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RNS Number : 2274N Barclays PLC 17 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: 16 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: 4,635,699 0.95% 645,050 0.13%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 544,164 0.11% 4,295,642 0.88%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,179,863 1.06% 4,940,692 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 43,608 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,878 8.3278 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,353 8.3352 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,204 8.3390 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,981 8.3358 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,530 8.3544 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,942 8.3001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,775 8.2902 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,579 8.3122 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,979 8.3310 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,446 8.3386 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,222 8.3227 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,837 8.2858 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,281 8.3147 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,496 8.3446 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,271 8.2841 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,205 8.3378 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,186 8.2955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 849 8.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 728 8.3323 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 592 8.3425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 504 8.3370 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 460 8.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 405 8.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 391 8.3443 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 295 8.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 287 8.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 285 8.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 267 8.3267 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 266 8.3207 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 254 8.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 208 8.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 8.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 90 8.2410 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46 8.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 8.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 8.3166 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 8.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 148,683 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,600 8.3296 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,778 8.3066 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,404 8.3344 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,984 8.3395 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,956 8.3526 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,558 8.3416 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,213 8.3576 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,181 8.3635 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,166 8.3104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,766 8.3585 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,208 8.3270 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,178 8.3602 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,904 8.3433 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,580 8.3522 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,239 8.3538 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 839 8.3465 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 678 8.2822 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 495 8.3240 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 473 8.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 460 8.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 427 8.3093 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 409 8.3195 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 402 8.3525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 381 8.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 369 8.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 251 8.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126 8.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 115 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 93 8.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33 8.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23 8.3401 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 1,580 8.3302 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 115 8.2550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,778 8.3066 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 427 8.3093 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 8.3148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 409 8.3195 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 8.3198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 192 8.3290 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46 8.3291 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,124 8.3357 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,756 8.3389 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,984 8.3395 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 103,609 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,904 8.3433 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 839 8.3465 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,580 8.3522 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,956 8.3526 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,213 8.3576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,766 8.3585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,180 8.3602 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 93 8.3650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,606 8.3686 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 221 8.3700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22 8.2450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,317 8.2835 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,775 8.2902 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 62 8.2950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,942 8.3001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,579 8.3122 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 8.3184 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,979 8.3310 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 728 8.3323 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,353 8.3352 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 504 8.3370 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,205 8.3378 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,446 8.3386 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,204 8.3389 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 714 8.3398 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,900 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 391 8.3443 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,496 8.3446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 8.3500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27 8.3600 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,266 8.3173 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,516 8.3381 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 174 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,666 8.3600 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,376 8.3400 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,538 8.3406 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 722 8.3650 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: 17 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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