RNS Number : 0254I
Barclays PLC
18 November 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

UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

 

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:

17 Nov 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?

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

 

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:

25p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,583,928

1.34%

1,577,480

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,304,814

0.27%

6,559,664

1.34%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,888,742

1.61%

8,137,144

1.66%

(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

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

127,937

5.4684  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

126,333

5.4681  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121,824

5.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,054

5.4649  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,642

5.4713  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,360

5.4558  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,774

5.4872  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,592

5.4741  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,341

5.4623  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,910

5.4646  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,290

5.4712  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,260

5.4634  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,212

5.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,914

5.4565  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,396

5.5095  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,314

5.4691  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,801

5.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,740

5.4754  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,286

5.4709  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,195

5.4767  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,935

5.4721  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,856

5.4500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,767

5.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,682

5.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,652

5.4671  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,339

5.4569  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,328

5.4625  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,318

5.4897  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

906

5.4759  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.4596  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

5.4800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.4375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

196,838

5.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

131,382

5.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

99,621

5.4690  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,503

5.4576  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,350

5.4759  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,036

5.4666  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,986

5.4697  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,425

5.4684  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,717

5.4813  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,976

5.4642  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,105

5.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,933

5.4694  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,021

5.4664  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,762

5.4707  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,457

5.4568  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,266

5.4610  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,887

5.4872  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,296

5.4741  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,287

5.4677  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,287

5.4617  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,686

5.4724  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,550

5.4601  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,540

5.4676  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,487

5.4653  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,344

5.4622  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,261

5.4616  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,219

5.4691  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,918

5.4501  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,890

5.4686  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,698

5.5095  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,547

5.4720  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,521

5.4554  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,267

5.4709  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,061

5.4800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

996

5.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

820

5.4475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

810

5.4763  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

734

5.4646  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

618

5.4699  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

463

5.4500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

446

5.4625  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

433

5.4850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

296

5.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

207

5.4638  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

153

5.4640  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

143

5.4750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

5.4375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.4689  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.4675  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,897

5.4614  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

5.4373  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

5.4566  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,457

5.4568  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,503

5.4576  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,942

5.4590  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,950

5.4600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,550

5.4601  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,344

5.4622  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

5.4637  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,976

5.4642  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,742

5.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,036

5.4666  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

303

5.4672  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,540

5.4676  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,274

5.4684  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,219

5.4691  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,650

5.4693  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108

5.4695  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,287

5.4697  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

618

5.4699  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,767

5.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,664

5.4701  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,267

5.4709  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,068

5.4735  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

810

5.4763  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,061

5.4800  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

996

5.4900  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

168

5.4949  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

5.4376  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,393

5.4500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,360

5.4558  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,914

5.4565  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,339

5.4569  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,260

5.4633  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,054

5.4649  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,285

5.4650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,652

5.4671  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,314

5.4691  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

834

5.4697  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

161,603

5.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,286

5.4709  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,290

5.4711  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,878

5.4729  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

906

5.4759  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,195

5.4767  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

5.4800  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,137

5.4950  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

400

5.4413  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,425

5.4680  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

44,918

5.4695  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,460

5.4700  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,717

5.4813  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,701

5.4630  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,162

5.4667  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:

18 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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