12th Aug 2025 12:30
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: | 11 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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| 4,440,633 | 0.91% | 720,976 | 0.15% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 593,509 | 0.12% | 4,107,219 | 0.84% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,034,142 | 1.03% | 4,828,195 | 0.99% |
(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 | 142,604 | 7.3946 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 65,022 | 7.3900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 15,579 | 7.4037 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,996 | 7.4067 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,325 | 7.4156 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,221 | 7.3934 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,768 | 7.3868 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,884 | 7.3903 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,505 | 7.3907 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,711 | 7.4086 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,248 | 7.4430 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,059 | 7.3839 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,507 | 7.4700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 7.4500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 988 | 7.3844 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 910 | 7.4599 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 891 | 7.4200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 858 | 7.4222 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 791 | 7.4000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 700 | 7.4253 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 662 | 7.3994 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 617 | 7.4089 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 576 | 7.3910 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 475 | 7.3873 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 411 | 7.4606 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 292 | 7.3895 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 281 | 7.3992 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 226 | 7.4600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 198 | 7.4580 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 159 | 7.4150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 57 | 7.4100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 42 | 7.3950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 37 | 7.3850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5 | 7.3800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 124,215 | 7.3900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 100,546 | 7.3950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 60,436 | 7.3928 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 32,507 | 7.3926 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30,597 | 7.3917 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 22,701 | 7.3956 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 21,452 | 7.3918 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,943 | 7.4012 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,714 | 7.3976 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16,613 | 7.3935 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,459 | 7.3894 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,436 | 7.4031 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,904 | 7.3986 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,141 | 7.4086 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,239 | 7.3896 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,705 | 7.3879 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,792 | 7.4317 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,357 | 7.4203 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,728 | 7.4162 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,432 | 7.3995 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,074 | 7.3994 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,930 | 7.4141 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,814 | 7.3936 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,854 | 7.3889 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,414 | 7.3969 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,379 | 7.4057 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,376 | 7.3898 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,213 | 7.4001 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 706 | 7.4450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 679 | 7.3924 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 658 | 7.4400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 488 | 7.4000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 420 | 7.4500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 378 | 7.4403 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 350 | 7.4238 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 305 | 7.4036 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 241 | 7.4028 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 187 | 7.3800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 159 | 7.4150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 42 | 7.3952 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 7.5000 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 | 7.3798 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 688 | 7.3879 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,854 | 7.3888 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,459 | 7.3894 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,239 | 7.3896 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,376 | 7.3898 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 97,971 | 7.3900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,445 | 7.3911 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,597 | 7.3917 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,507 | 7.3926 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,613 | 7.3935 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,873 | 7.3976 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 728 | 7.3996 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,213 | 7.4001 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,943 | 7.4012 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 241 | 7.4028 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,379 | 7.4057 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,141 | 7.4086 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,930 | 7.4141 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,728 | 7.4162 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,357 | 7.4203 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 144 | 7.4231 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 248 | 7.4234 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 876 | 7.4352 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 420 | 7.4500 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10 | 7.4998 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4 | 7.3800 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 7.3801 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,166 | 7.3841 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 988 | 7.3844 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 37 | 7.3850 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,768 | 7.3868 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 292 | 7.3895 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 7.3900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,850 | 7.3903 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 236 | 7.3904 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,505 | 7.3907 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 576 | 7.3910 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22 | 7.3950 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 662 | 7.3994 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 158 | 7.4054 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 617 | 7.4089 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57 | 7.4100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,090 | 7.4132 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,325 | 7.4156 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,248 | 7.4430 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,206 | 7.3871 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,270 | 7.4268 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: | 12 Aug 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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