29th Oct 2025 12:40
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: | 28 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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| 7,595,276 | 1.55% | 1,654,115 | 0.34% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,483,031 | 0.30% | 7,656,193 | 1.56% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,078,307 | 1.86% | 9,310,308 | 1.90% |
(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 | 180,397 | 5.7850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 169,581 | 5.7895 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 41,282 | 5.8311 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,981 | 5.7841 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 29,754 | 5.7852 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 28,639 | 5.7974 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 21,428 | 5.8308 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,292 | 5.7860 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,275 | 5.7948 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,028 | 5.8241 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,030 | 5.8386 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,606 | 5.7838 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,682 | 5.8460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,195 | 5.8037 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,722 | 5.8265 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,130 | 5.8081 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,755 | 5.8331 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,657 | 5.8034 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,737 | 5.8194 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,500 | 5.8800 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,302 | 5.8157 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,192 | 5.8593 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,104 | 5.8445 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,733 | 5.8410 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,494 | 5.8438 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,276 | 5.8146 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 755 | 5.8100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 692 | 5.8300 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 684 | 5.8098 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 672 | 5.8283 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 628 | 5.8450 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 619 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 603 | 5.8624 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 480 | 5.8050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 387 | 5.8325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 349 | 5.8010 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 346 | 5.8200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 212 | 5.8163 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 62 | 5.8400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 26 | 5.8150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Purchase | 20 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 157,867 | 5.7850 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 120,210 | 5.7861 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 42,526 | 5.8338 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 32,922 | 5.8271 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 28,446 | 5.8555 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 19,505 | 5.8352 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 14,498 | 5.8393 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 14,398 | 5.8305 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 13,030 | 5.8469 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 12,355 | 5.8227 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 9,351 | 5.8178 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,488 | 5.8368 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 8,124 | 5.8927 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,957 | 5.8432 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,949 | 5.8351 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 6,494 | 5.7980 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 5,722 | 5.7847 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 4,883 | 5.8088 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,342 | 5.8387 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 3,184 | 5.8460 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,602 | 5.8348 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,558 | 5.8332 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,550 | 5.8087 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,531 | 5.8287 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,283 | 5.8175 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,100 | 5.8441 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2,031 | 5.8100 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,946 | 5.8329 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,900 | 5.8943 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,794 | 5.8263 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,565 | 5.8340 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,522 | 5.7897 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,338 | 5.8488 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 1,326 | 5.8439 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 956 | 5.8200 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 815 | 5.8553 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 568 | 5.8050 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 457 | 5.8244 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 387 | 5.8325 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 298 | 5.8150 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 271 | 5.8625 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 212 | 5.8169 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 182 | 5.8249 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 144 | 5.9497 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 122 | 5.8339 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 66 | 5.8331 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 62 | 5.8400 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 30 | 5.7968 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 20 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
25p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 5.8405 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 | 4,094 | 5.7841 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,722 | 5.7847 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 59,635 | 5.7850 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,522 | 5.7897 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,494 | 5.7980 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,941 | 5.8077 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,276 | 5.8100 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,520 | 5.8131 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,663 | 5.8176 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,540 | 5.8204 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,355 | 5.8227 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,013 | 5.8230 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 457 | 5.8244 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,922 | 5.8271 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,898 | 5.8289 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,946 | 5.8329 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,558 | 5.8332 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,526 | 5.8338 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,326 | 5.8439 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,100 | 5.8441 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 40,649 | 5.8494 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,900 | 5.8943 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 144 | 5.9497 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 96,057 | 5.7850 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 62,119 | 5.7852 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,292 | 5.7860 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,432 | 5.7870 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,275 | 5.7948 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,639 | 5.7974 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 609 | 5.8000 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 349 | 5.8010 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,657 | 5.8034 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,195 | 5.8037 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,130 | 5.8081 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,745 | 5.8087 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,737 | 5.8194 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 219 | 5.8275 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 672 | 5.8283 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,428 | 5.8308 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,282 | 5.8311 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,755 | 5.8331 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,192 | 5.8593 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,673 | 5.8350 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 40,839 | 5.7850 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,773 | 5.8199 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 99 | 5.8497 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 32,826 | 5.7854 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 12,800 | 5.8126 GBP | |||
25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 656 | 5.8258 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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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: | 29 Oct 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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