3rd Oct 2025 15:07
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: | 02 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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| 3,526,253 | 0.72% | 2,438,397 | 0.50% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,290,102 | 0.47% | 3,505,541 | 0.72% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,816,355 | 1.19% | 5,943,938 | 1.21% |
(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 | 561,129 | 7.2200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 177,710 | 7.2150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 92,517 | 7.2214 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 24,760 | 7.2189 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,935 | 7.2195 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,192 | 7.2188 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,763 | 7.2192 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,873 | 7.2244 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,565 | 7.2184 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,769 | 7.2047 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,267 | 7.2127 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,682 | 7.2174 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,522 | 7.2201 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,090 | 7.2163 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,902 | 7.2153 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,379 | 7.2215 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,992 | 7.2171 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,457 | 7.2175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,861 | 7.2263 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,638 | 7.2128 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,584 | 7.2107 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,454 | 7.2445 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,341 | 7.2246 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,243 | 7.2084 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 817 | 7.2300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 694 | 7.2347 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 559 | 7.2030 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 509 | 7.2183 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 475 | 7.2225 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 380 | 7.2025 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 373 | 7.2050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 105 | 7.2350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 7.2460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 7.2207 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 684,583 | 7.2200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 150,652 | 7.2195 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16,735 | 7.2199 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,315 | 7.2198 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,708 | 7.2196 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,216 | 7.2164 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,027 | 7.2202 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,917 | 7.2266 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,331 | 7.2050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,145 | 7.2027 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,686 | 7.2189 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,243 | 7.2218 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,975 | 7.2101 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,568 | 7.2170 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,462 | 7.2243 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,933 | 7.1997 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,661 | 7.2230 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,290 | 7.2204 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,258 | 7.1944 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,192 | 7.2281 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,175 | 7.2168 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,033 | 7.2241 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 992 | 7.2157 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 769 | 7.2231 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 283 | 7.2225 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 184 | 7.1950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 170 | 7.2100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 136 | 7.2061 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 106 | 7.2253 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 72 | 7.2186 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 34 | 7.2250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 7.2346 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 7.2152 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 7.2150 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 | 1,258 | 7.1944 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,145 | 7.2027 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 136 | 7.2061 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 170 | 7.2100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 495 | 7.2105 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 992 | 7.2157 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,175 | 7.2168 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,568 | 7.2170 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 72 | 7.2186 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,686 | 7.2189 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,976 | 7.2195 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,233 | 7.2196 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,315 | 7.2198 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,091 | 7.2199 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 236,773 | 7.2200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,027 | 7.2202 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,243 | 7.2218 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,327 | 7.2227 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30 | 7.2229 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,177 | 7.2238 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 56 | 7.2241 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 714 | 7.2242 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,645 | 7.2243 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 34 | 7.2250 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 815 | 7.2263 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,685 | 7.2267 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,417 | 7.2268 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 47 | 7.2292 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 559 | 7.2030 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,769 | 7.2047 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,267 | 7.2127 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,638 | 7.2128 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 177,314 | 7.2150 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,902 | 7.2153 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,090 | 7.2163 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,682 | 7.2174 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,457 | 7.2175 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,985 | 7.2185 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,760 | 7.2189 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,401 | 7.2194 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,143 | 7.2200 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,522 | 7.2201 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,210 | 7.2202 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,593 | 7.2203 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 7.2207 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 92,517 | 7.2214 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,379 | 7.2215 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,039 | 7.2229 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,873 | 7.2244 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,060 | 7.2248 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,861 | 7.2263 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 694 | 7.2347 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12 | 7.2350 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 105 | 7.2351 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15 | 7.2460 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,563 | 7.2116 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 18,185 | 7.2130 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 297 | 7.2245 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,726 | 7.2056 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 970 | 7.2165 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 14,778 | 7.2177 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 789 | 7.2201 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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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: | 03 Oct 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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