Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    27 June 2025 15:03:07
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RNS Number : 8200O
Barclays PLC
27 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:

26 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:

 

 

4,647,777

0.95%

638,151

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

568,721

0.12%

4,364,517

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,216,498

1.07%

5,002,668

1.02%

(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

101,353

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32,158

8.5212  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,116

8.5208  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,904

8.5490  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,252

8.5201  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,347

8.5017  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,021

8.5083  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,500

8.4517  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,010

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,815

8.5080  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,723

8.5216  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,119

8.5015  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,099

8.4587  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,933

8.5057  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,922

8.5218  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,165

8.5241  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,800

8.5038  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,137

8.5025  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,789

8.5400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,731

8.5487  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,465

8.5297  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,460

8.5543  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,330

8.5123  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,068

8.4877  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,051

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,008

8.5032  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,005

8.5406  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

889

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

767

8.4550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

764

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

763

8.4450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

755

8.5500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

753

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

742

8.5151  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

733

8.5146  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

716

8.5402  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

693

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

652

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

624

8.5307  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

519

8.4892  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

512

8.4300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

485

8.5465  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

463

8.5399  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

462

8.5285  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

412

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

406

8.5250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

376

8.5075  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

327

8.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

314

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

298

8.4250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

291

8.5375  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

286

8.4924  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

282

8.5175  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

274

8.5350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

251

8.5225  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

239

8.5475  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55

8.4814  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10

8.5480  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130,772

8.5296  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

67,865

8.5165  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

59,042

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,718

8.5199  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,725

8.5123  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,901

8.5195  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,714

8.5204  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,230

8.5290  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,413

8.5243  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,189

8.4955  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,400

8.5189  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,150

8.5276  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,018

8.5253  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,324

8.5217  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,680

8.5355  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,246

8.5301  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,900

8.5078  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,651

8.5265  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,400

8.5337  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,157

8.5553  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,121

8.4419  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,935

8.4521  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,877

8.5148  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,852

8.4450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,341

8.4731  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,336

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,102

8.5255  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,092

8.5498  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,086

8.4550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,070

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,051

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

932

8.4598  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

880

8.5319  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

869

8.4833  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

797

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

778

8.5209  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

763

8.5500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

744

8.5126  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

742

8.4348  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

707

8.5400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

652

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

585

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

561

8.5517  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

538

8.4426  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

524

8.4474  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

520

8.4300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

513

8.4501  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

509

8.4423  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

487

8.4475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

467

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

429

8.5250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

383

8.4500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

376

8.5075  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

327

8.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

303

8.5158  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

8.4250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

292

8.4425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

291

8.5375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

282

8.5175  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

273

8.4431  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

268

8.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

256

8.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

239

8.5475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

225

8.5271  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

157

8.5275  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

154

8.5128  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

150

8.5168  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

132

8.4595  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

102

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55

8.5226  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38

8.5206  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

8.5086  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

8.5443  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

8.5350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15

8.5162  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

742

8.4348  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

8.4595  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

932

8.4598  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,189

8.4955  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

384

8.5007  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,900

8.5078  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,725

8.5123  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

744

8.5126  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

303

8.5158  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15

8.5162  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

150

8.5167  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,672

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,380

8.5179  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,901

8.5195  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,678

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,714

8.5204  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,324

8.5217  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,413

8.5243  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

8.5250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

225

8.5271  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

157

8.5275  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,230

8.5290  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,756

8.5298  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,023

8.5310  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

880

8.5319  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49

8.5393  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

8.5398  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23

8.5443  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

8.5498  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,157

8.5553  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

219

8.4550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55

8.4814  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,890

8.4917  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,137

8.5025  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,933

8.5057  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,502

8.5123  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

742

8.5151  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,563

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,317

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,252

8.5201  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,116

8.5212  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,723

8.5216  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,452

8.5233  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42

8.5248  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

208

8.5279  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

795

8.5288  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

624

8.5307  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5401  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

8.5481  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

179

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,929

8.4739  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,962

8.5193  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,231

8.5200  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:

27 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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