31st Oct 2025 12:53
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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: | 30 Oct 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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| 7,568,421 | 1.55% | 1,631,766 | 0.33% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,432,005 | 0.29% | 7,581,714 | 1.55% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,000,426 | 1.84% | 9,213,480 | 1.88% |
(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 | 193,868 | 5.7014 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 84,679 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 46,705 | 5.6969 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 29,725 | 5.7009 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 27,632 | 5.7019 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 27,577 | 5.7118 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,072 | 5.7002 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,141 | 5.7082 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,181 | 5.6959 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,789 | 5.6883 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,959 | 5.7001 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,905 | 5.7145 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,203 | 5.6934 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,011 | 5.7064 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,539 | 5.7004 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,276 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,791 | 5.7026 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,163 | 5.7160 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,049 | 5.6735 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,808 | 5.7088 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,597 | 5.7051 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,366 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,150 | 5.7027 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,913 | 5.6992 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,911 | 5.7077 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,842 | 5.7307 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,767 | 5.7071 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,555 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,493 | 5.7350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,431 | 5.7187 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,155 | 5.7166 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,155 | 5.6791 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 799 | 5.6908 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 697 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 692 | 5.6782 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 641 | 5.7599 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 509 | 5.7091 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 348 | 5.7025 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 318 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 244 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 144 | 5.7134 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 56 | 5.7594 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 29 | 5.7125 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 120,496 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 61,278 | 5.6991 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 35,564 | 5.7031 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 34,503 | 5.7071 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19,839 | 5.7313 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19,667 | 5.7142 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19,519 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 18,924 | 5.7900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,111 | 5.6534 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,331 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,243 | 5.7161 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,221 | 5.7042 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,638 | 5.7146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,260 | 5.7111 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 7,454 | 5.8090 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,949 | 5.6560 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,532 | 5.7104 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,102 | 5.7016 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,959 | 5.7140 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,880 | 5.7084 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,549 | 5.7256 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,152 | 5.7103 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,115 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,982 | 5.7069 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,866 | 5.7010 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,562 | 5.6909 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,540 | 5.7150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,539 | 5.7249 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,530 | 5.7148 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,438 | 5.6574 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,392 | 5.7288 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,316 | 5.7062 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,198 | 5.7128 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,059 | 5.7182 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 963 | 5.7246 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 716 | 5.6550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 653 | 5.7193 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 539 | 5.7350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 362 | 5.7251 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 362 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 181 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 160 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 50 | 5.7600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 27 | 5.7235 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.7125 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 | 2,020 | 5.6985 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 61,278 | 5.6991 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 61,822 | 5.7000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,866 | 5.7010 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,982 | 5.7016 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,564 | 5.7031 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 798 | 5.7036 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,221 | 5.7042 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 160 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,316 | 5.7062 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,982 | 5.7069 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 34,503 | 5.7071 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,868 | 5.7083 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,880 | 5.7084 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,152 | 5.7103 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,260 | 5.7111 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,667 | 5.7142 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,530 | 5.7148 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,449 | 5.7150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,270 | 5.7161 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,115 | 5.7200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27 | 5.7235 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 963 | 5.7246 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,539 | 5.7249 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 609 | 5.7600 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,378 | 5.7962 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 692 | 5.6782 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,218 | 5.6878 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,789 | 5.6883 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,203 | 5.6934 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,181 | 5.6959 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 150,251 | 5.7000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,959 | 5.7001 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,072 | 5.7002 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35 | 5.7004 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,632 | 5.7019 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,802 | 5.7026 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,644 | 5.7035 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,605 | 5.7042 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,276 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,911 | 5.7077 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,141 | 5.7082 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 679 | 5.7119 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 109 | 5.7143 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 265 | 5.7151 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 922 | 5.7253 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,431 | 5.7028 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 775 | 5.6996 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,403 | 5.7023 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 337 | 5.6838 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 39,926 | 5.7004 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 23,334 | 5.7126 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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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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(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: | 31 Oct 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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