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RNS Number : 8909T Barclays PLC 04 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: 01 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: 4,791,734 0.98% 590,161 0.12%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
450,836 0.09% 4,445,062 0.91%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,242,570 1.07% 5,035,223 1.03%
(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 173,910 7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,245 7.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,382 7.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,651 7.4617 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,503 7.4577 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,048 7.4912 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,486 7.4686 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,233 7.4490 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,245 7.4495 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,345 7.4674 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,770 7.4593 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,730 7.4904 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,547 7.4453 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,993 7.4998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,225 7.4812 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,987 7.4435 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,629 7.4488 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,444 7.4793 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,160 7.4705 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,922 7.4810 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,638 7.4605 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,588 7.4977 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,434 7.4390 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 888 7.5066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 875 7.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 812 7.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 797 7.4587 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 747 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 632 7.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 456 7.4710 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 436 7.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 404 7.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 371 7.4540 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 329 7.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 132 7.3850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 105 7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20 7.5040 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19 7.4478 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 7.4475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 7.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69,259 7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,907 7.4599 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32,330 7.4956 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,367 7.4829 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,183 7.4483 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,868 7.4646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,778 7.4585 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,249 7.4566 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,260 7.4549 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,884 7.4721 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,779 7.4688 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,228 7.4567 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,750 7.4545 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,776 7.4571 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,637 7.4438 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,804 7.4440 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,214 7.4745 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,092 7.4577 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,081 7.4668 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,072 7.4953 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,585 7.4594 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,553 7.4992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,535 7.4596 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,515 7.4827 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,361 7.4679 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,324 7.4580 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,301 7.4488 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,189 7.4790 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 878 7.4808 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 817 7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 753 7.4643 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 529 7.4485 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 506 7.4725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 480 7.4809 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 430 7.4977 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 415 7.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 404 7.4769 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 329 7.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 284 7.4795 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 280 7.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 260 7.4748 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 176 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52 7.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44 7.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22 7.4763 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19 7.5078 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 7.4602 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 7.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 7.4466 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 7.4300 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 7.4323 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 124 7.4436 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,637 7.4438 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,946 7.4446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,395 7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 7.4466 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 284 7.4467 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 529 7.4485 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,301 7.4488 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 83 7.4498 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,750 7.4545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,249 7.4566 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,228 7.4567 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,776 7.4571 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,935 7.4574 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,092 7.4577 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,778 7.4585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,585 7.4594 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 867 7.4597 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,907 7.4599 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 291 7.4619 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 753 7.4643 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,361 7.4679 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,884 7.4721 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,214 7.4745 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 772 7.4748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,367 7.4829 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,343 7.4883 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,706 7.4939 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,072 7.4953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,073 7.4956 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 430 7.4977 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19 7.5077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,921 7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 274 7.3850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 132 7.3851 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 7.4326 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,567 7.4435 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 74,189 7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,753 7.4452 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,547 7.4453 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19 7.4476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,245 7.4495 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,703 7.4550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,561 7.4575 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 797 7.4587 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,770 7.4593 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,852 7.4596 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,651 7.4617 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 169 7.4625 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,486 7.4686 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 329 7.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,157 7.4709 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 184 7.4750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20 7.5042 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 571 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 105 7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 14,924 7.4665 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,189 7.4788 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,647 7.4345 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 16,203 7.4602 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: 04 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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