Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE Replacement.


    28 August 2025 23:11:00
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 1070X
Barclays PLC
28 August 2025
 

FORM 8.3 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9159W published at 14:42 on 27/08/2025, changes made to section 2A,3A

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:

26 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:

 

 

4,907,622

1.00%

1,717,977

0.35%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,142,687

0.23%

3,782,236

0.77%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

6,050,309

1.23%

5,500,213

1.12%

(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

71,281

7.2111  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

66,370

7.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

387,906

7.2633  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

150,000

7.2844  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,741

7.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,955

7.1953  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,017

7.2335  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,289

7.2385  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,203

7.1941  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,749

7.2503  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,300

7.2728  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,979

7.2664  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,773

7.2116  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,320

7.2762  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,287

7.2451  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,255

7.2700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,466

7.2469  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,090

7.2497  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,782

7.2214  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,386

7.2586  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,110

7.2348  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,919

7.2826  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,669

7.2031  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,493

7.1951  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

7.1900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

7.2639  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

831

7.2750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

815

7.2709  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

562

7.2775  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

375

7.2900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

328

7.2275  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

311

7.2945  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

304

7.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

282

7.3600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

270

7.1970  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

7.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

7.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

241

7.2525  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

235

7.2501  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

110

7.2468  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85

7.2770  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

80

7.2400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

63

7.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

158,161

7.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

100,066

7.2189  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

83,324

7.2678  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

64,291

7.2394  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,745

7.2584  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,543

7.2718  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,845

7.2490  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,464

7.2821  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,039

7.2322  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,922

7.2472  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,751

7.2441  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,658

7.2075  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,078

7.1953  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,449

7.2736  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,443

7.2801  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,335

7.1948  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,418

7.2531  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,359

7.2620  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,178

7.2109  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,438

7.2751  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,109

7.2657  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,837

7.2473  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,813

7.2733  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,374

7.2235  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,355

7.2875  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,116

7.2430  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,859

7.2483  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,632

7.2866  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,202

7.2617  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,825

7.2656  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,725

7.2405  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,500

7.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,423

7.2700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,967

7.2389  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,773

7.2262  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,017

7.2581  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,888

7.2817  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,544

7.2199  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,618

7.2350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,417

7.2797  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,356

7.2291  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

7.2184  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,038

7.2342  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,024

7.2614  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,882

7.1900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,638

7.2543  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,441

7.2474  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,284

7.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,153

7.2549  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

831

7.2750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

823

7.2759  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

775

7.2042  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

694

7.2351  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

654

7.2175  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

561

7.2040  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

525

7.2297  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

494

7.2632  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

473

7.2600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

459

7.2905  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

428

7.2023  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

402

7.2278  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

399

7.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

393

7.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

328

7.2275  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

304

7.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

295

7.2177  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

206

7.2314  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

103

7.2900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

63

7.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

58

7.1922  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51

7.3450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47

7.2907  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45

7.2449  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

7.1960  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

58

7.1922  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108

7.1942  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,941

7.1946  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,335

7.1948  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118,436

7.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,078

7.1953  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

455

7.1969  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

249

7.1970  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,112

7.1989  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,806

7.1990  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14

7.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

292

7.2004  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

428

7.2023  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

561

7.2040  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

775

7.2042  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,626

7.2083  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.2160  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,440

7.2171  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

295

7.2177  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

594

7.2189  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.2208  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

7.2249  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,773

7.2262  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

402

7.2278  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,038

7.2342  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135

7.2361  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,825

7.2373  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,301

7.2389  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

478

7.2423  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,953

7.2443  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,630

7.2446  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45

7.2449  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,534

7.2481  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,697

7.2514  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

636

7.2526  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,418

7.2531  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,638

7.2543  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,153

7.2549  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,049

7.2568  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,745

7.2584  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

250

7.2587  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133

7.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

230

7.2719  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

823

7.2759  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,417

7.2797  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

459

7.2905  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90

7.3224  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22

7.3231  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,500

7.3342  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,246

7.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,493

7.1951  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,955

7.1953  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,423

7.2015  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,375

7.2108  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,773

7.2116  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,414

7.2245  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

7.2267  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,980

7.2283  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,017

7.2335  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,744

7.2378  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

7.2430  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90

7.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,287

7.2451  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

235

7.2501  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,749

7.2503  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,386

7.2586  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,007

7.2612  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,026

7.2639  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,300

7.2728  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,320

7.2762  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85

7.2770  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,919

7.2826  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

311

7.2945  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

329

7.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,609

7.2471  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

569

7.3494  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

35,742

7.1955  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,441

7.1983  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,074

7.2291  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

1,861

7.2877  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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