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RNS Number : 6681P Barclays PLC 03 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: 02 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: 4,834,410 0.99% 451,078 0.09%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 470,027 0.10% 4,540,174 0.93%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,304,437 1.08% 4,991,252 1.02%
(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 210,041 8.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 200,000 8.1309 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 84,986 8.1368 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 61,915 8.1356 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41,841 8.2295 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,566 8.2372 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,630 8.2391 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,016 8.2023 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,356 8.1748 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,531 8.1354 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,128 8.2413 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,669 8.2647 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,950 8.2280 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,396 8.2078 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,048 8.1919 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,875 8.1542 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,333 8.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,286 8.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,077 8.2233 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,800 8.4429 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,478 8.3062 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,301 8.1577 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,015 8.2398 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,901 8.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,703 8.3757 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,252 8.1665 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,220 8.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,094 8.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 753 8.2230 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 675 8.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 639 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 600 8.1528 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 593 8.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 589 8.3688 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 582 8.1597 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 545 8.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 528 8.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 522 8.1647 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 471 8.2404 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 431 8.3711 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 381 8.2415 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 368 8.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 325 8.1547 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 312 8.1358 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 283 8.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 271 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 266 8.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 264 8.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 250 8.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 212 8.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 202 8.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 202 8.1753 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 185 8.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 142 8.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 120 8.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46 8.1778 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21 8.1609 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5 8.3750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 8.1433 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 8.5141 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 8.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 230,350 8.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80,000 8.1380 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78,351 8.1469 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,271 8.2166 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,089 8.3437 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,762 8.1748 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,222 8.2658 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,737 8.3762 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,855 8.2095 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,397 8.1952 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,975 8.2126 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,855 8.3335 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,733 8.2575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,560 8.1422 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,480 8.2781 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,400 8.3560 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,201 8.3833 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,990 8.2613 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,567 8.1345 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,386 8.1773 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,366 8.2457 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,158 8.2379 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,887 8.2305 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,694 8.3738 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,657 8.3714 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,568 8.2702 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,355 8.1874 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,231 8.3418 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,220 8.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,094 8.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,000 8.1477 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 914 8.3116 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 837 8.1865 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 759 8.2456 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 605 8.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 593 8.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 545 8.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 528 8.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 526 8.3229 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 429 8.2852 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 395 8.2210 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 368 8.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 350 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 334 8.2920 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 283 8.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 271 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 263 8.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 250 8.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 212 8.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 209 8.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 185 8.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 134 8.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120 8.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 111 8.3641 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 74 8.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 43 8.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6 8.1525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 8.3758 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 8.3550 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 2,567 8.1345 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,713 8.1350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,776 8.1352 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,359 8.1415 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,560 8.1422 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,000 8.1477 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 382 8.1600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 266 8.1650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 432 8.1687 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,452 8.1929 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 173 8.1995 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76 8.2057 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,649 8.2072 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,855 8.2095 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 8.2100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,271 8.2166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,887 8.2305 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,568 8.2702 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 429 8.2852 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 49,582 8.3119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 526 8.3229 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,231 8.3418 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4 8.3550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,400 8.3560 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 111 8.3641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 8.3699 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 102,592 8.1350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,210 8.1354 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 61,915 8.1356 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 312 8.1358 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 8.1416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 600 8.1528 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,875 8.1542 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 70 8.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,301 8.1577 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21 8.1609 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 233 8.1650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 202 8.1753 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46 8.1778 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,048 8.1919 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,016 8.2023 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,396 8.2078 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41,841 8.2295 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,630 8.2391 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,128 8.2413 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 381 8.2415 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,669 8.2647 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,949 8.2832 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 876 8.2886 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 394 8.2929 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 214 8.3121 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36 8.3166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 938 8.3644 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 589 8.3688 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,333 8.3700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,196 8.3829 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,800 8.4429 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,054 8.2171 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,884 8.2657 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,999 8.1356 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,931 8.1919 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,187 8.3805 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: 03 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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