Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 6629W
Barclays PLC
26 August 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:

22 Aug 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:

 

 

4,380,642

0.90%

1,096,093

0.22%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,047,893

0.21%

3,931,143

0.80%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,428,535

1.11%

5,027,236

1.03%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

600,000

7.3242  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85,473

7.3150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62,305

7.3100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45,691

7.3336  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,864

7.2805  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,443

7.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,123

7.3159  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,789

7.3119  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,049

7.3027  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,115

7.3063  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,199

7.3437  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,735

7.3108  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,443

7.2838  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,120

7.2719  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,199

7.2716  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,082

7.2877  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,071

7.2759  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,696

7.3154  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,683

7.3023  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,315

7.2745  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,055

7.2500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,963

7.2744  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,569

7.3171  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,676

7.2672  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,519

7.3553  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,829

7.3300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,363

7.3375  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,167

7.3067  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,091

7.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,064

7.2600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,061

7.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,051

7.2567  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

941

7.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

907

7.3017  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

869

7.3450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

861

7.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

858

7.3282  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

746

7.3426  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

606

7.2794  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

358

7.2750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

314

7.3025  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

304

7.3373  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

302

7.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

288

7.2400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

7.2725  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200

7.2882  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

182

7.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6

7.3016  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

7.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

188,939

7.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

147,380

7.3140  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

114,138

7.3517  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

90,679

7.3160  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

82,841

7.2900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43,924

7.3093  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,059

7.2633  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,508

7.3289  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,522

7.3174  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,359

7.3214  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,198

7.2773  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,133

7.3451  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,946

7.3004  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,245

7.3027  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,894

7.3365  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,029

7.3522  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,439

7.2954  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,350

7.2747  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,300

7.3197  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,040

7.3375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,826

7.2871  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,944

7.3424  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,492

7.2860  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,481

7.3274  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,274

7.3068  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,257

7.3328  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,089

7.2750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,850

7.3546  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,465

7.3205  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,295

7.3371  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,507

7.3162  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,095

7.3193  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,950

7.3042  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,919

7.2576  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,829

7.3300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,500

7.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,351

7.2764  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,286

7.2654  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,152

7.3440  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.3442  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,064

7.2600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,061

7.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

898

7.2957  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

889

7.3376  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

886

7.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

861

7.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

623

7.3050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

571

7.2674  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

547

7.2700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

441

7.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

429

7.2569  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

407

7.3450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

355

7.2650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

7.3402  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

319

7.2775  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

314

7.3025  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

280

7.2725  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

182

7.2550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

139

7.2539  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

86

7.2950  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

886

7.2450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

139

7.2539  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,198

7.2773  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

384

7.2816  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,939

7.2845  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,810

7.2857  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,950

7.3042  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,274

7.3068  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,095

7.3193  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,997

7.3204  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

468

7.3217  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,500

7.3242  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35

7.3300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,257

7.3328  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

889

7.3376  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19

7.3399  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,152

7.3440  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.3442  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,133

7.3451  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

441

7.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,402

7.3509  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,850

7.3546  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

156,041

7.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

288

7.2400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

205

7.2500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,000

7.2686  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

536

7.2687  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,963

7.2744  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,071

7.2759  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,102

7.2977  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,100

7.3015  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

7.3016  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,049

7.3027  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,115

7.3063  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

585

7.3067  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,735

7.3108  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,079

7.3110  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,789

7.3119  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,744

7.3188  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

7.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

858

7.3282  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

304

7.3373  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,788

7.3392  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,199

7.3437  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

204

7.3450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,199

7.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,519

7.3553  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21

7.2547  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1

7.3300  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

402

7.3547  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

62

7.2454  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

115

7.3281  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)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

26 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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