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RNS Number : 8278N Barclays PLC 20 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: 19 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: 4,398,731 0.90% 682,838 0.14%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 635,151 0.13% 4,109,129 0.84%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,033,882 1.03% 4,791,967 0.98%
(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 84,163 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,667 8.5051 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,453 8.5054 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,351 8.5074 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,054 8.5107 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,172 8.5176 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,129 8.5146 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,486 8.5135 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,198 8.4933 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,477 8.5032 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,199 8.5210 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 749 8.5231 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 366 8.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 336 8.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 330 8.5025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 291 8.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 288 8.5036 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 262 8.5069 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 204 8.5198 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 141 8.5377 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20 8.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 8.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 118,536 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,416 8.5251 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,423 8.5115 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,238 8.5121 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,108 8.5129 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,503 8.5104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,491 8.5219 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,960 8.5222 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,950 8.5075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,523 8.5207 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,177 8.5127 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,592 8.5044 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,359 8.5232 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,063 8.5081 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 996 8.5108 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 989 8.5162 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 939 8.5208 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 881 8.5070 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 858 8.5173 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 827 8.5144 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 621 8.5174 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 552 8.5048 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 533 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 366 8.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 333 8.5292 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 323 8.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 225 8.5448 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 180 8.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 140 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 107 8.5260 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 67 8.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33 8.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22 8.5152 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20 8.5358 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14 8.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12 8.5243 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 8.5425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 8.5200 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 14 8.4900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,592 8.5044 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 102,220 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 277 8.5062 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 199 8.5067 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,063 8.5081 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 74 8.5093 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,429 8.5105 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 996 8.5108 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,423 8.5115 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 184 8.5125 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,177 8.5127 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,108 8.5129 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 827 8.5144 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 511 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 621 8.5174 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 512 8.5200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,523 8.5207 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,153 8.5210 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,960 8.5222 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,662 8.5238 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12 8.5243 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,416 8.5251 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 107 8.5260 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 49 8.5289 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 333 8.5292 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44 8.5343 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 289 8.5425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 225 8.5448 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35,823 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,667 8.5051 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,453 8.5054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,803 8.5056 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,054 8.5107 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,486 8.5135 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,129 8.5146 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,172 8.5176 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 204 8.5198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,199 8.5210 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 749 8.5231 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13 8.5300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 141 8.5377 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 291 8.5450 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,390 8.5043 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,108 8.5041 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: 20 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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