| 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 | EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 07 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? | UNITE GROUP PLC/THE |
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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: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 14,311,172 | 2.15% | 3,039,910 | 0.46% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,912,895 | 0.29% | 14,258,704 | 2.15% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 16,224,067 | 2.44% | 17,298,614 | 2.60% |
| (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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| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 73,009 | 0.9004 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 36,105 | 0.8977 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 33,974 | 0.8999 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 26,678 | 0.8991 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,530 | 0.8984 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,157 | 0.8978 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 23,608 | 0.8987 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,935 | 0.8976 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,579 | 0.9000 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,786 | 0.8951 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,232 | 0.8950 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,100 | 0.9006 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,211 | 0.8971 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,285 | 0.8982 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,261 | 0.8979 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,224 | 0.9020 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,098 | 0.9014 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,572 | 0.8960 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,426 | 0.9064 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,086 | 0.8970 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 877 | 0.9028 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 458 | 0.9026 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 88 | 0.9030 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 82 | 0.9010 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 0.8959 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 114,981 | 0.9000 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 56,421 | 0.9002 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 23,188 | 0.8977 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 22,908 | 0.8988 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 21,545 | 0.9013 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 13,138 | 0.8950 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 11,226 | 0.8985 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,347 | 0.8961 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 7,982 | 0.9019 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,383 | 0.9004 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,397 | 0.9001 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,668 | 0.9030 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,554 | 0.8960 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 0.8973 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 234 | 0.8999 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 0.8959 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 0.9010 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 22 | 0.9005 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100 | 0.8959 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,000 | 0.8973 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,188 | 0.8977 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,226 | 0.8985 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,710 | 0.8987 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,908 | 0.8988 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 234 | 0.8999 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 96,481 | 0.9000 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,383 | 0.9004 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 21,545 | 0.9013 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,245 | 0.9019 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,580 | 0.9030 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,211 | 0.8971 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,935 | 0.8976 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,105 | 0.8977 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,157 | 0.8978 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,285 | 0.8982 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,037 | 0.8984 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,678 | 0.8991 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,955 | 0.8999 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,896 | 0.9000 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 70,715 | 0.9001 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,644 | 0.9027 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 510 | 0.9050 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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| 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: | 08 Oct 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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