| 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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| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 08 Aug 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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| 4,668,712 | 0.95% | 702,069 | 0.14% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 573,875 | 0.12% | 4,334,438 | 0.89% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,242,587 | 1.07% | 5,036,507 | 1.03% |
| (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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (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 | 72,096 | 7.4523 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 40,547 | 7.4500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 27,387 | 7.4498 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,093 | 7.4355 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,064 | 7.4412 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,572 | 7.4464 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,351 | 7.4395 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,757 | 7.4503 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,415 | 7.4388 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,668 | 7.4430 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,433 | 7.4569 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,502 | 7.4600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,300 | 7.4383 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,010 | 7.4501 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,798 | 7.4499 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,282 | 7.4407 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,042 | 7.4592 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,004 | 7.4468 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 911 | 7.4291 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 851 | 7.4670 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 828 | 7.4440 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 768 | 7.4362 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 716 | 7.4300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 710 | 7.4450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 688 | 7.4550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 660 | 7.4457 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 589 | 7.4850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 530 | 7.4375 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 343 | 7.4479 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 276 | 7.4900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 219 | 7.4506 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 163 | 7.4200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 27 | 7.4272 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 22 | 7.4377 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 79,147 | 7.4500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 75,547 | 7.4510 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 67,840 | 7.4504 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 23,116 | 7.4250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 21,439 | 7.4503 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14,981 | 7.4455 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 6,055 | 7.4473 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,158 | 7.4481 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,037 | 7.4604 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,501 | 7.4600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,217 | 7.4479 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,857 | 7.4489 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,530 | 7.4411 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,498 | 7.4300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,314 | 7.4493 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 978 | 7.4696 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 728 | 7.4635 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 689 | 7.4606 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 580 | 7.4550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 539 | 7.4599 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 499 | 7.4556 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 467 | 7.4490 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 359 | 7.4750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 276 | 7.4900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 190 | 7.4420 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 163 | 7.4200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 160 | 7.4150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 72 | 7.4625 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 46 | 7.4325 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 29 | 7.4850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 7.4350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 11 | 7.4329 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 7.4507 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,403 | 7.4300 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11 | 7.4329 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,530 | 7.4411 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 190 | 7.4420 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,648 | 7.4425 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,981 | 7.4455 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,217 | 7.4479 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,158 | 7.4481 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 467 | 7.4490 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,314 | 7.4493 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,630 | 7.4495 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 64,208 | 7.4500 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8 | 7.4548 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 499 | 7.4556 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,037 | 7.4604 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 728 | 7.4635 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 7.4200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 7.4250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27 | 7.4272 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 911 | 7.4291 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,094 | 7.4357 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22 | 7.4378 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,300 | 7.4383 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,415 | 7.4388 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,183 | 7.4395 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,282 | 7.4407 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,064 | 7.4412 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,668 | 7.4430 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 7.4450 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 660 | 7.4457 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,858 | 7.4468 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 343 | 7.4479 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 859 | 7.4493 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,387 | 7.4498 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 454 | 7.4500 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 313 | 7.4501 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,757 | 7.4503 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 219 | 7.4506 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,147 | 7.4507 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8 | 7.4551 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 851 | 7.4670 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,583 | 7.4467 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 9,248 | 7.4493 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,021 | 7.4650 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) | Exercise |
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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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| 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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| (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: | 11 Aug 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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