7th Aug 2025 14:15
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: |
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(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: | 06 Aug 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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| 4,687,388 | 0.96% | 689,501 | 0.14% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 558,829 | 0.11% | 4,304,919 | 0.88% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,246,217 | 1.07% | 4,994,420 | 1.02% |
(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 | 34,528 | 7.5700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,061 | 7.5699 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 17,485 | 7.5689 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,135 | 7.5438 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,084 | 7.5703 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,932 | 7.5546 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,884 | 7.5424 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,135 | 7.5350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,800 | 7.5471 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,720 | 7.5422 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,492 | 7.5574 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,826 | 7.5384 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,642 | 7.5583 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,128 | 7.5600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 949 | 7.5474 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 843 | 7.5559 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 805 | 7.5433 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 771 | 7.5537 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 758 | 7.5341 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 632 | 7.5432 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 509 | 7.5415 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 442 | 7.5650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 266 | 7.5575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 224 | 7.5259 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 186 | 7.5480 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 140 | 7.5578 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8 | 7.5900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 7.5625 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 7.5250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 88,151 | 7.5700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 63,207 | 7.5619 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30,735 | 7.5648 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,502 | 7.5383 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,090 | 7.5371 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,941 | 7.5373 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,502 | 7.5606 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,252 | 7.5451 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,236 | 7.5572 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,784 | 7.5445 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,318 | 7.5583 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,145 | 7.5696 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,752 | 7.5592 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,358 | 7.5398 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,279 | 7.5486 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,200 | 7.5669 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,086 | 7.5689 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,997 | 7.5556 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,601 | 7.5437 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,190 | 7.5526 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 858 | 7.5550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 757 | 7.5448 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 685 | 7.5375 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 604 | 7.5270 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 564 | 7.5342 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 464 | 7.4950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 266 | 7.5582 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 266 | 7.5575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 232 | 7.5521 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 165 | 7.5402 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 153 | 7.5504 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 113 | 7.5699 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 88 | 7.5748 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 73 | 7.5800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6 | 7.5400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 7.5250 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 | 22 | 7.5199 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 391 | 7.5200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 604 | 7.5270 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,090 | 7.5371 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,502 | 7.5383 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,358 | 7.5398 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,829 | 7.5403 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 776 | 7.5434 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,601 | 7.5437 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 920 | 7.5443 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,784 | 7.5445 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 757 | 7.5448 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,252 | 7.5451 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 153 | 7.5504 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 243 | 7.5527 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 790 | 7.5528 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,997 | 7.5556 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,236 | 7.5572 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,318 | 7.5583 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,752 | 7.5592 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,502 | 7.5606 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,735 | 7.5648 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,200 | 7.5669 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,086 | 7.5688 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,150 | 7.5694 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,145 | 7.5696 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113 | 7.5698 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 56,872 | 7.5700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 53 | 7.5749 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 224 | 7.5259 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 823 | 7.5333 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 758 | 7.5341 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 38 | 7.5350 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,826 | 7.5384 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 805 | 7.5433 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,135 | 7.5438 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,934 | 7.5470 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,800 | 7.5471 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 881 | 7.5473 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,932 | 7.5546 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 843 | 7.5559 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,492 | 7.5574 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 140 | 7.5577 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,642 | 7.5583 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33 | 7.5616 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14 | 7.5642 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,087 | 7.5651 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,485 | 7.5689 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,871 | 7.5700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,084 | 7.5703 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 7.5704 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,116 | 7.5298 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 11,682 | 7.5693 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 |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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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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(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: | 07 Aug 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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