Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    17 June 2025 14:40:28
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RNS Number : 2274N
Barclays PLC
17 June 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:

16 Jun 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:

 

 

4,635,699

0.95%

645,050

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

544,164

0.11%

4,295,642

0.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,179,863

1.06%

4,940,692

1.01%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

43,608

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,878

8.3278  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,353

8.3352  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,204

8.3390  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,981

8.3358  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,530

8.3544  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,942

8.3001  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,775

8.2902  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,579

8.3122  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,979

8.3310  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,446

8.3386  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,222

8.3227  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,837

8.2858  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,281

8.3147  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,496

8.3446  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,271

8.2841  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,205

8.3378  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,186

8.2955  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

849

8.3650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

728

8.3323  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

592

8.3425  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

504

8.3370  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

460

8.2750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

405

8.3600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

391

8.3443  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

295

8.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

287

8.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

285

8.3700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

267

8.3267  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

8.3207  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

254

8.2700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

208

8.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

126

8.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

90

8.2410  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

8.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

8.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.3166  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

148,683

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,600

8.3296  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,778

8.3066  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,404

8.3344  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,984

8.3395  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,956

8.3526  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,558

8.3416  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,213

8.3576  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,181

8.3635  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,166

8.3104  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,766

8.3585  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,208

8.3270  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,178

8.3602  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,904

8.3433  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,580

8.3522  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,239

8.3538  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

839

8.3465  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

678

8.2822  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

495

8.3240  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

473

8.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

460

8.2750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

427

8.3093  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

409

8.3195  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

402

8.3525  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

381

8.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

369

8.3800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

251

8.3700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

8.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

115

8.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

93

8.3650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

8.2900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

8.3401  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 Long

1,580

8.3302  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115

8.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,778

8.3066  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

427

8.3093  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.3148  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

409

8.3195  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

8.3198  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

192

8.3290  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46

8.3291  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,124

8.3357  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,756

8.3389  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,984

8.3395  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,609

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,904

8.3433  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

839

8.3465  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,580

8.3522  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,956

8.3526  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,213

8.3576  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,766

8.3585  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,180

8.3602  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

93

8.3650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,606

8.3686  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

221

8.3700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22

8.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,317

8.2835  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,775

8.2902  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62

8.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,942

8.3001  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,579

8.3122  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

8.3184  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,979

8.3310  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

728

8.3323  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,353

8.3352  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

504

8.3370  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,205

8.3378  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,446

8.3386  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,204

8.3389  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

714

8.3398  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,900

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

391

8.3443  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,496

8.3446  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

8.3600  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,266

8.3173  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,516

8.3381  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

174

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,666

8.3600  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,376

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,538

8.3406  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

722

8.3650  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)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

17 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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