Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE.


    28 August 2025 23:11:00
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 1060X
Barclays PLC
28 August 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:

27 Aug 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:

 

 

4,533,967

0.93%

1,199,908

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,164,380

0.24%

3,873,862

0.79%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,698,347

1.16%

5,073,770

1.04%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

547,699

7.1467  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

227,632

7.1554  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

189,588

7.1450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

88,887

7.1495  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,906

7.1648  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

51,691

7.1878  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,832

7.1499  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,690

7.1720  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,964

7.1904  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,112

7.1672  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,848

7.1449  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,436

7.1596  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,936

7.1478  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,904

7.1514  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,337

7.1743  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,691

7.1392  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,520

7.1483  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,994

7.1453  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,236

7.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,730

7.1503  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,271

7.1556  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,814

7.1642  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,775

7.1492  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,655

7.1475  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,339

7.1536  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,911

7.1537  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,781

7.1491  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,350

7.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,152

7.1479  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,621

7.1693  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,477

7.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,236

7.1375  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,188

7.1542  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,975

7.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,871

7.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,456

7.1431  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,262

7.1525  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

7.1250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

985

7.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

734

7.1381  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

514

7.1455  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

505

7.1331  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

483

7.1225  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

425

7.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

368

7.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

358

7.1325  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

345

7.1425  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

307

7.1575  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

7.1468  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

189

7.1200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

158

7.1798  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

130

7.1289  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39

7.1253  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

7.1628  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

7.2150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

182,913

7.1450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

170,509

7.1498  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

92,004

7.1481  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,787

7.1536  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81,329

7.1576  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

76,552

7.1542  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

76,403

7.1554  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

64,912

7.1508  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,134

7.1435  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,090

7.1604  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,019

7.1524  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,429

7.1681  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,004

7.1477  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,639

7.1565  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,402

7.1645  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,262

7.1422  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,723

7.1675  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,194

7.1455  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,276

7.1610  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,505

7.1654  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,293

7.1721  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,051

7.1499  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,024

7.1555  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,730

7.1520  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,548

7.1617  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,112

7.1519  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,704

7.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,655

7.1475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,168

7.1546  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,328

7.1378  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,214

7.1381  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,105

7.1559  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,966

7.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,861

7.1448  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,748

7.1317  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,710

7.1815  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,635

7.1466  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,601

7.1758  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,588

7.1375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,486

7.1574  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,427

7.1451  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,384

7.1510  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,227

7.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,876

7.1447  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,735

7.1515  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,638

7.1647  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,362

7.1437  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,267

7.1398  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,262

7.1525  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.1485  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,060

7.1250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

874

7.1599  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

854

7.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

845

7.1742  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

810

7.1539  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

677

7.1575  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

7.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

645

7.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

546

7.1538  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

546

7.1619  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

483

7.1225  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

425

7.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

387

7.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

358

7.1325  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

354

7.1847  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

345

7.1425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

189

7.1200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

7.1800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85

7.1402  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21

7.1752  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

7.1513  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7

7.1628  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

3,328

7.1378  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,267

7.1398  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85

7.1402  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

517

7.1406  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,447

7.1446  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,861

7.1448  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,575

7.1450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,168

7.1481  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,437

7.1482  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.1485  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

275

7.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

7.1513  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

546

7.1538  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

810

7.1539  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,168

7.1546  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

370

7.1575  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,710

7.1594  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

874

7.1599  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,684

7.1608  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

546

7.1619  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

7.1623  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,638

7.1647  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,293

7.1721  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

845

7.1742  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

7.1752  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,601

7.1758  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

507

7.1800  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

130

7.1289  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,538

7.1450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,994

7.1453  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

853

7.1454  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,450

7.1455  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

258

7.1468  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,686

7.1478  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,775

7.1492  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,832

7.1499  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,904

7.1514  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,415

7.1520  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,339

7.1536  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,436

7.1596  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7

7.1626  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

528

7.1631  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,389

7.1635  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,906

7.1648  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,267

7.1661  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,112

7.1672  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,328

7.1700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,690

7.1720  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

985

7.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,964

7.1904  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

2,258

7.1597  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

26,170

7.1489  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,948

7.1559  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)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

28 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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