Company Announcements

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 6681P
Barclays PLC
03 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:

02 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:

 

 

4,834,410

0.99%

451,078

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

470,027

0.10%

4,540,174

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,304,437

1.08%

4,991,252

1.02%

(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

210,041

8.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

8.1309  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

84,986

8.1368  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,915

8.1356  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

41,841

8.2295  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,566

8.2372  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,630

8.2391  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,016

8.2023  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,356

8.1748  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,531

8.1354  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,128

8.2413  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,669

8.2647  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,950

8.2280  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,396

8.2078  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,048

8.1919  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,875

8.1542  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,333

8.3700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,286

8.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,077

8.2233  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,800

8.4429  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,478

8.3062  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,301

8.1577  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,015

8.2398  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,901

8.2300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,703

8.3757  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,252

8.1665  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,220

8.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,094

8.4050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

753

8.2230  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

675

8.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

639

8.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

600

8.1528  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

593

8.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

589

8.3688  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

582

8.1597  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

545

8.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

528

8.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

522

8.1647  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

471

8.2404  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

431

8.3711  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

381

8.2415  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

368

8.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

325

8.1547  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

312

8.1358  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

283

8.2600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

271

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

264

8.1700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

250

8.2250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

212

8.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

202

8.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

202

8.1753  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

185

8.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

142

8.1750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

120

8.2150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

8.1778  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21

8.1609  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

8.3750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.1433  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

8.5141  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.3600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

230,350

8.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,000

8.1380  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78,351

8.1469  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,271

8.2166  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,089

8.3437  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,762

8.1748  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,222

8.2658  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,737

8.3762  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,855

8.2095  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,397

8.1952  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,975

8.2126  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,855

8.3335  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,733

8.2575  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,560

8.1422  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,480

8.2781  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,400

8.3560  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,201

8.3833  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,990

8.2613  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,567

8.1345  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,386

8.1773  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,366

8.2457  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,158

8.2379  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,887

8.2305  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,694

8.3738  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,657

8.3714  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,568

8.2702  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,355

8.1874  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,231

8.3418  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,220

8.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,094

8.4050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,000

8.1477  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

914

8.3116  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

837

8.1865  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

759

8.2456  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

605

8.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

593

8.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

545

8.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

528

8.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

526

8.3229  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

429

8.2852  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

395

8.2210  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

368

8.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

350

8.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

334

8.2920  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

283

8.2600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

271

8.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

263

8.4150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

250

8.2250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

212

8.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

209

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

185

8.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

134

8.2200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

120

8.2150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

111

8.3641  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

74

8.2500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43

8.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

8.1525  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

8.3758  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

8.3550  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

2,567

8.1345  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,713

8.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,776

8.1352  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,359

8.1415  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,560

8.1422  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

8.1477  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

8.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

266

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

432

8.1687  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,452

8.1929  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

173

8.1995  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76

8.2057  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,649

8.2072  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,855

8.2095  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.2100  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,271

8.2166  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,887

8.2305  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,568

8.2702  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

429

8.2852  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,582

8.3119  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

526

8.3229  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,231

8.3418  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

8.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,400

8.3560  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

111

8.3641  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

8.3699  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,592

8.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,210

8.1354  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,915

8.1356  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

312

8.1358  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

8.1416  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

600

8.1528  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,875

8.1542  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70

8.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,301

8.1577  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

8.1609  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

233

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

202

8.1753  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

8.1778  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,048

8.1919  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,016

8.2023  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,396

8.2078  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,841

8.2295  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,630

8.2391  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,128

8.2413  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

381

8.2415  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,669

8.2647  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,949

8.2832  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

876

8.2886  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

394

8.2929  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

214

8.3121  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36

8.3166  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

938

8.3644  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

589

8.3688  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,333

8.3700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,196

8.3829  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,800

8.4429  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,054

8.2171  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,884

8.2657  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,999

8.1356  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,931

8.1919  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,187

8.3805  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:

03 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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