Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    02 July 2025 15:17:43
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RNS Number : 4708P
Barclays PLC
02 July 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:

01 Jul 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:

 

 

4,715,461

0.96%

541,562

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

493,755

0.10%

4,422,279

0.90%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,209,216

1.06%

4,963,841

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

68,190

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,615

8.4698  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,203

8.5072  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,199

8.4795  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,229

8.5071  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,576

8.5154  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,019

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,767

8.5131  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,630

8.4936  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,304

8.4808  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,376

8.4934  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,405

8.4747  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,971

8.4862  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,912

8.4821  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,068

8.4851  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,041

8.4601  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,450

8.4677  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,276

8.4532  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,028

8.4773  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

8.4944  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

889

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

854

8.4793  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

809

8.4877  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

701

8.4840  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

663

8.5025  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

339

8.5162  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

286

8.4654  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

186

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

166

8.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

148

8.4800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

139

8.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

138

8.4794  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

116

8.4774  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

103

8.4905  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

90

8.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

8.4723  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

37

8.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13

8.4450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

8.4775  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51,389

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

36,481

8.5134  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,085

8.5004  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,685

8.5129  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,990

8.4795  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,330

8.4961  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,584

8.4930  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,922

8.4955  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,223

8.5102  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,185

8.4726  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,128

8.4802  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,116

8.4948  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

953

8.5007  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

820

8.5020  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

737

8.4923  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

426

8.4949  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

8.4841  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

243

8.4891  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

225

8.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

216

8.4944  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

194

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

160

8.4958  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

134

8.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

104

8.4758  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

97

8.4868  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

90

8.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

58

8.5024  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

8.4450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

8.5208  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

8.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

8.4600  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

4,990

8.4795  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,128

8.4802  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97

8.4868  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

225

8.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,584

8.4930  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,116

8.4948  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

426

8.4949  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,922

8.4955  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,330

8.4961  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

188

8.4999  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,085

8.5004  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

953

8.5006  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

820

8.5020  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58

8.5024  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

126

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,223

8.5102  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,939

8.5149  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,391

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,276

8.4532  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,450

8.4677  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,615

8.4698  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,200

8.4731  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,405

8.4747  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

8.4776  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

854

8.4793  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,199

8.4795  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

148

8.4801  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,304

8.4808  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,992

8.4836  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88

8.4856  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,971

8.4862  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

214

8.4864  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

809

8.4877  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,514

8.4886  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

245

8.4889  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,376

8.4934  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,630

8.4936  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,740

8.5034  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,703

8.5050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,203

8.5072  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,767

8.5131  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,177

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,576

8.5154  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

339

8.5162  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,713

8.5041  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

284

8.4706  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:

02 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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