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Barclays PLC, Unite Group PLC

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7973Q
Barclays PLC
11 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:

10 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:

 

 

4,595,268

0.94%

422,513

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

489,326

0.10%

4,298,433

0.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,084,594

1.04%

4,720,946

0.96%

(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

103,408

8.0900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,841

8.0914  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,264

8.1005  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,103

8.1040  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,859

8.0904  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,423

8.1029  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,435

8.1366  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,254

8.1059  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,176

8.1325  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,018

8.1379  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,828

8.1149  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,648

8.1227  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,492

8.1531  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,013

8.1445  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

800

8.1493  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

721

8.1408  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

677

8.1213  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

585

8.0908  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

547

8.1700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

455

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

429

8.1243  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

396

8.1375  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

374

8.1258  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

334

8.0966  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

313

8.1344  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

290

8.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

8.1244  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

224

8.1305  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200

8.1200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

140

8.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

135

8.1100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

52

8.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48

8.1139  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

41

8.1150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

8.1250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.1300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,030

8.1393  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,741

8.0900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,280

8.0898  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,994

8.1263  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,292

8.1346  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,267

8.1335  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,177

8.1441  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,063

8.1359  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,817

8.0990  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,122

8.0952  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,000

8.1394  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,601

8.1356  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,501

8.1574  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,241

8.1322  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,349

8.1200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,303

8.0895  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

8.1197  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,903

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,866

8.1381  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,060

8.1487  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,024

8.1097  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,000

8.1067  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

907

8.1212  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

472

8.0968  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

418

8.1415  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

408

8.1368  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

337

8.1439  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

318

8.1198  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

290

8.1350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

272

8.1070  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

238

8.1123  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

61

8.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7

8.1258  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

8.1490  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

2,303

8.0895  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,280

8.0898  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,122

8.0952  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

8.0968  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,298

8.0983  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

519

8.0986  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,254

8.1009  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

8.1067  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

272

8.1070  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,024

8.1097  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,382

8.1196  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,234

8.1197  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

318

8.1198  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24

8.1200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,676

8.1325  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,267

8.1335  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,601

8.1356  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,979

8.1359  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,030

8.1393  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,000

8.1394  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61

8.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

337

8.1439  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,177

8.1441  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,060

8.1487  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,203

8.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,249

8.1648  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56

8.2200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,908

8.0900  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,859

8.0904  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

585

8.0908  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,841

8.0914  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,690

8.0971  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,103

8.1040  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,254

8.1059  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48

8.1140  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,828

8.1149  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41

8.1150  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,648

8.1227  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

252

8.1242  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280

8.1244  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,315

8.1248  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,176

8.1325  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

313

8.1344  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,435

8.1366  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

396

8.1375  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,018

8.1379  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,693

8.1432  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

800

8.1493  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

131

8.1504  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

181

8.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66

8.2010  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33

8.2200  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,337

8.1512  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,940

8.0906  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:

11 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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