National Storage Mechanism | Additional information
RNS Number : 1152Y
Barclays PLC
04 September 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:

03 Sep 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:

 

 

4,447,501

0.91%

1,017,969

0.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,016,567

0.21%

4,022,481

0.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,464,068

1.12%

5,040,450

1.03%

(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

224,365

6.9000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48,097

6.8989  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,088

6.8746  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,548

6.8574  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,171

6.8799  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,395

6.9078  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,493

6.8172  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,684

6.9001  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,814

6.7839  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,319

6.8540  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,313

6.8896  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,369

6.7943  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,229

6.7877  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,222

6.8995  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,765

6.8529  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,613

6.8671  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,061

6.8923  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,024

6.8722  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,885

6.8622  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,113

6.7979  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,659

6.8410  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,246

6.8170  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,142

6.8762  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,987

6.9034  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,939

6.8646  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,213

6.8438  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,908

6.8874  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,720

6.8875  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,604

6.9101  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

6.8557  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,791

6.7479  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

6.8644  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

6.9300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,284

6.7725  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,256

6.9250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,227

6.8980  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

6.9200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,027

6.8682  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

881

6.9350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

844

6.8309  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

833

6.8848  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

760

6.8900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

729

6.8425  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

714

6.8567  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

671

6.9095  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

658

6.7553  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

500

6.9004  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

428

6.9301  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

377

6.8475  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

371

6.8119  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

356

6.8525  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

329

6.8500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

327

6.8700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

6.8556  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

211

6.8850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

124

6.7383  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

104

6.7950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

104

6.7947  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

97

6.8815  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85

6.8490  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

82

6.7700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

79

6.8064  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

6.7500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

6.8650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

6.7400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

6.7900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

147,077

6.8941  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,373

6.9000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

76,103

6.8966  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,465

6.8841  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,824

6.8719  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,907

6.8906  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,729

6.8902  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,494

6.8528  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,026

6.8294  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,285

6.8648  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,364

6.8996  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,800

6.8032  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,335

6.8385  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,513

6.8991  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,459

6.9201  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,531

6.9250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,871

6.8935  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,138

6.8331  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,583

6.8884  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,561

6.8425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,956

6.8213  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,500

6.7900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,218

6.8883  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,068

6.9059  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,741

6.9018  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,142

6.8591  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,980

6.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,667

6.9137  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,575

6.8798  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,067

6.8667  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,983

6.8529  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,912

6.8925  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,892

6.8826  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,823

6.8760  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,667

6.9350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,624

6.8746  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,428

6.8948  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,360

6.9300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,345

6.8705  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,261

6.8999  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,248

6.8980  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

6.8890  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,096

6.9200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

922

6.8916  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

817

6.9202  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

760

6.8900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

708

6.9100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

700

6.7558  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

635

6.9400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

538

6.8288  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

497

6.8461  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

377

6.8475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

356

6.8525  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

6.9275  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

329

6.8500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

218

6.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

211

6.8850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

156

6.8635  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

138

6.8647  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

129

6.9375  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

104

6.7950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

97

6.8800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

82

6.7700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44

6.8075  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35

6.8050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31

6.8806  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

6.7400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

6.7475  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

10,800

6.8032  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,956

6.8213  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

601

6.8307  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

6.8333  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,980

6.8350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

938

6.8428  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

497

6.8461  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,500

6.8471  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,631

6.8504  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,983

6.8529  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

218

6.8600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,285

6.8648  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,067

6.8667  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

6.8688  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,624

6.8746  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,823

6.8760  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

140

6.8801  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,892

6.8826  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,465

6.8841  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

6.8890  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,523

6.8896  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,729

6.8902  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,907

6.8906  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,871

6.8935  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,851

6.8967  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,791

6.8974  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,045

6.8981  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,892

6.8988  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,364

6.8996  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,261

6.8999  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,334

6.9000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,741

6.9018  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,770

6.9025  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,564

6.9250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,144

6.7383  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

169

6.7450  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,791

6.7479  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,311

6.7494  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

666

6.7695  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,814

6.7839  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,229

6.7877  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

6.7900  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,983

6.7918  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,114

6.7991  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82

6.8005  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

371

6.8119  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93

6.8145  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,709

6.8146  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,493

6.8172  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85

6.8490  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,348

6.8501  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

6.8535  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,022

6.8540  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

683

6.8552  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280

6.8556  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,395

6.8565  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

714

6.8567  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,214

6.8609  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,176

6.8644  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

792

6.8654  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,134

6.8706  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,736

6.8709  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

306

6.8715  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112

6.8748  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,622

6.8751  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,550

6.8753  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,142

6.8762  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,171

6.8799  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97

6.8815  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

488

6.8825  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,042

6.8829  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,067

6.8839  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

833

6.8848  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,421

6.8890  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

395

6.8892  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

6.8896  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

163

6.8916  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133

6.8932  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44

6.8939  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

595

6.8949  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

602

6.8981  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

6.8987  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,131

6.9000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,684

6.9001  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

6.9004  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,093

6.9008  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

117

6.9013  USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,336

6.9031  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,960

6.9033  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,987

6.9034  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,375

6.9078  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

671

6.9095  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,832

6.9167  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,384

6.9171  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,925

6.9186  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

6.9250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55

6.9300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

428

6.9301  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,272

6.7901  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,815

6.8583  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,098

6.9143  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,599

6.7408  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,947

6.9005  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:

04 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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