3rd Nov 2025 15:13
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: | 31 Oct 2025 | |||||
(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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| 7,582,830 | 1.55% | 1,634,026 | 0.33% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,434,386 | 0.29% | 7,599,150 | 1.55% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,017,216 | 1.84% | 9,233,176 | 1.88% |
(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 | 123,255 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 100,611 | 5.6714 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 97,566 | 5.6702 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 57,191 | 5.6884 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,632 | 5.6864 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,106 | 5.6910 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,856 | 5.6710 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,686 | 5.6916 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,796 | 5.6719 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,163 | 5.6738 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,400 | 5.6932 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,118 | 5.6721 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,192 | 5.6788 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,928 | 5.6792 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,524 | 5.6770 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,181 | 5.6818 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,175 | 5.6825 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,112 | 5.6681 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,650 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,757 | 5.6726 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,694 | 5.6821 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,491 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,005 | 5.6761 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,725 | 5.6883 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,575 | 5.6742 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 997 | 5.6935 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 398 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 283 | 5.6820 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 257 | 5.6790 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 242 | 5.6735 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 5.6866 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 190 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 190 | 5.6754 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 128,264 | 5.6702 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 120,938 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 42,415 | 5.6707 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30,328 | 5.6766 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 29,980 | 5.6916 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 28,444 | 5.6804 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19,126 | 5.6697 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,542 | 5.6794 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,800 | 5.6743 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,381 | 5.6773 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,855 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,905 | 5.6795 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,209 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,157 | 5.6656 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,183 | 5.6813 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,644 | 5.6909 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,720 | 5.6872 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,627 | 5.6932 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,537 | 5.6727 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,523 | 5.6825 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,029 | 5.6740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,721 | 5.6699 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,661 | 5.6882 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,443 | 5.6806 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,304 | 5.6921 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,205 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,186 | 5.6835 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 653 | 5.6805 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 614 | 5.6744 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 399 | 5.6973 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 249 | 5.6771 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 227 | 5.6729 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 179 | 5.6763 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 150 | 5.6883 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 140 | 5.6691 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 129 | 5.6952 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 75 | 5.6692 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 5.6768 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 5.6500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 5.6550 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 Short | 5,157 | 5.6656 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 140 | 5.6691 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 75 | 5.6692 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,126 | 5.6697 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,721 | 5.6699 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 111,907 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,537 | 5.6727 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 227 | 5.6729 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,011 | 5.6740 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 614 | 5.6744 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,549 | 5.6750 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 179 | 5.6763 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,328 | 5.6766 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19 | 5.6769 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 788 | 5.6778 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,542 | 5.6794 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,905 | 5.6795 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,183 | 5.6812 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,055 | 5.6824 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,523 | 5.6825 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,618 | 5.6909 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,304 | 5.6921 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 394 | 5.6950 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 241 | 5.7150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42 | 0.0000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 190 | 5.6650 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 128,733 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4 | 5.6701 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,471 | 5.6702 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,296 | 5.6711 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,757 | 5.6726 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 242 | 5.6735 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,575 | 5.6742 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 190 | 5.6754 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,524 | 5.6770 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 638 | 5.6787 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,192 | 5.6788 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,928 | 5.6792 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 249 | 5.6806 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,181 | 5.6818 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,694 | 5.6821 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,175 | 5.6825 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,632 | 5.6864 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,725 | 5.6883 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 400 | 5.6896 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,106 | 5.6910 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,686 | 5.6916 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 997 | 5.6935 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,000 | 5.7060 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 103 | 5.6852 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 468 | 5.7153 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: | 03 Nov 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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