13th Aug 2025 14:20
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: | 12 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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| 4,385,020 | 0.90% | 753,803 | 0.15% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 628,584 | 0.13% | 4,081,609 | 0.83% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,013,604 | 1.02% | 4,835,412 | 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 | 31,789 | 7.3207 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 29,900 | 7.3156 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 21,617 | 7.3100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,065 | 7.3190 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,552 | 7.3217 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,188 | 7.3376 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,052 | 7.3266 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,387 | 7.3409 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,368 | 7.3398 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,580 | 7.3488 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,385 | 7.3362 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,964 | 7.3284 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,795 | 7.3325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,660 | 7.3345 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,500 | 7.3601 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,496 | 7.3600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,284 | 7.3233 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,117 | 7.3570 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,937 | 7.3041 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,903 | 7.3363 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,815 | 7.3050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,624 | 7.3005 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,269 | 7.3715 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,173 | 7.3394 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,171 | 7.3000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 718 | 7.3289 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 706 | 7.3650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 616 | 7.3194 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 604 | 7.3550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 555 | 7.3422 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 446 | 7.3500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 371 | 7.3400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 254 | 7.3094 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 215 | 7.3750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 158 | 7.3066 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 146 | 7.3250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 104 | 7.3088 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 67 | 7.2892 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 39 | 7.3350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35 | 7.2850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23 | 7.3105 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 7.3226 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 7.3575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 7.3900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 64,596 | 7.3100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 49,767 | 7.3113 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 27,245 | 7.3533 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 23,998 | 7.3116 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19,017 | 7.3266 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,103 | 7.3210 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,579 | 7.3227 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,019 | 7.3203 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,888 | 7.3389 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,805 | 7.3096 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,765 | 7.3271 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,995 | 7.3296 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,959 | 7.3287 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,230 | 7.3555 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,350 | 7.3600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,347 | 7.3536 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,931 | 7.3500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,849 | 7.3092 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,801 | 7.3251 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,626 | 7.3587 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,380 | 7.3050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,171 | 7.3000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,003 | 7.3550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 990 | 7.3675 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 967 | 7.3467 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 892 | 7.3760 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 782 | 7.3188 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 509 | 7.3217 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 476 | 7.3537 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 371 | 7.3400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 351 | 7.3460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 263 | 7.3465 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 254 | 7.3101 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 215 | 7.3750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 204 | 7.3599 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 146 | 7.3250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 80 | 7.2950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 67 | 7.2900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 62 | 7.3187 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 35 | 7.2850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 7.3489 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 7.3575 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 7.3900 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 | 7.2950 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,849 | 7.3092 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,805 | 7.3096 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,396 | 7.3100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,957 | 7.3106 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 868 | 7.3113 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,998 | 7.3116 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,388 | 7.3155 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 62 | 7.3188 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,019 | 7.3203 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,103 | 7.3210 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 566 | 7.3216 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 192 | 7.3217 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,579 | 7.3227 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,801 | 7.3251 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,765 | 7.3271 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,959 | 7.3287 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,700 | 7.3357 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 263 | 7.3465 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 301 | 7.3500 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,626 | 7.3587 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 204 | 7.3598 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 856 | 7.3600 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,200 | 7.3608 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 46 | 7.3899 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,099 | 7.3100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 115 | 7.3101 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23 | 7.3105 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,065 | 7.3190 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 616 | 7.3194 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,277 | 7.3261 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,052 | 7.3266 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,356 | 7.3328 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,497 | 7.3360 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,385 | 7.3362 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,903 | 7.3363 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,173 | 7.3394 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,368 | 7.3398 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,387 | 7.3409 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,580 | 7.3488 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,720 | 7.3496 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 304 | 7.3600 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 706 | 7.3650 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 165 | 7.3850 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 79 | 7.2948 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,234 | 7.3093 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,659 | 7.3293 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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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: | 13 Aug 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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