Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    20 June 2025 23:11:03
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RNS Number : 8278N
Barclays PLC
20 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:

19 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:

 

 

4,398,731

0.90%

682,838

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

635,151

0.13%

4,109,129

0.84%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,033,882

1.03%

4,791,967

0.98%

(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

84,163

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,667

8.5051  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,453

8.5054  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,351

8.5074  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,054

8.5107  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,172

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,129

8.5146  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,486

8.5135  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,198

8.4933  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,477

8.5032  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,199

8.5210  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

749

8.5231  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

366

8.5100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

336

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

330

8.5025  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

291

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

288

8.5036  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

262

8.5069  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

204

8.5198  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

141

8.5377  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

8.5350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

118,536

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,416

8.5251  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,423

8.5115  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,238

8.5121  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,108

8.5129  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,503

8.5104  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,491

8.5219  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,960

8.5222  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,950

8.5075  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,523

8.5207  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,177

8.5127  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,592

8.5044  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,359

8.5232  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,063

8.5081  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

996

8.5108  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

989

8.5162  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

939

8.5208  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

881

8.5070  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

858

8.5173  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

827

8.5144  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

621

8.5174  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

552

8.5048  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

533

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

366

8.5100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

333

8.5292  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

323

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

225

8.5448  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

180

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

140

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

107

8.5260  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

67

8.5350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

8.5250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22

8.5152  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20

8.5358  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14

8.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12

8.5243  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

8.5425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

8.5200  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

14

8.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,592

8.5044  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102,220

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

277

8.5062  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

199

8.5067  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,063

8.5081  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74

8.5093  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,429

8.5105  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

996

8.5108  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,423

8.5115  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

184

8.5125  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,177

8.5127  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,108

8.5129  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

827

8.5144  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

511

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

621

8.5174  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

512

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,523

8.5207  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,153

8.5210  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,960

8.5222  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,662

8.5238  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

8.5243  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,416

8.5251  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107

8.5260  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49

8.5289  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

333

8.5292  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44

8.5343  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

289

8.5425  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

225

8.5448  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,823

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,667

8.5051  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,453

8.5054  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,803

8.5056  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,054

8.5107  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,486

8.5135  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,129

8.5146  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,172

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

204

8.5198  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,199

8.5210  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

749

8.5231  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

141

8.5377  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

291

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,390

8.5043  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,108

8.5041  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:

20 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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