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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

30th Oct 2025 13:16

RNS Number : 5547F
Barclays PLC
30 October 2025
 

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

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(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

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

29 Oct 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

25p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,422,673

1.52%

1,574,181

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,422,711

0.29%

7,488,402

1.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,845,384

1.81%

9,062,583

1.85%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

135,466

5.7708 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

59,623

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

53,594

5.7696 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,707

5.8037 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,107

5.8080 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,675

5.7662 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,195

5.7992 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,640

5.7982 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,447

5.8075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,170

5.7977 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,956

5.8175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,116

5.7652 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,484

5.7932 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,353

5.8031 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,748

5.7970 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,703

5.8060 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,634

5.7888 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,500

5.7945 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,155

5.8087 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,483

5.7837 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,691

5.8077 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,181

5.7830 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,097

5.8021 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,604

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,576

5.8217 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,440

5.8106 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,414

5.8014 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,371

5.8005 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,285

5.7984 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,242

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,016

5.7940 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

972

5.7961 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

629

5.8149 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

598

5.8100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

598

5.8098 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

536

5.7951 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

516

5.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

470

5.7989 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

218

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

173

5.8150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

135

5.7958 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

122

5.7896 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

107,481

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

53,392

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,716

5.7658 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,647

5.7779 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,442

5.8004 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,856

5.8006 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31,717

5.7773 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,714

5.7774 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,579

5.7663 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,598

5.7750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,986

5.7727 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,829

5.7647 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,838

5.7971 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,210

5.7890 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,678

5.7984 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,495

5.7857 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,987

5.7787 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,444

5.7926 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,321

5.7833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,130

5.7916 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,703

5.7973 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,574

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,507

5.8039 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,463

5.7806 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,759

5.7733 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,676

5.8081 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,633

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,465

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,277

5.7770 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,134

5.7931 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,036

5.7881 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

880

5.7694 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

791

5.7948 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

598

5.8100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

563

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

497

5.7838 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

408

5.7887 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

317

5.8150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

218

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

146

5.7944 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

60

5.7935 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

5.7937 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.8050 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,829

5.7647 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,899

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,042

5.7653 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,716

5.7658 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,579

5.7663 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

880

5.7694 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,986

5.7727 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,759

5.7733 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,598

5.7747 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,709

5.7773 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,714

5.7774 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

5.7779 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,362

5.7789 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,659

5.7795 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

777

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,463

5.7806 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,321

5.7833 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

497

5.7838 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

669

5.7844 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107,481

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

755

5.7858 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

408

5.7887 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,271

5.7899 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

146

5.7944 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,836

5.7948 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

367

5.7949 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,168

5.7951 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,838

5.7971 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,678

5.7984 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,856

5.8006 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,507

5.8039 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,300

5.8043 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.8044 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,676

5.8081 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,564

5.8305 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,115

5.7649 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,510

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,898

5.7652 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,675

5.7662 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,180

5.7807 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,181

5.7830 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,483

5.7837 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,380

5.7881 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

122

5.7896 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,248

5.7970 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,640

5.7982 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,195

5.7992 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,371

5.8005 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,707

5.8037 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,200

5.8050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,447

5.8074 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,107

5.8080 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,956

5.8174 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

460

5.7839 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

831

5.7823 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,703

5.7973 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,278

5.7983 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

43,542

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,214

5.7654 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

26,494

5.8110 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

30 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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