20th Nov 2025 14:55
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: | 19 Nov 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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| 6,851,016 | 1.40% | 1,450,821 | 0.30% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,196,845 | 0.24% | 6,812,200 | 1.39% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 8,047,861 | 1.64% | 8,263,021 | 1.69% |
(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 | 143,100 | 5.4187 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 132,055 | 5.4050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 107,899 | 5.4141 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 36,121 | 5.4241 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 21,912 | 5.4258 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,278 | 5.4134 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,949 | 5.4172 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,479 | 5.4137 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,771 | 5.4052 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,909 | 5.4239 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,203 | 5.4177 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,781 | 5.4328 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,060 | 5.4146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,690 | 5.4404 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,442 | 5.4200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,334 | 5.4264 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,226 | 5.4117 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,472 | 5.4400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,315 | 5.4350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,982 | 5.4197 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,533 | 5.4372 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,466 | 5.4465 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,644 | 5.4250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,593 | 5.4429 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,574 | 5.4227 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,249 | 5.4396 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 5.4289 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 992 | 5.4324 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 979 | 5.4300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 816 | 5.3950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 567 | 5.4431 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 542 | 5.4550 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 471 | 5.4650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 441 | 5.4000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 398 | 5.4500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 356 | 5.4150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 355 | 5.4100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 328 | 5.4253 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 318 | 5.4600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 266 | 5.4450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 160 | 5.4402 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 138,799 | 5.4141 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 60,690 | 5.4050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 31,997 | 5.4252 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 17,754 | 5.4429 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 16,246 | 5.4165 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 15,855 | 5.4068 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 11,754 | 5.4316 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,529 | 5.4247 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,277 | 5.4054 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,176 | 5.4293 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,986 | 5.4266 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,327 | 5.4297 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,412 | 5.4060 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,725 | 5.4092 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,461 | 5.4371 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,307 | 5.4555 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,100 | 5.4300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,771 | 5.4400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,753 | 5.4458 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,713 | 5.4350 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,548 | 5.4399 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,137 | 5.4200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 974 | 5.4056 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 939 | 5.4250 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 938 | 5.4303 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 916 | 5.4000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 889 | 5.4650 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 883 | 5.4426 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 816 | 5.3950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 754 | 5.4700 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 502 | 5.3951 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 497 | 5.4356 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 398 | 5.4500 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 388 | 5.4600 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 356 | 5.4150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 355 | 5.4100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 312 | 5.4042 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 256 | 5.4583 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 184 | 5.4450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 159 | 5.4550 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 | 10,794 | 5.4256 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 312 | 5.4041 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,320 | 5.4050 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,277 | 5.4054 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,855 | 5.4068 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,725 | 5.4092 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,775 | 5.4193 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,997 | 5.4252 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,986 | 5.4266 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,499 | 5.4290 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,327 | 5.4297 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 461 | 5.4300 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,754 | 5.4316 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,528 | 5.4318 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 401 | 5.4354 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 166 | 5.4364 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 262 | 5.4400 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 703 | 5.4428 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 71 | 5.4445 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,307 | 5.4555 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 256 | 5.4583 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 418 | 5.4650 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 754 | 5.4700 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 144,820 | 5.4050 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,771 | 5.4052 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,269 | 5.4053 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,779 | 5.4056 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,479 | 5.4137 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,909 | 5.4239 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,121 | 5.4241 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,833 | 5.4251 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,912 | 5.4258 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,334 | 5.4264 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,274 | 5.4296 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57 | 5.4300 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,650 | 5.4312 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 992 | 5.4324 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,781 | 5.4328 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 160 | 5.4402 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 567 | 5.4431 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 383 | 5.4550 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 249 | 5.4059 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 6,176 | 5.4293 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 969 | 5.4339 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 456 | 5.4590 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,395 | 5.4168 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,003 | 5.4289 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 56,667 | 5.4361 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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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: | 20 Nov 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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