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RNS Number : 6294N Barclays PLC 19 June 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 EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
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: 18 Jun 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? UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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: 1p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,875,640 0.28% 2,235,304 0.34%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,377,276 0.21% 1,686,559 0.25%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 3,252,916 0.49% 3,921,863 0.59%
(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
1p ordinary Purchase 78,455 1.0225 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 21,757 1.0238 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 17,966 1.0197 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 17,930 1.0234 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 17,853 1.0280 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 11,045 1.0140 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 8,032 1.0182 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 6,573 1.0222 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,580 1.0120 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,190 1.0158 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,188 1.0279 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,349 1.0160 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,332 1.0125 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,249 1.0300 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,124 1.0189 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 394 1.0090 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 173 1.0250 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 100 1.0080 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 57 1.0330 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 48 1.0310 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 7 1.0200 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 866,021 1.0280 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 32,305 1.0262 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 18,353 1.0226 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 13,036 1.0238 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 11,988 1.0299 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 10,825 1.0140 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 9,344 1.0221 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,920 1.0210 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,592 1.0300 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2,548 1.0079 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2,427 1.0229 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,281 1.0120 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,274 1.0100 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,033 1.0265 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 788 1.0090 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 626 1.0160 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 454 1.0254 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 173 1.0250 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 48 1.0310 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,548 1.0079 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,475 1.0279 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,575 1.0280 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,534 1.0300 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 214 1.0080 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,174 1.0140 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,124 1.0189 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,966 1.0197 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,581 1.0215 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,930 1.0234 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 516 1.0160 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,613 1.0179 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 208,060 1.0279 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 600,479 1.0280 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7 1.0285 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 11,988 1.0299 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,438 1.0160 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,782 1.0218 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 38,468 1.0221 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 18,166 1.0280 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: 19 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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