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RNS Number : 4147O Barclays PLC 25 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: 24 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: 4,673,465 0.96% 576,314 0.12%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 541,582 0.11% 4,376,295 0.89%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,215,047 1.07% 4,952,609 1.01%
(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 51,278 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,388 8.5310 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,480 8.5423 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,212 8.5457 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,663 8.5304 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,444 8.5485 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,638 8.5440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,418 8.5352 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,200 8.5447 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,690 8.5467 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,328 8.5771 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,249 8.5576 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,164 8.5269 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,143 8.5545 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,080 8.5591 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,032 8.5535 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 853 8.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 708 8.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 603 8.5547 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 588 8.5448 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 551 8.5235 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 520 8.5495 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 444 8.5501 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 272 8.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 150 8.5083 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 66 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 56 8.5240 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 53 8.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44 8.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 43 8.5370 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26 8.5646 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8 8.5600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,083 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,518 8.5297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,047 8.5496 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,539 8.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,176 8.5374 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,845 8.5287 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,203 8.5330 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,891 8.5369 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,136 8.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,100 8.5329 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,209 8.5294 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 992 8.5640 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 662 8.5443 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 619 8.5700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 376 8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 295 8.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 281 8.5362 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 272 8.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 228 8.5561 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 214 8.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 205 8.5272 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 187 8.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 185 8.5288 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 168 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 160 8.5298 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 132 8.5295 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25 8.5380 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12 8.5717 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 8.5050 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 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 205 8.5272 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,030 8.5287 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,209 8.5294 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 132 8.5295 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 160 8.5298 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,676 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,100 8.5329 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,203 8.5330 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,823 8.5350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 281 8.5362 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,891 8.5369 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,176 8.5374 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25 8.5383 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 187 8.5400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 662 8.5443 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,539 8.5500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 992 8.5640 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 619 8.5700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44 8.5100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 56 8.5240 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,164 8.5269 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,492 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,663 8.5304 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,984 8.5311 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,418 8.5352 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43 8.5370 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,480 8.5423 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,638 8.5440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,200 8.5447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,212 8.5457 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 591 8.5470 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,444 8.5485 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 603 8.5547 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50 8.5552 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 208 8.5558 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,249 8.5576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8 8.5600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 59 8.5650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 607 8.5950 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,459 8.5503 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 826 8.5305 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,806 8.5536 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: 25 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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