28th Jul 2025 14:03
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: | 25 Jul 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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| and/or controlled: |
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| 4,992,249 | 1.02% | 437,798 | 0.09% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 511,368 | 0.10% | 4,669,128 | 0.95% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,503,617 | 1.12% | 5,106,926 | 1.04% |
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(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 | 86,616 | 7.8200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 47,269 | 7.8195 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 45,012 | 7.8189 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,929 | 7.8177 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 19,176 | 7.8187 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,949 | 7.8139 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,069 | 7.8150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,765 | 7.8192 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,334 | 7.8216 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,158 | 7.8197 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,931 | 7.8172 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,813 | 7.8203 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,537 | 7.8094 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,393 | 7.8224 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,609 | 7.8181 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,471 | 7.8179 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,162 | 7.8199 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,450 | 7.8128 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,111 | 7.8246 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,692 | 7.8151 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,600 | 7.8355 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,515 | 7.8153 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,965 | 7.8250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,772 | 7.8147 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,573 | 7.8263 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,472 | 7.8307 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,151 | 7.8300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,056 | 7.7892 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 980 | 7.8130 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 973 | 7.8100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 781 | 7.8350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 624 | 7.7900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 615 | 7.8241 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 537 | 7.8000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 526 | 7.8149 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 7.8450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 393 | 7.8006 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 387 | 7.8175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 346 | 7.8385 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 330 | 7.8325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 321 | 7.8447 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 316 | 7.8050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 289 | 7.8075 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 209 | 7.8400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 77 | 7.8214 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 75,631 | 7.8191 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 55,117 | 7.8180 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 51,924 | 7.8200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 47,851 | 7.8100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 21,720 | 7.8192 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 18,826 | 7.8175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,727 | 7.8090 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,154 | 7.8214 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,992 | 7.8244 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,834 | 7.8187 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,815 | 7.8212 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,578 | 7.8224 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,398 | 7.8150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,450 | 7.8135 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,135 | 7.8403 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,647 | 7.8167 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,138 | 7.8122 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,967 | 7.8250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,802 | 7.8125 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,750 | 7.8195 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,478 | 7.8196 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,151 | 7.8300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,056 | 7.7900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 879 | 7.8225 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 774 | 7.8450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 713 | 7.8155 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 676 | 7.8306 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 594 | 7.8000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 557 | 7.8302 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 553 | 7.8059 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 541 | 7.8376 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 533 | 7.8173 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 402 | 7.8449 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 360 | 7.8232 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 330 | 7.8325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 289 | 7.8075 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 260 | 7.8350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 256 | 7.8050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 215 | 7.8168 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 209 | 7.8400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 112 | 7.7849 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 22 | 7.8178 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 7.8209 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 | 188 | 7.8000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 553 | 7.8059 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,570 | 7.8100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,410 | 7.8149 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 184 | 7.8156 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 803 | 7.8159 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5 | 7.8163 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 215 | 7.8167 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22 | 7.8178 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 41,725 | 7.8182 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,750 | 7.8195 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,743 | 7.8196 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,993 | 7.8200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 76,916 | 7.8202 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,578 | 7.8224 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 879 | 7.8225 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 360 | 7.8232 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 541 | 7.8376 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,135 | 7.8403 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 402 | 7.8449 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 282 | 7.8450 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 131 | 7.8000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 449 | 7.8030 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60 | 7.8050 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,083 | 7.8063 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 980 | 7.8130 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 804 | 7.8150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,692 | 7.8151 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,515 | 7.8153 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,233 | 7.8164 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,931 | 7.8172 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,526 | 7.8187 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,447 | 7.8188 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 47,269 | 7.8195 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,936 | 7.8197 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,162 | 7.8199 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60,088 | 7.8200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 77 | 7.8214 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,790 | 7.8231 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,573 | 7.8263 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35 | 7.8350 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,600 | 7.8355 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 346 | 7.8385 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,614 | 7.8022 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,727 | 7.8090 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 9,071 | 7.8150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,393 | 7.8224 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) | Exercising |
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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: | 28 Jul 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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