Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    14 July 2025 12:51:39
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 9679Q
Barclays PLC
14 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:

11 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:

 

 

4,567,805

0.93%

398,897

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

471,072

0.10%

4,271,536

0.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,038,877

1.03%

4,670,433

0.95%

(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

104,736

8.0244  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

66,241

8.0200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62,193

8.0182  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,743

8.0159  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,087

8.0185  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,834

8.0364  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,842

8.0354  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,300

8.0214  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,800

8.0452  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,894

8.0284  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,677

8.0171  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,619

8.0201  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,107

8.0204  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,973

8.0332  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,688

8.0227  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,221

8.0071  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,954

8.0234  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,704

8.0329  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

8.0400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,282

8.0167  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,275

8.0152  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,217

8.0413  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

8.0561  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

952

8.0381  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

665

8.0339  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

624

8.0536  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

612

8.0300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

571

8.0444  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

519

8.0100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

390

8.0401  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

322

8.0250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

8.0150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

275

8.0350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

233

8.0402  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

125

8.0529  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58

8.0277  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

47

8.0458  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

8.0170  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33

8.0073  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10

8.0666  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.9950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.0000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

139,737

8.0200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

54,061

8.0207  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,798

8.0257  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,146

8.0244  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,109

8.0183  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,355

8.0325  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,302

8.0195  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,536

8.0297  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,307

8.0179  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,179

8.0007  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,725

8.0181  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,993

8.0214  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,106

8.0224  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

8.0188  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,157

8.0579  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,461

8.0347  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,232

8.0317  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,199

8.0374  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,107

8.0326  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,072

8.0569  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,017

8.0346  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

946

8.0280  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

852

8.0400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

789

8.0403  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

760

8.0219  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

747

8.0500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

736

8.0295  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

519

8.0100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

503

8.0454  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

322

8.0250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

320

8.0300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

280

8.0150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

275

8.0350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

245

8.0102  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

222

8.0600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

8.0675  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.9950  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

5,725

8.0181  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,234

8.0188  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,521

8.0195  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,821

8.0200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,065

8.0207  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,993

8.0214  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,223

8.0218  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

760

8.0219  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,761

8.0221  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

736

8.0295  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,232

8.0317  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,355

8.0325  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

747

8.0500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,157

8.0579  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.9950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,221

8.0071  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,649

8.0110  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,275

8.0152  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,282

8.0167  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45

8.0170  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,677

8.0171  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,087

8.0185  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,998

8.0200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,619

8.0201  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,107

8.0204  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,022

8.0218  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,688

8.0227  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,954

8.0234  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,716

8.0279  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,894

8.0284  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

292

8.0300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

428

8.0324  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112

8.0348  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

239

8.0350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,842

8.0354  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,834

8.0364  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

439

8.0400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

390

8.0401  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

233

8.0402  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,217

8.0413  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,800

8.0452  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,564

8.0462  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

624

8.0536  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,916

8.0171  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,134

8.0207  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,220

8.0251  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:

14 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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