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RNS Number : 4708P Barclays PLC 02 July 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: 01 Jul 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: 4,715,461 0.96% 541,562 0.11%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 493,755 0.10% 4,422,279 0.90%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,209,216 1.06% 4,963,841 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 68,190 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42,615 8.4698 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,203 8.5072 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,199 8.4795 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,229 8.5071 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,576 8.5154 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,019 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,767 8.5131 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,630 8.4936 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,304 8.4808 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,376 8.4934 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,405 8.4747 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,971 8.4862 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,912 8.4821 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,068 8.4851 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,041 8.4601 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,450 8.4677 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,276 8.4532 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,028 8.4773 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,000 8.4944 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 889 8.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 854 8.4793 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 809 8.4877 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 701 8.4840 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 663 8.5025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 339 8.5162 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 286 8.4654 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 186 8.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 166 8.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 148 8.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 139 8.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 138 8.4794 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 116 8.4774 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 103 8.4905 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 90 8.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 45 8.4723 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 37 8.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 8.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11 8.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 8.4775 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 8.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 8.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,389 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,481 8.5134 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,085 8.5004 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,685 8.5129 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,990 8.4795 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,330 8.4961 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,584 8.4930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,922 8.4955 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,223 8.5102 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,185 8.4726 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,128 8.4802 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,116 8.4948 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 953 8.5007 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 820 8.5020 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 737 8.4923 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 426 8.4949 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 298 8.4841 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 243 8.4891 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 225 8.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 216 8.4944 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 194 8.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 160 8.4958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 134 8.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 104 8.4758 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 97 8.4868 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 90 8.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 58 8.5024 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 8.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 8.5208 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 8.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 8.4600 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 4,990 8.4795 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,128 8.4802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 97 8.4868 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 225 8.4900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,584 8.4930 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,116 8.4948 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 426 8.4949 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,922 8.4955 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,330 8.4961 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 188 8.4999 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,085 8.5004 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 953 8.5006 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 820 8.5020 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 58 8.5024 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 126 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,223 8.5102 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,939 8.5149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,391 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,276 8.4532 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,450 8.4677 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,615 8.4698 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,200 8.4731 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,405 8.4747 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4 8.4776 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 854 8.4793 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,199 8.4795 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 148 8.4801 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,304 8.4808 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,992 8.4836 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 88 8.4856 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,971 8.4862 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 214 8.4864 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 809 8.4877 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,514 8.4886 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 245 8.4889 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,376 8.4934 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,630 8.4936 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8 8.5000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,740 8.5034 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,703 8.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,203 8.5072 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,767 8.5131 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,177 8.5150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,576 8.5154 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 339 8.5162 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,713 8.5041 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 284 8.4706 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: 02 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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