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RNS Number : 5819V Barclays PLC 15 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: 14 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: 4,320,910 0.88% 688,021 0.14%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
568,392 0.12% 4,028,937 0.82%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,889,302 1.00% 4,716,958 0.96%
(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 68,765 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,858 7.3624 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,812 7.3235 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,170 7.3203 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,243 7.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,900 7.3205 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,588 7.3403 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,826 7.3171 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,603 7.3388 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,842 7.3546 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,537 7.3438 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,374 7.3364 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,228 7.3099 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,040 7.3571 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 934 7.3273 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 924 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 807 7.3174 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 640 7.3365 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 552 7.3280 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 335 7.3511 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 321 7.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 239 7.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 189 7.3137 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 152 7.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 88 7.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 86 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36 7.3352 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 90,979 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,934 7.3212 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,563 7.3213 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,120 7.3358 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,357 7.3292 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,046 7.3351 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,773 7.3222 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,325 7.3366 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,577 7.3311 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,525 7.3196 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,401 7.3362 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,303 7.3201 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,181 7.3459 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,859 7.3191 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,533 7.3461 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,505 7.3232 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,146 7.3448 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,056 7.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 994 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 770 7.3403 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 720 7.3274 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 598 7.2985 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 378 7.3526 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 370 7.2970 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 355 7.3178 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 323 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 319 7.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 294 7.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 201 7.3425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 190 7.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 97 7.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 86 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 86 7.3251 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36 7.3347 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 7.3360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.3002 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 370 7.2970 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 355 7.3178 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,859 7.3191 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,525 7.3196 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44,655 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,934 7.3212 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,100 7.3213 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,773 7.3222 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,505 7.3232 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 720 7.3274 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,357 7.3292 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,882 7.3342 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36 7.3348 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,046 7.3351 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,132 7.3353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,120 7.3358 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5 7.3360 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,401 7.3362 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,325 7.3366 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 770 7.3403 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 89 7.3450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,181 7.3459 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11 7.3549 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,027 7.3631 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 251 7.3650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 7.3900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,228 7.3099 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 189 7.3137 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,826 7.3171 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 807 7.3174 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,592 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,170 7.3203 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,155 7.3205 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 505 7.3215 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,635 7.3251 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 934 7.3273 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 321 7.3300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 937 7.3351 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,603 7.3388 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,155 7.3400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,588 7.3403 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 87 7.3450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 995 7.3522 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,842 7.3546 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 423 7.3559 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,040 7.3571 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,858 7.3624 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening Long 2,105 7.3197 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: 15 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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