Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    23 June 2025 15:33:17
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 0334O
Barclays PLC
23 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:

20 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:

 

 

4,625,624

0.95%

734,883

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

680,158

0.14%

4,334,005

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,305,782

1.08%

5,068,888

1.04%

(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

388,107

8.5871  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

371,851

8.5791  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

140,710

8.5800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

81,776

8.6643  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,902

8.5804  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,859

8.6261  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,990

8.6864  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,204

8.6872  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,120

8.6947  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,180

8.6232  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,601

8.6756  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,242

8.5820  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,352

8.6948  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,757

8.6911  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,400

8.6635  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,270

8.5818  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,124

8.6910  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,741

8.6954  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,584

8.6217  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,407

8.6859  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,969

8.6773  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,143

8.6628  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,074

8.6192  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,267

8.5849  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,506

8.6503  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,494

8.6526  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,626

8.6587  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,475

8.6983  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,446

8.6900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,034

8.6382  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,598

8.6500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,538

8.6370  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,355

8.6351  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,282

8.6394  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,109

8.6450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

8.6683  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

972

8.6712  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

946

8.6514  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

776

8.6546  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

552

8.6485  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

326

8.6534  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

323

8.6550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

309

8.6350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

300

8.6480  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

8.6700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

249

8.6650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

203

8.6250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

201

8.6850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

183

8.6950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

129

8.6219  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

124

8.6300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

98

8.6400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

87

8.7050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.6647  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.6200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

419,146

8.5827  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

142,810

8.6880  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

124,541

8.5800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69,214

8.5791  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50,344

8.6372  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,388

8.6930  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,992

8.5782  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,910

8.6132  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,892

8.6446  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,708

8.6557  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,357

8.6500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,183

8.6567  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,100

8.6317  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,816

8.5795  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,782

8.6551  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,457

8.6341  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,295

8.5787  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,100

8.5856  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,962

8.6390  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,502

8.6319  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,464

8.6623  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,400

8.6304  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,894

8.6345  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,001

8.6645  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,739

8.5765  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,930

8.6386  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,855

8.6119  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,348

8.6554  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,083

8.6469  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,845

8.6573  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,767

8.6589  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,490

8.6887  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,432

8.5798  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,422

8.6243  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,338

8.6250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,161

8.6259  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,020

8.6570  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,782

8.5819  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,552

8.6546  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,538

8.6370  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,500

8.6807  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,337

8.6826  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,233

8.6387  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,231

8.7000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,213

8.6690  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,212

8.6350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,133

8.6579  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

959

8.5793  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

938

8.6384  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

926

8.6916  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

868

8.6969  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

841

8.6518  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

786

8.6198  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

681

8.6884  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

629

8.6285  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

523

8.6650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

473

8.6450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

471

8.6400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

364

8.7050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

353

8.7003  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

323

8.6550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

201

8.6850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

183

8.6950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

153

8.7113  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

125

8.6300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

71

8.6649  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

8.6425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.6200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.6700  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

6,108

8.5757  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,992

8.5782  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,295

8.5787  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,214

8.5791  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

959

8.5793  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,816

8.5795  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,432

8.5798  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,448

8.5800  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,782

8.5819  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,100

8.5855  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,081

8.5866  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,855

8.6119  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,910

8.6132  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,531

8.6170  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,777

8.6182  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

787

8.6198  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.6250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,894

8.6345  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,526

8.6376  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,892

8.6446  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,759

8.6500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,782

8.6551  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,348

8.6554  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,708

8.6557  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,183

8.6567  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,528

8.6590  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

8.6614  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.6700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,337

8.6826  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

681

8.6884  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,490

8.6887  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

926

8.6916  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107

8.6969  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,038

8.6991  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

180

8.7000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

353

8.7003  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

153

8.7113  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43

8.7143  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

220,266

8.5800  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,902

8.5804  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

8.5806  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,270

8.5818  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,242

8.5820  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,267

8.5849  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

127,757

8.5885  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,134

8.5913  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,534

8.6094  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,074

8.6192  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.6201  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,584

8.6217  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,355

8.6351  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,034

8.6382  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

8.6480  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,494

8.6526  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,626

8.6587  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,400

8.6635  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

972

8.6712  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,601

8.6756  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,475

8.6983  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,104

8.6435  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,145

8.6716  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,804

8.6356  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,201

8.6507  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,214

8.6558  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:

23 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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