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RNS Number : 0454N Barclays PLC 16 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: 13 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: 4,694,973 0.96% 554,204 0.11%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 470,059 0.10% 4,360,096 0.89%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,165,032 1.06% 4,914,300 1.00%
(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 176,132 8.3070 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 114,193 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 69,809 8.2601 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,762 8.2914 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,933 8.2916 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,383 8.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,396 8.2695 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,910 8.2896 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,523 8.2657 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,155 8.2709 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,849 8.2671 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,573 8.2721 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,243 8.2554 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,387 8.2753 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,379 8.2975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,055 8.3121 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,042 8.2857 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,026 8.2597 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,942 8.2762 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,566 8.2919 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,335 8.2935 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,050 8.2964 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 961 8.2920 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 952 8.2548 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 790 8.3012 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 536 8.3088 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 490 8.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 445 8.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 444 8.2551 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 442 8.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 434 8.2710 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 390 8.2998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 351 8.3122 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 298 8.2758 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 280 8.2725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 277 8.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 243 8.2939 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 241 8.2861 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 159 8.3059 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 151 8.2972 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 101 8.3024 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 76 8.2958 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19 8.2810 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15 8.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 200,932 8.3080 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,314 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,798 8.2703 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,811 8.2749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,849 8.2671 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,839 8.2992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,742 8.3022 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,258 8.2888 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,132 8.2919 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,690 8.2914 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,497 8.3056 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,305 8.2964 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,272 8.2887 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,037 8.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,008 8.2913 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,922 8.2920 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,774 8.2770 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,752 8.2819 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,368 8.2946 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,344 8.2588 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,280 8.2915 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,087 8.3025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 744 8.2922 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 630 8.2841 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 618 8.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 500 8.2875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 319 8.3021 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 277 8.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 276 8.2899 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 226 8.2842 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 122 8.2897 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 96 8.3051 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41 8.2548 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 8.3125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 8.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12 8.3029 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 Long 6,388 8.2738 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41 8.2548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,784 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,266 8.2554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,344 8.2588 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 287 8.2590 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 114 8.2609 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,753 8.2725 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,067 8.2729 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,774 8.2770 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 276 8.2899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,008 8.2913 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,280 8.2915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 744 8.2922 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,368 8.2946 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 319 8.3021 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,742 8.3022 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,086 8.3025 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,497 8.3056 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 37 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 135,715 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,243 8.2554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,026 8.2597 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,523 8.2657 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,396 8.2695 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,155 8.2709 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 434 8.2710 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,573 8.2721 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,387 8.2753 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,942 8.2762 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 591 8.2785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19 8.2813 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 241 8.2861 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,880 8.2898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 8.2900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,144 8.2912 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,796 8.2914 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,933 8.2916 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 243 8.2939 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 390 8.2998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,749 8.3020 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 631 8.3050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 839 8.3184 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,434 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,516 8.2728 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 14,856 8.2852 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,304 8.2950 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,306 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,605 8.2556 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,248 8.2843 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,795 8.2965 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: 16 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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