RNS Number : 7870C
Barclays PLC
09 October 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

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

 

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:

08 Oct 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?

UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

 

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:

1p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

13,880,068

2.09%

3,159,178

0.48%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,018,735

0.30%

13,821,524

2.08%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

15,898,803

2.39%

16,980,702

2.56%

(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

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

118,803

0.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,707

0.8489  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,091

0.8416  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

59,966

0.8532  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,613

0.8444  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,303

0.8434  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,909

0.8454  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,226

0.8510  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,897

0.8437  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,392

0.8418  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,229

0.8387  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,200

0.8397  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,445

0.8462  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,775

0.8415  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,378

0.8750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

366,333

0.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

190,222

0.8502  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

115,922

0.8690  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

105,930

0.8463  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,567

0.8458  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,013

0.8425  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,138

0.8470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,049

0.8424  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,457

0.8455  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,755

0.8446  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,037

0.8387  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,415

0.8418  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,362

0.8436  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,345

0.8428  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,781

0.8408  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,248

0.8416  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,255

0.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

477

0.8409  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

255,308

0.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,354

0.8406  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,938

0.8412  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,049

0.8423  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,013

0.8425  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,345

0.8428  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,362

0.8436  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,755

0.8446  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,567

0.8458  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

105,930

0.8463  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,138

0.8469  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135,642

0.8517  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,398

0.8687  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,922

0.8690  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,229

0.8387  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,989

0.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,775

0.8415  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,091

0.8416  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,392

0.8418  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,303

0.8434  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,613

0.8444  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

63,642

0.8474  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,157

0.8492  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,787

0.8490  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,043

0.8888  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,340

0.8833  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:

09 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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