| 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: | 03 Oct 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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| 3,517,207 | 0.72% | 2,500,809 | 0.51% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,371,901 | 0.48% | 3,497,248 | 0.71% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,889,108 | 1.20% | 5,998,057 | 1.23% |
| (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 | 611,882 | 7.2650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 111,675 | 7.2660 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 40,771 | 7.2400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 35,040 | 7.2478 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 24,260 | 7.2792 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,751 | 7.2596 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 22,565 | 7.2461 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,586 | 7.2322 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,314 | 7.2559 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,527 | 7.2637 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,152 | 7.1963 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,623 | 7.2653 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,526 | 7.2600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,323 | 7.2642 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,936 | 7.2612 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,822 | 7.2460 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,559 | 7.2405 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,286 | 7.2663 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,501 | 7.2700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,401 | 7.2387 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,933 | 7.2193 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,686 | 7.2450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,617 | 7.2452 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,614 | 7.2626 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,454 | 7.2672 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,354 | 7.2565 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,026 | 7.2678 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 960 | 7.2436 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 902 | 7.2578 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 853 | 7.2352 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 784 | 7.2662 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 672 | 7.2382 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 550 | 7.2598 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 356 | 7.2499 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 340 | 7.2455 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 325 | 7.2517 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 244 | 7.2050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 199 | 7.2514 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 59 | 7.2775 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 7.2372 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 697,596 | 7.2650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 182,938 | 7.2646 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 19,217 | 7.2638 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 16,842 | 7.2639 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 16,471 | 7.2555 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14,223 | 7.2440 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 12,580 | 7.2360 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,986 | 7.2515 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,237 | 7.2801 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,762 | 7.2612 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 7,769 | 7.2438 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,599 | 7.2600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,583 | 7.2288 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,556 | 7.2624 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,402 | 7.2648 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,287 | 7.2533 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,237 | 7.2449 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,628 | 7.2644 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,203 | 7.2504 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,198 | 7.2450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,112 | 7.2150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,843 | 7.2569 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,818 | 7.2591 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,770 | 7.2505 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,576 | 7.2519 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,408 | 7.2531 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,165 | 7.2448 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,130 | 7.2535 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 990 | 7.2497 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 937 | 7.2277 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 809 | 7.2407 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 674 | 7.2382 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 602 | 7.2228 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 600 | 7.2672 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 552 | 7.1962 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 321 | 7.2289 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 276 | 7.2473 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 244 | 7.2050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 244 | 7.2052 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 124 | 7.2200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 105 | 7.2649 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 66 | 7.2548 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 48 | 7.2820 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 7.2394 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 7.2700 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 | 602 | 7.2228 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 937 | 7.2277 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,583 | 7.2287 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 495 | 7.2320 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 674 | 7.2382 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 809 | 7.2407 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,769 | 7.2438 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 411 | 7.2448 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 627 | 7.2450 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 192 | 7.2458 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,886 | 7.2463 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 276 | 7.2473 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 480 | 7.2477 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,170 | 7.2503 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,986 | 7.2515 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,576 | 7.2519 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,350 | 7.2520 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,408 | 7.2531 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,287 | 7.2533 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,130 | 7.2535 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 66 | 7.2548 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,843 | 7.2569 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,818 | 7.2591 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 399 | 7.2600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,762 | 7.2612 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,556 | 7.2624 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 581 | 7.2636 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,217 | 7.2638 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,842 | 7.2639 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,628 | 7.2644 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,890 | 7.2646 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,507 | 7.2648 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 317,463 | 7.2650 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 48 | 7.2821 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,152 | 7.1963 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,933 | 7.2193 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 79 | 7.2228 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 169 | 7.2243 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10 | 7.2372 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 672 | 7.2382 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40,771 | 7.2400 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,559 | 7.2405 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,617 | 7.2452 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,822 | 7.2460 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22,565 | 7.2461 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,040 | 7.2478 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 356 | 7.2499 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 199 | 7.2514 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,314 | 7.2559 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,742 | 7.2566 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,407 | 7.2597 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,698 | 7.2600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 762 | 7.2602 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,936 | 7.2612 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,323 | 7.2641 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,821 | 7.2650 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,623 | 7.2653 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 111,675 | 7.2660 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 784 | 7.2662 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,286 | 7.2663 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,000 | 7.2665 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,918 | 7.2792 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 610 | 7.2305 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1 | 7.2900 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 175 | 7.2046 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 152 | 7.2406 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,827 | 7.2453 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 400 | 7.2604 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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| 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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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 06 Oct 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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