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RNS Number : 0334O Barclays PLC 23 June 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: 20 Jun 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: 4,625,624 0.95% 734,883 0.15%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 680,158 0.14% 4,334,005 0.89%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,305,782 1.08% 5,068,888 1.04%
(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 388,107 8.5871 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 371,851 8.5791 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 140,710 8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 81,776 8.6643 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,902 8.5804 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,859 8.6261 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,990 8.6864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,204 8.6872 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,120 8.6947 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,180 8.6232 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,601 8.6756 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,242 8.5820 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,352 8.6948 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,757 8.6911 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,400 8.6635 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,270 8.5818 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,124 8.6910 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,741 8.6954 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,584 8.6217 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,407 8.6859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,969 8.6773 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,143 8.6628 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,074 8.6192 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,267 8.5849 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,506 8.6503 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,494 8.6526 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,626 8.6587 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,475 8.6983 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,446 8.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,034 8.6382 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,598 8.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,538 8.6370 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,355 8.6351 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,282 8.6394 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,109 8.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,003 8.6683 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 972 8.6712 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 946 8.6514 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 776 8.6546 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 552 8.6485 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 326 8.6534 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 323 8.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 309 8.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 300 8.6480 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 266 8.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 249 8.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 203 8.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 201 8.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 183 8.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 129 8.6219 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 124 8.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 98 8.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 87 8.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 8.6647 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 8.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 419,146 8.5827 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 142,810 8.6880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 124,541 8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69,214 8.5791 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50,344 8.6372 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,388 8.6930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 37,992 8.5782 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,910 8.6132 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,892 8.6446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,708 8.6557 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,357 8.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,183 8.6567 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,100 8.6317 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,816 8.5795 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,782 8.6551 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,457 8.6341 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,295 8.5787 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,100 8.5856 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,962 8.6390 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,502 8.6319 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,464 8.6623 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,400 8.6304 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,894 8.6345 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,001 8.6645 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,739 8.5765 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,930 8.6386 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,855 8.6119 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,348 8.6554 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,083 8.6469 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,845 8.6573 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,767 8.6589 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,490 8.6887 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,432 8.5798 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,422 8.6243 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,338 8.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,161 8.6259 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,020 8.6570 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,782 8.5819 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,552 8.6546 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,538 8.6370 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,500 8.6807 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,337 8.6826 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,233 8.6387 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,231 8.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,213 8.6690 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,212 8.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,133 8.6579 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 959 8.5793 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 938 8.6384 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 926 8.6916 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 868 8.6969 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 841 8.6518 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 786 8.6198 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 681 8.6884 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 629 8.6285 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 523 8.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 473 8.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 471 8.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 364 8.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 353 8.7003 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 323 8.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 201 8.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 183 8.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 153 8.7113 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 125 8.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 71 8.6649 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 8.6425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 8.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 8.6700 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 6,108 8.5757 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 37,992 8.5782 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,295 8.5787 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 69,214 8.5791 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 959 8.5793 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,816 8.5795 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,432 8.5798 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,448 8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,782 8.5819 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,100 8.5855 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,081 8.5866 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,855 8.6119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,910 8.6132 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,531 8.6170 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,777 8.6182 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 787 8.6198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 8.6250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,894 8.6345 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,526 8.6376 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,892 8.6446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,759 8.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,782 8.6551 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,348 8.6554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,708 8.6557 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,183 8.6567 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,528 8.6590 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 472 8.6614 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 8.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,337 8.6826 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 681 8.6884 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,490 8.6887 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 926 8.6916 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 107 8.6969 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,038 8.6991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 180 8.7000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 353 8.7003 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 153 8.7113 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43 8.7143 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 220,266 8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,902 8.5804 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 8.5806 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,270 8.5818 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,242 8.5820 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,267 8.5849 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 127,757 8.5885 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,134 8.5913 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 39,534 8.6094 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,074 8.6192 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 8.6201 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,584 8.6217 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,355 8.6351 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,034 8.6382 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 300 8.6480 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,494 8.6526 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,626 8.6587 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,400 8.6635 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 972 8.6712 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,601 8.6756 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,475 8.6983 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,104 8.6435 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,145 8.6716 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,804 8.6356 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,201 8.6507 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,214 8.6558 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? YES
Date of disclosure: 23 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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