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RNS Number : 1677R Barclays PLC 15 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: 14 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: 4,530,175 0.93% 409,398 0.08%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 478,394 0.10% 4,235,141 0.87%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,008,569 1.02% 4,644,539 0.95%
(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 45,773 8.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,188 8.1173 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,135 8.1199 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,013 8.0970 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,959 8.1159 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,692 8.1179 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,323 8.0804 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,026 8.0620 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,112 8.0874 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,688 8.0597 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,699 8.0811 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,551 8.0634 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,195 8.0715 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 985 8.0789 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 914 8.0636 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 776 8.0450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 608 8.0527 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 568 8.0803 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 555 8.0458 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 547 8.0920 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 478 8.0779 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 385 8.0856 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 324 8.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 140 8.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 101 8.0616 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 53 8.0933 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12 8.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 66,288 8.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52,400 8.1119 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,827 8.0768 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,455 8.1195 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,905 8.0761 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,209 8.0845 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,234 8.1028 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,130 8.0818 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,000 8.0585 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,555 8.0564 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,177 8.0615 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,093 8.0654 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 847 8.0964 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 518 8.1029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 187 8.0779 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 93 8.1198 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 8.0900 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 1,555 8.0564 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,000 8.0585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,177 8.0615 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,093 8.0654 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,905 8.0761 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,827 8.0768 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,130 8.0818 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,280 8.0827 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,209 8.0845 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 847 8.0964 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,234 8.1028 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45 8.1029 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 473 8.1030 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,455 8.1195 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 93 8.1198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 91,258 8.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23 7.9800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 8.0350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 776 8.0450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 425 8.0582 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,688 8.0597 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,026 8.0620 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,551 8.0634 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,195 8.0715 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 507 8.0719 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 141 8.0738 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 568 8.0803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,323 8.0804 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,699 8.0811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 385 8.0856 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,112 8.0874 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 547 8.0920 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,013 8.0970 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 825 8.1014 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12 8.1100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,483 8.1120 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,959 8.1159 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,188 8.1173 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,631 8.1176 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35,267 8.1200 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,350 8.0763 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 140 8.0852 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,630 8.1016 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: 15 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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