Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    29 July 2025 23:46:43
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RNS Number : 0514T
Barclays PLC
29 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:

28 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:

 

 

4,802,488

0.98%

454,233

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

485,497

0.10%

4,461,986

0.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,287,985

1.08%

4,916,219

1.00%

(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

106,116

7.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

7.8726  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,979

7.8592  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,318

7.8621  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,376

7.8611  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,071

7.8549  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,843

7.8547  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,134

7.8563  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,921

7.8550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,910

7.8538  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,666

7.8540  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,777

7.8593  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,382

7.8711  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,150

7.8535  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,948

7.8300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,943

7.8820  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,859

7.8672  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,743

7.8450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

7.8700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

7.8823  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,293

7.8551  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,171

7.8590  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

899

7.8675  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

868

7.8504  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

707

7.8680  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

692

7.8762  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

624

7.8500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

561

7.8525  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

559

7.8780  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

463

7.8400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

435

7.8654  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

328

7.8694  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

306

7.8750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

302

7.8800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

287

7.8425  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

270

7.8925  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

265

7.8825  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

7.8875  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

7.8850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

246

7.8625  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

118

7.8650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15

7.8483  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10

7.9042  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

84,885

7.8609  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

61,580

7.8591  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43,581

7.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,995

7.8586  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,765

7.8644  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,516

7.8550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,090

7.8510  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,084

7.8701  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,037

7.8553  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,161

7.8642  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,976

7.8502  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,719

7.8722  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,443

7.8580  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,308

7.8533  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,192

7.8468  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,423

7.8596  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,999

7.8539  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,826

7.8709  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,611

7.8787  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,493

7.8557  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,389

7.8593  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,051

7.8664  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,452

7.8617  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,163

7.8594  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,078

7.8565  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,058

7.8551  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,025

7.8650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,914

7.8700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,864

7.8583  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,743

7.8450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,587

7.8532  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,190

7.8588  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,161

7.8633  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,140

7.8542  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

928

7.8585  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

786

7.8454  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

728

7.8432  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

707

7.8570  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

688

7.8354  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

651

7.8556  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

624

7.8500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

580

7.8552  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

564

7.8571  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

547

7.8655  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

491

7.8560  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

462

7.8512  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

360

7.8400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

318

7.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

306

7.8750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

301

7.8488  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

287

7.8425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

270

7.8925  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

265

7.8825  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

258

7.8850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

212

7.8748  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

174

7.8574  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

155

7.8524  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

51

7.8343  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

688

7.8354  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

301

7.8487  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,976

7.8502  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

155

7.8524  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,587

7.8532  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,362

7.8533  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,548

7.8539  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76

7.8540  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

871

7.8541  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

319

7.8547  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41

7.8550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

580

7.8552  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,037

7.8553  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,078

7.8565  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

707

7.8570  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

634

7.8572  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65

7.8576  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,485

7.8578  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,936

7.8581  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,190

7.8588  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,002

7.8591  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,389

7.8593  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,163

7.8594  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,423

7.8596  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,609

7.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,417

7.8602  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,452

7.8617  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,051

7.8664  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

374

7.8700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,948

7.8300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

361

7.8400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

868

7.8504  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,150

7.8535  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,910

7.8538  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,134

7.8563  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,770

7.8569  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,171

7.8590  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,381

7.8598  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

497

7.8599  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,070

7.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,318

7.8621  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

7.8650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

435

7.8654  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

647

7.8782  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,949

7.8478  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,444

7.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,682

7.8647  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

707

7.8680  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:

29 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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