.7830 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,836 | 5.7812 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,718 | 5.7854 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,017 | 5.7784 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,984 | 5.7901 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,785 | 5.7735 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,749 | 5.7632 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,545 | 5.7885 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,851 | 5.7773 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,227 | 5.7705 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,121 | 5.7892 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,580 | 5.7650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,356 | 5.7725 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,252 | 5.7832 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 998 | 5.7800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 914 | 5.7591 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 753 | 5.7138 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 689 | 5.7801 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 659 | 5.7700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 542 | 5.7695 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 5.7740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 430 | 5.7605 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 423 | 5.7850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 101 | 5.7797 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 66 | 5.7746 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 157,543 | 5.7900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 79,621 | 5.7875 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 52,350 | 5.7871 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 43,229 | 5.7897 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 27,007 | 5.7631 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 21,991 | 5.7733 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16,954 | 5.7817 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,938 | 5.7772 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,748 | 5.7716 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,154 | 5.7884 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,796 | 5.7666 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,454 | 5.7705 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,117 | 5.7879 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,080 | 5.7698 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,080 | 5.7673 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 5.7804 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,746 | 5.7846 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,028 | 5.7541 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,160 | 5.7650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,113 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,097 | 5.7400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,822 | 5.7808 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,777 | 5.7820 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,549 | 5.7794 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,222 | 5.7707 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,461 | 5.7710 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,101 | 5.7720 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,039 | 5.7738 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,034 | 5.7926 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 959 | 5.7676 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 948 | 5.7576 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 888 | 5.7672 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 817 | 5.7593 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 809 | 5.7700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 757 | 5.7798 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 637 | 5.7732 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 602 | 5.7895 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 568 | 5.7655 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 556 | 5.7230 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 479 | 5.7775 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 412 | 5.7850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 136 | 5.7160 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 94 | 5.7494 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 72 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 63 | 5.7818 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 39 | 5.7800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.7150 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 | 7,732 | 5.7716 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,938 | 5.7772 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 378 | 5.7150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 136 | 5.7160 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 512 | 5.7199 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 94 | 5.7494 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,028 | 5.7541 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,007 | 5.7631 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,080 | 5.7698 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,117 | 5.7731 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 637 | 5.7732 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 21,991 | 5.7733 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,808 | 5.7769 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,552 | 5.7770 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8 | 5.7772 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 790 | 5.7798 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,000 | 5.7804 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 63 | 5.7818 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,746 | 5.7846 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 602 | 5.7895 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45,396 | 5.7897 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,459 | 5.7898 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,376 | 5.7899 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 70,013 | 5.7900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 753 | 5.7138 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 914 | 5.7591 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,467 | 5.7598 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 542 | 5.7695 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,764 | 5.7704 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,356 | 5.7725 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57,508 | 5.7757 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,851 | 5.7773 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,858 | 5.7774 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 101 | 5.7796 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 213 | 5.7800 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 689 | 5.7801 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,141 | 5.7807 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,509 | 5.7820 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,336 | 5.7826 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,570 | 5.7830 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,385 | 5.7848 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,936 | 5.7854 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,759 | 5.7861 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,572 | 5.7866 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,804 | 5.7879 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,094 | 5.7892 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,285 | 5.7900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,984 | 5.7901 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,267 | 5.7902 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,633 | 5.7622 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,519 | 5.7796 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 51,333 | 5.7809 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,472 | 5.7898 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 33,646 | 5.7664 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,626 | 5.7671 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 87 | 5.7904 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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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 16 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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