REG - Barclays PLC Empiric Student Prop - Form 8.3 - EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

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RNS Number : 9230G  Barclays PLC  10 November 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                                               EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
                  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:                                                     07 Nov 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?                                    UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
 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:                                                              1p ordinary
                                                                                          Interests                           Short Positions
                                                                                          Number             (%)              Number          (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                      19,932,006         3.00%            3,844,386       0.58%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          2,492,965          0.38%            19,792,755      2.98%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  22,424,971         3.38%            23,637,141      3.56%
 (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
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              763,941                             0.7872  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              99,421                              0.7890  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              92,750                              0.7862  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              68,266                              0.7864  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              47,420                              0.7857  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              28,300                              0.7819  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              21,789                              0.7828  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              12,038                              0.7874  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              11,921                              0.7845  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              10,840                              0.7866  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              10,415                              0.7855  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              9,931                               0.7882  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,123                               0.7850  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,952                               0.7894  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,800                               0.7860  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,359                               0.7900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,530                               0.7880  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,518                               0.7837  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,235                               0.7893  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              999                                 0.7799  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              600                                 0.7800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              220                                 0.7897  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4                                   0.7812  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  75,088                              0.7880  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  34,857                              0.7852  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  23,995                              0.7830  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  21,066                              0.7890  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  14,890                              0.7826  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  10,623                              0.7810  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  5,157                               0.7862  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  4,716                               0.7847  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  4,214                               0.7889  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,355                               0.7863  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,193                               0.7893  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,410                               0.7850  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,902                               0.7809  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,151                               0.7799  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  791                                 0.7900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  362                                 0.7807  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                               Nature of dealing                   Number of       Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                               reference       unit
 security                                                                                                                     securities
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,151           0.7799  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,902           0.7809  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    10,623          0.7810  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,434           0.7826  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,004           0.7832  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,716           0.7847  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    121             0.7859  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    24,608          0.7861  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    3,883           0.7878  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,666           0.7890  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4               0.7900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    600             0.7800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    19,505          0.7809  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    924             0.7837  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    11,246          0.7843  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    4               0.7852  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    47,420          0.7857  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    13,562          0.7859  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    30              0.7860  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    68,280          0.7864  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    10,840          0.7866  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    46,711          0.7867  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    763,941         0.7872  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    9,931           0.7882  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    70,566          0.7890  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,235           0.7893  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    220             0.7897  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    362             0.7806  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    28,480          0.7849  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    21,789          0.7828  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    7,430           0.7883  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:                                                                      10 Nov 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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