| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | UNITE GROUP PLC/THE | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 26 Jun 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 25p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 4,647,777 | 0.95% | 638,151 | 0.13% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 568,721 | 0.12% | 4,364,517 | 0.89% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,216,498 | 1.07% | 5,002,668 | 1.02% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 101,353 | 8.5200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 32,158 | 8.5212 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,116 | 8.5208 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,904 | 8.5490 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,252 | 8.5201 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,347 | 8.5017 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,021 | 8.5083 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,500 | 8.4517 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,010 | 8.5176 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,815 | 8.5080 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,723 | 8.5216 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,119 | 8.5015 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,099 | 8.4587 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,933 | 8.5057 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,922 | 8.5218 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,165 | 8.5241 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,800 | 8.5038 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,137 | 8.5025 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,789 | 8.5400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,731 | 8.5487 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,465 | 8.5297 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,460 | 8.5543 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,330 | 8.5123 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,068 | 8.4877 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,051 | 8.5300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,008 | 8.5032 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,005 | 8.5406 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 889 | 8.4950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 767 | 8.4550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 764 | 8.5600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 763 | 8.4450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 755 | 8.5500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 753 | 8.5000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 742 | 8.5151 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 733 | 8.5146 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 716 | 8.5402 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 693 | 8.5150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 652 | 8.5450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 624 | 8.5307 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 519 | 8.4892 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 512 | 8.4300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 485 | 8.5465 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 463 | 8.5399 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 462 | 8.5285 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 412 | 8.4750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 406 | 8.5250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 376 | 8.5075 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 327 | 8.4700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 314 | 8.5050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 298 | 8.4250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 291 | 8.5375 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 286 | 8.4924 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 282 | 8.5175 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 274 | 8.5350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 251 | 8.5225 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 239 | 8.5475 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 55 | 8.4814 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 8.5480 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 130,772 | 8.5296 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 67,865 | 8.5165 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 59,042 | 8.5200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 32,718 | 8.5199 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 28,725 | 8.5123 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 23,901 | 8.5195 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 17,714 | 8.5204 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15,230 | 8.5290 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,413 | 8.5243 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,189 | 8.4955 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 7,400 | 8.5189 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 6,150 | 8.5276 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,018 | 8.5253 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,324 | 8.5217 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,680 | 8.5355 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,246 | 8.5301 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,900 | 8.5078 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,651 | 8.5265 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,400 | 8.5337 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,157 | 8.5553 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,121 | 8.4419 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,935 | 8.4521 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,877 | 8.5148 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,852 | 8.4450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,341 | 8.4731 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,336 | 8.5150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,102 | 8.5255 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,092 | 8.5498 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,086 | 8.4550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,070 | 8.4950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,051 | 8.5300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 932 | 8.4598 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 880 | 8.5319 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 869 | 8.4833 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 797 | 8.5000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 778 | 8.5209 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 763 | 8.5500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 744 | 8.5126 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 742 | 8.4348 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 707 | 8.5400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 652 | 8.5450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 585 | 8.5600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 561 | 8.5517 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 538 | 8.4426 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 524 | 8.4474 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 520 | 8.4300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 513 | 8.4501 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 509 | 8.4423 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 487 | 8.4475 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 467 | 8.5050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 429 | 8.5250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 383 | 8.4500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 376 | 8.5075 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 327 | 8.4700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 303 | 8.5158 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 298 | 8.4250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 292 | 8.4425 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 291 | 8.5375 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 282 | 8.5175 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 273 | 8.4431 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 268 | 8.4600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 256 | 8.4650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 239 | 8.5475 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 225 | 8.5271 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 157 | 8.5275 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 154 | 8.5128 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 150 | 8.5168 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 132 | 8.4595 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 102 | 8.5176 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 55 | 8.5226 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 8.5206 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 23 | 8.5086 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 23 | 8.5443 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 8.5350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 8.5162 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 742 | 8.4348 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 132 | 8.4595 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 932 | 8.4598 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,189 | 8.4955 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 384 | 8.5007 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,900 | 8.5078 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,725 | 8.5123 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 744 | 8.5126 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 303 | 8.5158 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15 | 8.5162 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 150 | 8.5167 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,672 | 8.5176 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,380 | 8.5179 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,901 | 8.5195 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,678 | 8.5200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,714 | 8.5204 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,324 | 8.5217 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,413 | 8.5243 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 69 | 8.5250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 225 | 8.5271 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 157 | 8.5275 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,230 | 8.5290 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,756 | 8.5298 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,023 | 8.5310 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 880 | 8.5319 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 49 | 8.5393 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3 | 8.5398 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23 | 8.5443 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8 | 8.5498 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,157 | 8.5553 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 219 | 8.4550 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 55 | 8.4814 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,890 | 8.4917 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,137 | 8.5025 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,933 | 8.5057 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,502 | 8.5123 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 742 | 8.5151 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,563 | 8.5176 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,317 | 8.5200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,252 | 8.5201 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,116 | 8.5212 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,723 | 8.5216 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,452 | 8.5233 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42 | 8.5248 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 208 | 8.5279 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 795 | 8.5288 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 624 | 8.5307 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 8.5401 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10 | 8.5481 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 179 | 8.5600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,929 | 8.4739 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,962 | 8.5193 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 23,231 | 8.5200 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 27 Jun 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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