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RNS Number : 4602Y Barclays PLC 08 September 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: 05 Sep 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: 3,617,555 0.74% 1,120,678 0.23%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,101,188 0.23% 3,269,426 0.67%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,718,743 0.96% 4,390,104 0.90%
(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 194,532 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 136,752 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 34,534 7.0738 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,426 7.0658 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,272 7.0825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,498 7.0726 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,217 7.0110 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,073 7.0728 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,789 6.9944 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,353 7.0760 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,275 7.0767 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,851 7.0853 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,106 7.0858 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,624 7.0621 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,121 7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,615 7.0772 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,600 7.0297 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,053 7.0895 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 916 7.0894 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 457 7.0111 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 419 7.0596 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 193 7.0057 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 150 7.0275 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 108 7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 105 6.9950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 52 6.9900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51 7.0200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41 6.9947 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 7.0364 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 103,352 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62,722 7.0627 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,443 7.0834 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 45,021 7.0713 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39,602 7.0665 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,326 7.0695 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,027 7.0673 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,146 7.0399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,471 7.0677 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,663 7.0559 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,541 7.0611 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,430 7.0739 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,272 7.0825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,104 7.0708 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,882 7.0656 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,600 7.0274 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,372 7.0641 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,856 7.0419 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,810 7.0260 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,427 7.0145 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,402 7.0799 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,967 7.0354 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,317 6.9924 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,977 7.0269 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,735 7.0670 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,711 7.0742 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,579 7.0554 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,167 7.0102 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,083 7.0778 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,386 7.0392 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,854 7.0225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,377 7.0429 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,186 7.0746 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,110 7.0621 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,983 7.0060 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,574 7.0715 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,409 7.0630 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,370 7.0510 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,190 7.0569 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,142 7.0512 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,074 7.0538 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,026 7.0290 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,571 6.9976 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,543 7.0652 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,453 7.0345 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,290 7.0932 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,193 6.9982 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,191 7.0297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,168 7.0380 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,117 7.0600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,078 7.0180 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,023 7.0387 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 848 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 776 7.0562 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 762 6.9992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 473 7.0000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 465 7.0200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 441 7.0175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 425 6.9950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 389 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 387 7.0326 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 375 7.0100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 372 6.9925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 369 7.0120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 359 7.0794 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 343 7.0617 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 273 7.0500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 172 7.0780 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52 6.9900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38 7.0808 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14 7.0848 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 7.1100 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 2,983 7.0060 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,167 7.0102 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 423 7.0252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,600 7.0274 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,026 7.0290 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,683 7.0316 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 387 7.0326 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,950 7.0327 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 704 7.0345 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 282 7.0381 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,021 7.0386 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 54,656 7.0387 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,386 7.0392 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,146 7.0399 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,370 7.0510 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,142 7.0512 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,823 7.0525 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,188 7.0542 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 267 7.0545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,663 7.0559 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 776 7.0562 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,190 7.0569 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,117 7.0600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 108 7.0619 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,882 7.0656 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 39,602 7.0665 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43,907 7.0695 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 389 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,711 7.0742 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,186 7.0746 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 74,722 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 172 7.0780 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 7.0794 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,402 7.0799 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38 7.0808 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14 7.0848 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 64 6.9950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 193 7.0057 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 457 7.0111 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,600 7.0297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 91 7.0625 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 233 7.0627 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,426 7.0658 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,498 7.0726 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,534 7.0738 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 37,921 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,353 7.0760 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 822 7.0763 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,278 7.0767 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,374 7.0770 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,000 7.0832 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,121 7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,851 7.0853 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,783 7.0116 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 194 7.0594 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 671 7.0809 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: 08 Sep 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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