Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    04 July 2025 23:16:23
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RNS Number : 8597P
Barclays PLC
04 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:

03 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:

 

 

4,864,334

0.99%

450,327

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

468,511

0.10%

4,566,839

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,332,845

1.09%

5,017,166

1.03%

(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

105,000

8.1941  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

59,254

8.2043  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,285

8.2045  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,769

8.2086  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,477

8.2047  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,558

8.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,155

8.1772  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,821

8.1841  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,902

8.2008  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,218

8.1913  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,400

8.1838  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,838

8.2020  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,429

8.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,359

8.1944  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,314

8.2016  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,106

8.1862  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,038

8.2457  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,763

8.1779  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,717

8.2002  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,575

8.2012  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,323

8.2400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,874

8.2041  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,577

8.1900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,345

8.2013  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,275

8.1826  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,084

8.1820  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,066

8.1990  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,844

8.1966  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,268

8.2257  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

931

8.2094  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

710

8.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

691

8.2346  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

650

8.2003  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

567

8.2116  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

505

8.1976  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

494

8.1816  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

357

8.1800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

310

8.2700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

293

8.2263  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

267

8.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

241

8.1891  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

220

8.2161  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61

8.1978  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

8.1750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27

8.2144  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

8.1825  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6

8.2150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.1975  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78,513

8.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

59,254

8.2043  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,058

8.2197  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,946

8.1750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,425

8.2194  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,155

8.1772  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,257

8.1848  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,008

8.1872  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,976

8.2223  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,610

8.1823  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,435

8.2260  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,400

8.1993  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,084

8.1826  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,168

8.1820  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,610

8.1900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,580

8.1887  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,520

8.1833  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,438

8.1915  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,364

8.1757  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,919

8.2135  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,654

8.2045  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,614

8.1865  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,514

8.1762  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,249

8.1761  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,246

8.1921  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,153

8.1862  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,821

8.2031  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,743

8.2098  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,325

8.1875  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,183

8.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,177

8.1881  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,166

8.2438  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,082

8.1763  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,068

8.1776  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,048

8.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,020

8.1991  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

961

8.2206  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

926

8.2102  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

847

8.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

838

8.1868  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

758

8.1975  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

700

8.1981  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

555

8.2084  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

506

8.1825  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

357

8.1800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

287

8.2025  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

150

8.2027  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

134

8.2200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

94

8.1852  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69

8.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48

8.1851  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43

8.2087  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29

8.2308  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29

8.2058  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

8.2400  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

28,220

8.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,177

8.1881  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

758

8.1975  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,400

8.1993  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

137

8.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

150

8.2027  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,212

8.2042  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,654

8.2045  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,349

8.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,645

8.2055  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43

8.2087  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,743

8.2098  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

616

8.2135  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,058

8.2197  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

961

8.2206  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,976

8.2223  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,435

8.2260  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,166

8.2438  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

8.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,106

8.1862  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,218

8.1913  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,359

8.1944  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61

8.1978  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,066

8.1990  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,575

8.2012  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,345

8.2013  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,314

8.2016  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,838

8.2020  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,105

8.2037  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,285

8.2045  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,477

8.2047  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,258

8.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,769

8.2086  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,013

8.2088  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,333

8.2094  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

220

8.2161  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

214

8.2197  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,096

8.2237  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

684

8.2317  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

193

8.2343  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,323

8.2400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,038

8.2457  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,069

8.1920  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,974

8.2121  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:

04 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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