Form 8.3 EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

RNS Number : 7534Q

Barclays PLC

28 January 2026

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:				27 Jan 2026
(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:			34,346,406	5.17%	4,860,374	0.73%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				3,867,487	0.58%	34,272,076	5.16%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			38,213,893	5.75%	39,132,450	5.89%
(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		2,635,672		0.8000 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,743,602		0.7991 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		864,133		0.7858 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		89,614		0.7847 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		67,783		0.7842 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		45,698		0.7839 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		34,988		0.7860 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		34,301		0.7851 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		30,164		0.7849 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		29,518		0.7835 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		28,484		0.7834 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		24,468		0.7840 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		18,726		0.7819 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		16,683		0.7848 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		15,811		0.7908 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		14,308		0.7836 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		8,077		0.7850 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		8,002		0.7853 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,991		0.7870 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,924		0.7830 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		4,044		0.7805 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,581		0.7800 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,623		0.7820 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,273		0.7810 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		889		0.7780 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		475		0.7790 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		39		0.7880 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,253,364		0.8000 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,189,715		0.7990 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,053,574		0.7999 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		689,872		0.7987 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		69,942		0.7852 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		69,281		0.7840 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		31,549		0.7850 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		31,162		0.7860 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		17,242		0.7843 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		13,581		0.7800 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,924		0.7830 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,710		0.7870 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,546		0.7841 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,623		0.7820 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,273		0.7810 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,131		0.7859 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		889		0.7780 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		475		0.7790 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		Increasing Short		342,313	0.7852 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		521,820	0.7862 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,001	0.7834 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,546	0.7841 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58,194	0.7843 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		71,073	0.7852 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,060	0.7863 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,053,574	0.7999 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		882,438	0.8000 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,387	0.7819 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,046	0.7830 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,082	0.7836 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,278	0.7837 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,698	0.7839 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52,455	0.7847 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,550	0.7850 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,301	0.7851 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39	0.7880 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,811	0.7908 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		679,871	0.7986 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,115,933	0.7988 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,467	0.8000 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		17,242	0.7843 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		689,872	0.7987 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,203	0.7999 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		37,159	0.7848 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		39,221	0.7849 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		749,450	0.8000 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:				28 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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TIDM	BARC
Share Price	491.00p0.40%
Market Cap	£66.15bn

Date	28 Jan 2026
Time	12:18:41
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	7534Q

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	491.00p0.40%
Market Cap	£66.15bn

Date	28 Jan 2026
Time	12:18:41
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	7534Q

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Form 8.3 EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC