7th Nov 2025 13:17
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: | 06 Nov 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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| 8,945,401 | 1.83% | 1,572,763 | 0.32% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,334,987 | 0.27% | 8,923,675 | 1.82% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 10,280,388 | 2.10% | 10,496,438 | 2.14% |
(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 | 278,762 | 5.5750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 118,201 | 5.5758 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 114,349 | 5.5780 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 72,562 | 5.5742 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 70,710 | 5.5976 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 53,585 | 5.5944 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 50,110 | 5.5790 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 30,000 | 5.5894 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,636 | 5.5752 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,423 | 5.5739 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,528 | 5.6001 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,012 | 5.6032 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,642 | 5.6188 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,743 | 5.5932 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,456 | 5.5954 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,304 | 5.6100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,940 | 5.6075 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,717 | 5.5936 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,343 | 5.6129 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,393 | 5.6078 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,306 | 5.6092 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,230 | 5.5864 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,062 | 5.5775 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,454 | 5.5838 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,709 | 5.6052 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,626 | 5.6277 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,396 | 5.5881 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,372 | 5.6302 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,996 | 5.6146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,945 | 5.5860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,790 | 5.5950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,683 | 5.6213 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,357 | 5.6058 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,094 | 5.5980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,751 | 5.5859 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,654 | 5.6225 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,332 | 5.6328 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,173 | 5.5971 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 862 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 831 | 5.5974 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 789 | 5.5840 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 610 | 5.6000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 464 | 5.6025 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 459 | 5.6350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 360 | 5.5650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 312 | 5.5900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 294 | 5.5741 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 154 | 5.5825 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 110 | 5.5800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 87 | 5.5850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 65 | 5.5700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 50 | 5.6400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 31 | 5.5740 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 127,409 | 5.5750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 96,718 | 5.5751 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 36,740 | 5.6231 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,104 | 5.5761 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,037 | 5.5921 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,094 | 5.5931 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,206 | 5.6117 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,908 | 5.5838 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,526 | 5.5867 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,834 | 5.5950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,792 | 5.5881 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,439 | 5.5994 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,859 | 5.6200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,188 | 5.5980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,254 | 5.6285 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,141 | 5.6350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,363 | 5.5961 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,126 | 5.6056 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,040 | 5.6000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,998 | 5.5836 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,934 | 5.5850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,611 | 5.5989 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,002 | 5.6770 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 952 | 5.5853 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 789 | 5.6203 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 506 | 5.6109 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 383 | 5.5800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 383 | 5.6307 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 373 | 5.6152 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 351 | 5.5823 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 65 | 5.5700 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 | 1,366 | 5.5645 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,375 | 5.5741 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 335 | 5.5742 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,920 | 5.5747 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,206 | 5.5750 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,998 | 5.5836 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,966 | 5.5839 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,156 | 5.5842 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 84 | 5.5850 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 952 | 5.5853 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 953 | 5.5867 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,037 | 5.5921 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,401 | 5.5939 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 788 | 5.5940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,363 | 5.5961 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,439 | 5.5994 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 506 | 5.6109 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,047 | 5.6118 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 789 | 5.6203 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,000 | 5.6253 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,254 | 5.6285 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,002 | 5.6771 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 284 | 5.5696 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 342,671 | 5.5750 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,636 | 5.5752 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,845 | 5.5760 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,065 | 5.5761 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,454 | 5.5771 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,062 | 5.5775 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 50,110 | 5.5790 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 666 | 5.5839 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5 | 5.5844 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 118 | 5.5845 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,751 | 5.5859 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,945 | 5.5860 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40,777 | 5.5882 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,743 | 5.5932 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,717 | 5.5936 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 53,585 | 5.5944 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,334 | 5.5946 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,008 | 5.5953 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,448 | 5.5954 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,173 | 5.5971 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 70,710 | 5.5976 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,528 | 5.6001 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,340 | 5.6067 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,940 | 5.6075 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,393 | 5.6077 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,343 | 5.6129 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,281 | 5.6137 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 803 | 5.5853 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,404 | 5.6229 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,367 | 5.5905 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: | 07 Nov 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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