23rd Oct 2025 15:03
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: | 22 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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| 8,961,010 | 1.83% | 1,432,980 | 0.29% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,255,090 | 0.26% | 8,859,766 | 1.81% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 10,216,100 | 2.09% | 10,292,746 | 2.10% |
(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 | 433,203 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 412,520 | 5.7862 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 46,000 | 5.7932 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,513 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 34,236 | 5.7269 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,475 | 5.7985 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 17,723 | 5.7654 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,457 | 5.7994 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,164 | 5.8002 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,993 | 5.7749 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,238 | 5.7929 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,157 | 5.7078 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,931 | 5.7400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,337 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,903 | 5.7382 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,420 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,544 | 5.7086 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,147 | 5.7272 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,794 | 5.7108 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,478 | 5.7977 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,667 | 5.6980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,575 | 5.7824 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,116 | 5.7028 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,546 | 5.7325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,384 | 5.7139 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,578 | 5.7080 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,220 | 5.6746 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,980 | 5.6742 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,834 | 5.7133 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,808 | 5.7117 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,542 | 5.6768 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,497 | 5.6747 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,439 | 5.7060 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,358 | 5.7366 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,306 | 5.7224 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,119 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,085 | 5.6850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 854 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 711 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 630 | 5.7223 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 502 | 5.6554 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 5.7350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 448 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 403 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 240 | 5.7450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 113,134 | 5.7963 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 107,367 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 95,699 | 5.7989 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 57,180 | 5.7988 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 53,799 | 5.8004 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 42,143 | 5.6925 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 35,093 | 5.7492 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 29,856 | 5.7920 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 25,299 | 5.7780 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 18,752 | 5.7398 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,908 | 5.7819 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,033 | 5.7135 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 14,880 | 5.7220 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 14,610 | 5.7892 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,161 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,152 | 5.7697 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,148 | 5.7973 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,195 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,062 | 5.7991 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,720 | 5.7728 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,261 | 5.7648 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,140 | 5.7114 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,026 | 5.7927 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,867 | 5.7972 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,842 | 5.7974 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,498 | 5.7890 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,578 | 5.7052 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,634 | 5.7433 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,463 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,237 | 5.7413 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,151 | 5.6588 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,077 | 5.7664 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,043 | 5.6918 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 862 | 5.7450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 784 | 5.7598 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 561 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 484 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 478 | 5.7994 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 470 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 383 | 5.7951 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 300 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 109 | 5.7933 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 94 | 5.7953 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 50 | 5.7992 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 5.7993 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.8007 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 | 251 | 5.6649 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 484 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,578 | 5.7052 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,140 | 5.7114 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,752 | 5.7398 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,634 | 5.7433 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,184 | 5.7449 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,093 | 5.7492 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,579 | 5.7525 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,175 | 5.7571 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,261 | 5.7648 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,077 | 5.7664 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,709 | 5.7757 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,299 | 5.7780 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,498 | 5.7890 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,610 | 5.7892 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,856 | 5.7920 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 109 | 5.7933 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 94 | 5.7953 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,867 | 5.7972 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,148 | 5.7973 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 68,000 | 5.7979 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 57,180 | 5.7988 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,062 | 5.7991 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50 | 5.7992 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15 | 5.7993 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 478 | 5.7994 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16 | 5.7998 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,865 | 5.8000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,000 | 5.6655 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,220 | 5.6746 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,497 | 5.6747 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 110 | 5.6750 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,991 | 5.6755 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,927 | 5.6764 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,850 | 5.6839 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 712 | 5.6955 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,157 | 5.7078 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,808 | 5.7117 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,306 | 5.7224 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,236 | 5.7269 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,147 | 5.7272 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,903 | 5.7382 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,109 | 5.7606 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,614 | 5.7664 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,993 | 5.7749 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,238 | 5.7929 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 46,000 | 5.7932 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,478 | 5.7977 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,475 | 5.7985 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,457 | 5.7994 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 148,830 | 5.7999 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 353,299 | 5.8000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,164 | 5.8002 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,543 | 5.8004 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,891 | 5.7382 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 53,677 | 5.7995 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 11,185 | 5.6829 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 6,308 | 5.7441 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | OPTION | Expiration of Long Option | 130,000 | NA | |||
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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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(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: | 23 Oct 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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