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RNS Number : 2391T Barclays PLC 30 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: 29 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: 4,667,751 0.95% 446,211 0.09%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 519,530 0.11% 4,376,078 0.89%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,187,281 1.06% 4,822,289 0.99%
(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 172,665 7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 58,066 7.6788 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44,100 7.7532 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42,483 7.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39,481 7.8043 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,690 7.6706 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,797 7.6627 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,386 7.8300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,784 7.6742 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,784 7.6817 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,459 7.7169 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,034 7.7332 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,510 7.7658 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,592 7.7085 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,132 7.6534 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,194 7.7427 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,373 7.6854 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,100 7.6462 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,982 7.6626 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,225 7.7219 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,624 7.6956 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,507 7.7555 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,402 7.7035 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,747 7.7031 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,581 7.6451 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,419 7.6453 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,180 7.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,174 7.7618 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,049 7.6805 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,905 7.6807 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,903 7.6865 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,506 7.6905 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,447 7.8100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,445 7.7956 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,307 7.6851 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,140 7.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,128 7.6801 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,122 7.7012 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 973 7.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 920 7.8297 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 882 7.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 874 7.6575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 849 7.6845 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 825 7.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 729 7.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 702 7.7150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 695 7.6475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 693 7.7022 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 691 7.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 686 7.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 680 7.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 663 7.7023 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 602 7.7294 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 524 7.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 523 7.6524 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 481 7.7925 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 445 7.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 432 7.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 383 7.8250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 379 7.6775 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 349 7.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 326 7.6725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 312 7.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 303 7.7006 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 296 7.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 293 7.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 293 7.6975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 293 7.8197 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 270 7.6925 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 266 7.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 262 7.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 261 7.7175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 111,708 7.8017 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 95,798 7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 93,580 7.6572 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 82,177 7.6799 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46,189 7.7031 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,321 7.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,977 7.7122 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,343 7.7077 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,537 7.6785 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,926 7.6936 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,942 7.6737 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,297 7.6859 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,828 7.6766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,033 7.6446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,861 7.6938 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,009 7.6840 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,890 7.6862 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,723 7.8068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,946 7.6796 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,638 7.6584 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,925 7.8057 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,746 7.6963 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,681 7.6639 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,817 7.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,710 7.8091 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,488 7.6954 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,255 7.6944 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,157 7.6858 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,180 7.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,966 7.7026 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,892 7.6693 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,892 7.7087 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,281 7.6536 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,204 7.8100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,140 7.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,117 7.6546 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,037 7.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 939 7.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 920 7.8305 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 882 7.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 874 7.6575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 848 7.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 811 7.7263 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 774 7.7150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 695 7.6475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 691 7.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 677 7.6684 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 648 7.7009 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 587 7.8300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 549 7.6802 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 524 7.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 524 7.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 501 7.6708 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 492 7.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 458 7.6815 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 445 7.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 383 7.8250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 326 7.6725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 317 7.7395 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 312 7.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 296 7.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 293 7.6975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 293 7.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 270 7.6925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 266 7.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 262 7.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 261 7.7175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 259 7.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 243 7.8107 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 243 7.6657 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 193 7.6617 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26 7.6425 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 119 7.6050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26 7.6425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,085 7.6444 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,033 7.6446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,977 7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 83 7.6540 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 193 7.6617 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,681 7.6639 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 243 7.6657 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 677 7.6684 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,942 7.6737 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 257 7.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 573 7.6756 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,828 7.6766 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,946 7.6796 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,896 7.6804 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 42,224 7.6805 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 99,155 7.6824 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,890 7.6862 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,501 7.6901 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,255 7.6944 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,746 7.6963 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 648 7.7009 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 620 7.7073 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,892 7.7087 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,050 7.7120 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 72 7.7150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,925 7.8057 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 57,259 7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,419 7.6453 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,100 7.6462 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,657 7.6491 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 523 7.6523 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 7.6600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,982 7.6626 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,797 7.6627 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6 7.6675 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 432 7.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,690 7.6706 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 283 7.6950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,624 7.6956 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,122 7.7012 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 693 7.7022 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 663 7.7023 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,430 7.7085 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,459 7.7169 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,225 7.7219 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,174 7.7618 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,095 7.6639 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 222 7.6056 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,930 7.8253 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: 30 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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