| 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: | 14 Nov 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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| 6,710,356 | 1.37% | 1,568,231 | 0.32% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,299,015 | 0.27% | 6,689,086 | 1.36% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 8,009,371 | 1.63% | 8,257,317 | 1.69% |
| (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 | 170,064 | 5.4800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 124,425 | 5.4818 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 57,035 | 5.4787 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,060 | 5.4944 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,551 | 5.4910 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,933 | 5.4899 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 19,878 | 5.4895 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,013 | 5.4788 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,892 | 5.4831 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,229 | 5.4782 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 5.4794 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,294 | 5.5032 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,800 | 5.4781 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,621 | 5.4732 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,568 | 5.4708 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,902 | 5.4545 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,562 | 5.4745 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,055 | 5.4789 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,329 | 5.4815 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,061 | 5.4900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,670 | 5.4802 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,497 | 5.5052 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,384 | 5.5800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,270 | 5.4633 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,049 | 5.4848 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 486 | 5.4450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 277 | 5.4700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 259 | 5.4987 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 243 | 5.4500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 223 | 5.5000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 5.5100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 80 | 5.4950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 79 | 5.5050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 68 | 5.4650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 64 | 5.4976 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 57 | 5.4750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 34 | 5.5150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 26 | 5.4850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 11 | 5.4475 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 5.4550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 866,567 | 5.4950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 119,778 | 5.4819 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 100,667 | 5.4800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 75,445 | 5.5527 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 40,479 | 5.4864 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 22,906 | 5.4844 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 17,582 | 5.4765 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 11,734 | 5.4813 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,582 | 5.4890 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,536 | 5.4653 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,750 | 5.4842 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,326 | 5.4901 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,193 | 5.4851 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,876 | 5.4884 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,562 | 5.4751 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,511 | 5.4797 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,247 | 5.4973 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,055 | 5.4795 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,847 | 5.4980 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,735 | 5.4879 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,402 | 5.4968 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,065 | 5.4791 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,906 | 5.4749 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,551 | 5.5047 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,550 | 5.4836 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,452 | 5.5442 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,790 | 5.4818 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,779 | 5.4739 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,747 | 5.4900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,422 | 5.4883 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,295 | 5.4907 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,049 | 5.4853 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 900 | 5.4793 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 718 | 5.5100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 623 | 5.5000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 595 | 5.4850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 533 | 5.4705 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 489 | 5.5050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 465 | 5.4821 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 410 | 5.5025 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 396 | 5.4311 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 337 | 5.4750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 243 | 5.4500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 217 | 5.4977 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 170 | 5.5137 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 81 | 5.4300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 68 | 5.4650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 64 | 5.5105 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 46 | 5.4958 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 5.4798 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 5.4905 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14 | 5.5150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 5.4550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.4700 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 | 7,861 | 5.4879 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 396 | 5.4311 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,069 | 5.4618 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,536 | 5.4653 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 533 | 5.4705 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,980 | 5.4709 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,186 | 5.4716 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 738 | 5.4738 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,906 | 5.4749 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,956 | 5.4760 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,028 | 5.4782 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,065 | 5.4791 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,511 | 5.4797 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38 | 5.4798 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,230 | 5.4800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,001 | 5.4818 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 465 | 5.4821 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,906 | 5.4844 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 569 | 5.4850 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 40,479 | 5.4864 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,876 | 5.4884 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 965 | 5.4900 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,326 | 5.4901 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,857 | 5.4909 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 144 | 5.4919 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 225 | 5.4949 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 864,743 | 5.4950 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 46 | 5.4958 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 83 | 5.4959 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,402 | 5.4968 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,673 | 5.4980 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 46 | 5.5011 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,551 | 5.5047 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 170 | 5.5137 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5 | 5.5800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 486 | 5.4450 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,902 | 5.4545 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 276 | 5.4700 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,568 | 5.4708 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,621 | 5.4732 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,026 | 5.4773 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,305 | 5.4790 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,965 | 5.4792 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 91,336 | 5.4800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,670 | 5.4802 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,198 | 5.4803 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,329 | 5.4815 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,892 | 5.4831 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 235 | 5.4839 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 58 | 5.4893 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,933 | 5.4899 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,551 | 5.4910 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 64 | 5.4976 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,600 | 5.4982 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 259 | 5.4987 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,497 | 5.5052 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,406 | 5.4881 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,382 | 5.4902 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,659 | 5.4905 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 647 | 5.4019 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34,206 | 5.4804 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 12,140 | 5.4999 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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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 17 Nov 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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