Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    24 June 2025 23:03:45
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 2296O
Barclays PLC
24 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:

23 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:

 

 

4,659,288

0.95%

562,766

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

532,595

0.11%

4,362,735

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,191,883

1.06%

4,925,501

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

188,577

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,351

8.4935  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,826

8.4949  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,314

8.4923  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,954

8.4945  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,934

8.4957  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,684

8.4783  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,068

8.4886  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,567

8.4841  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,500

8.5650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,443

8.4794  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,136

8.4779  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,042

8.5352  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,751

8.4816  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,614

8.4911  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,591

8.4853  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,876

8.4901  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,812

8.4931  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,277

8.4905  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,168

8.4721  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,074

8.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,041

8.4761  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,035

8.4827  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

955

8.4819  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

773

8.5240  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

661

8.4902  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

613

8.4811  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

536

8.5329  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

526

8.4791  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

188

8.4951  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

179

8.4800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

158

8.5123  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25

8.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

56,746

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,149

8.4945  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,722

8.4948  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,191

8.4881  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,114

8.4794  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,786

8.4901  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,500

8.4754  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,001

8.4763  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,853

8.4947  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,287

8.4972  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,131

8.4869  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,613

8.4819  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,584

8.4748  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

953

8.4767  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

784

8.4915  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

741

8.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

649

8.4937  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

639

8.4758  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

562

8.4710  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

417

8.4934  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

363

8.4798  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

350

8.5400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

284

8.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

253

8.5650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

237

8.5100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

212

8.4702  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

195

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

179

8.4812  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

8.4841  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

8.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

8.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.5700  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

5,500

8.4746  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,584

8.4748  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,001

8.4763  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,114

8.4794  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

363

8.4798  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19

8.4841  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,131

8.4869  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

8.4880  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,191

8.4881  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,786

8.4901  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,447

8.4923  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

417

8.4934  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

649

8.4937  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,099

8.4944  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,149

8.4945  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,853

8.4947  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,764

8.4948  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,272

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,287

8.4972  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

350

8.5400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5598  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5673  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,844

8.4760  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,727

8.4783  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,443

8.4794  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,402

8.4809  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

955

8.4819  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,567

8.4841  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,074

8.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,591

8.4853  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,068

8.4886  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,876

8.4901  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

661

8.4902  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,277

8.4905  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,614

8.4911  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,736

8.4931  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,351

8.4935  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,954

8.4945  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,005

8.4949  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

151,241

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

188

8.4951  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,934

8.4957  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

468

8.4966  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

158

8.5123  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

773

8.5240  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,042

8.5352  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5601  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,500

8.5658  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5676  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,040

8.4942  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,450

8.4994  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,103

8.4755  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,219

8.4780  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1

8.5000  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?

No

Date of disclosure:

24 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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