18th 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: | 15 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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| 4,241,058 | 0.87% | 708,307 | 0.14% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 569,443 | 0.12% | 3,934,258 | 0.80% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,810,501 | 0.98% | 4,642,565 | 0.95% |
(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 | 69,919 | 7.2900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 60,051 | 7.3171 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,136 | 7.2982 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,530 | 7.3101 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,984 | 7.3248 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 17,028 | 7.3332 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,970 | 7.2961 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,314 | 7.3209 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,970 | 7.3200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,988 | 7.3000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,671 | 7.3146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,634 | 7.3361 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,300 | 7.3444 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,020 | 7.2876 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,768 | 7.2923 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,307 | 7.3650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,295 | 7.2800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,250 | 7.2825 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,038 | 7.3365 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 997 | 7.2775 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 940 | 7.3148 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 939 | 7.3250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 742 | 7.2940 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 726 | 7.3226 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 717 | 7.3582 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 673 | 7.2875 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 661 | 7.3150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 641 | 7.3300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 578 | 7.3413 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 560 | 7.3237 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 514 | 7.3178 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 7.3700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 326 | 7.2950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 323 | 7.3175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 317 | 7.3450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 283 | 7.2750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 283 | 7.2850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 282 | 7.3325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 151 | 7.3666 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 25 | 7.2902 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8 | 7.3562 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 59,171 | 7.3041 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 53,428 | 7.3054 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 42,046 | 7.3098 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 39,386 | 7.3139 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30,208 | 7.2900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,184 | 7.3218 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20,063 | 7.3097 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,686 | 7.3205 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,345 | 7.3072 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10,232 | 7.3165 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,376 | 7.3158 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,675 | 7.3197 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,613 | 7.3066 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,135 | 7.3121 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,740 | 7.2896 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,114 | 7.3329 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,833 | 7.3028 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,718 | 7.3403 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,470 | 7.2951 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,234 | 7.2901 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,104 | 7.3374 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,970 | 7.3150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,796 | 7.3033 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,726 | 7.2898 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,635 | 7.3278 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,610 | 7.2800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,564 | 7.3455 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,498 | 7.3077 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,371 | 7.3433 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,250 | 7.2825 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,193 | 7.3371 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 997 | 7.2775 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 695 | 7.2997 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 673 | 7.2875 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 641 | 7.3300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 616 | 7.2850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 441 | 7.3550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 400 | 7.3700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 389 | 7.3250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 326 | 7.2950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 323 | 7.3175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 317 | 7.3450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 291 | 7.3500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 283 | 7.2750 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 282 | 7.3325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 172 | 7.3509 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 169 | 7.3556 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 7.3628 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 7.3100 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 | 7.2800 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,740 | 7.2896 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,726 | 7.2898 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,827 | 7.2900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,234 | 7.2901 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,177 | 7.2907 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 695 | 7.2997 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,796 | 7.3033 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,063 | 7.3097 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,047 | 7.3098 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 61,380 | 7.3119 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,229 | 7.3126 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 39,386 | 7.3139 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,721 | 7.3144 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,221 | 7.3150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,376 | 7.3158 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,053 | 7.3205 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,635 | 7.3278 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,771 | 7.3292 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,303 | 7.3295 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,104 | 7.3374 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,564 | 7.3455 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6 | 7.3499 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 172 | 7.3509 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 137 | 7.3550 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 169 | 7.3556 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7 | 7.3623 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,020 | 7.2876 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,467 | 7.2900 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25 | 7.2902 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 742 | 7.2940 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,299 | 7.2953 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,195 | 7.2961 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,200 | 7.2988 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,988 | 7.3000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 67 | 7.3111 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 78,104 | 7.3155 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,274 | 7.3164 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 514 | 7.3178 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,984 | 7.3248 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,038 | 7.3365 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 578 | 7.3413 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8 | 7.3560 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,307 | 7.3650 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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(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: | 18 Aug 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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