Company Announcements

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 2719P
Barclays PLC
01 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:

30 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:

 

 

4,591,057

0.94%

542,139

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

492,344

0.10%

4,298,091

0.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,083,401

1.04%

4,840,230

0.99%

(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

115,641

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,560

8.4754  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,326

8.4771  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,945

8.5065  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,565

8.4968  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,663

8.4682  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,811

8.4810  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,086

8.5151  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,382

8.4759  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,774

8.5148  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,631

8.5091  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,400

8.5917  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,649

8.5295  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,339

8.4723  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

8.5130  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,302

8.5962  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,201

8.4619  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

915

8.4633  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

909

8.4744  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

828

8.5515  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

666

8.4694  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

635

8.4738  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

625

8.5289  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

621

8.4494  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

592

8.5277  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

457

8.5075  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

347

8.5494  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

284

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

284

8.5400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

281

8.4844  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

281

8.5000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

254

8.4778  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

248

8.4863  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

226

8.5444  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

193

8.5473  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

157

8.6075  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

122

8.4660  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36

8.5545  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32

8.5121  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.6118  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.5997  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

8.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.6016  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.6100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

8.6050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,634

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,404

8.4815  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,353

8.4702  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,257

8.5106  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,689

8.5462  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,662

8.4763  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,308

8.4826  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,937

8.5804  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,094

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,710

8.5424  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,675

8.5429  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,469

8.5005  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,015

8.5345  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

992

8.5749  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

972

8.5234  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

945

8.4663  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

909

8.4758  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

905

8.5475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

888

8.5817  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

846

8.5361  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

828

8.4751  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

797

8.4924  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

532

8.5810  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

510

8.6048  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

384

8.5454  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

282

8.5058  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

281

8.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

261

8.6100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

180

8.5709  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

170

8.6050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

154

8.4897  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

148

8.5375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55

8.5500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21

8.5323  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

8.6075  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11

8.4727  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

7,353

8.4702  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

8.4723  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,838

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

743

8.4751  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,662

8.4763  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,340

8.4843  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25

8.4896  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129

8.4897  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,469

8.5005  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

972

8.5234  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

8.5323  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

148

8.5375  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,710

8.5424  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

913

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,689

8.5462  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5498  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

180

8.5709  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

992

8.5749  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,937

8.5804  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

888

8.5817  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

170

8.6050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

8.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

915

8.4633  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,663

8.4682  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,339

8.4723  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

635

8.4738  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,945

8.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,560

8.4754  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,382

8.4759  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,326

8.4771  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,811

8.4810  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248

8.4863  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,374

8.4925  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,631

8.5091  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32

8.5120  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,264

8.5134  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,086

8.5151  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

214

8.5210  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,649

8.5295  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5501  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,226

8.5508  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,400

8.5917  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,073

8.4628  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,210

8.4676  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,864

8.4743  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,210

8.4676  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,779

8.5756  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:

01 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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