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REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

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RNS Number : 6681P  Barclays PLC  03 July 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:                                                     02 Jul 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:                                                      4,834,410          0.99%            451,078          0.09%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                      470,027            0.10%            4,540,174        0.93%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0                0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  5,304,437          1.08%            4,991,252        1.02%
 (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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (a)              Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant                                  Purchase/sale                         Number of                           Price per unit
 security                                                                                 securities
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              210,041                             8.1350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              200,000                             8.1309  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              84,986                              8.1368  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              61,915                              8.1356  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              41,841                              8.2295  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              26,566                              8.2372  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              17,630                              8.2391  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              16,016                              8.2023  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              11,356                              8.1748  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              10,531                              8.1354  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              9,128                               8.2413  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              8,669                               8.2647  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              7,950                               8.2280  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              7,396                               8.2078  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              6,048                               8.1919  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,875                               8.1542  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,333                               8.3700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,286                               8.1950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,077                               8.2233  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,800                               8.4429  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,478                               8.3062  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,301                               8.1577  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,015                               8.2398  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,901                               8.2300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,703                               8.3757  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,252                               8.1665  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,220                               8.1600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,094                               8.4050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              753                                 8.2230  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              675                                 8.1550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              639                                 8.2550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              600                                 8.1528  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              593                                 8.1500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              589                                 8.3688  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              582                                 8.1597  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              545                                 8.2650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              528                                 8.2450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              522                                 8.1647  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              471                                 8.2404  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              431                                 8.3711  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              381                                 8.2415  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              368                                 8.2050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              325                                 8.1547  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              312                                 8.1358  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              283                                 8.2600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              271                                 8.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              266                                 8.1650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              264                                 8.1700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              250                                 8.2250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              212                                 8.2000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              202                                 8.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              202                                 8.1753  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              185                                 8.1850  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              142                                 8.1750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              120                                 8.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              46                                  8.1778  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              21                                  8.1609  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5                                   8.3750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3                                   8.1433  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2                                   8.5141  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1                                   8.3600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  230,350                             8.1350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  80,000                              8.1380  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  78,351                              8.1469  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  25,271                              8.2166  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  15,089                              8.3437  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  11,762                              8.1748  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  11,222                              8.2658  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,737                              8.3762  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  9,855                               8.2095  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  8,397                               8.1952  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6,975                               8.2126  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,855                               8.3335  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,733                               8.2575  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,560                               8.1422  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,480                               8.2781  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,400                               8.3560  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,201                               8.3833  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,990                               8.2613  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,567                               8.1345  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,386                               8.1773  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,366                               8.2457  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,158                               8.2379  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,887                               8.2305  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,694                               8.3738  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,657                               8.3714  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,568                               8.2702  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,355                               8.1874  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,231                               8.3418  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,220                               8.1600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,094                               8.4050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,000                               8.1477  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  914                                 8.3116  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  837                                 8.1865  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  759                                 8.2456  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  605                                 8.1550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  593                                 8.1500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  545                                 8.2650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  528                                 8.2450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  526                                 8.3229  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  429                                 8.2852  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  395                                 8.2210  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  368                                 8.2050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  350                                 8.2550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  334                                 8.2920  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  283                                 8.2600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  271                                 8.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  263                                 8.4150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  250                                 8.2250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  212                                 8.2000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  209                                 8.1650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  185                                 8.1850  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  134                                 8.2200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  120                                 8.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  111                                 8.3641  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  74                                  8.2500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  43                                  8.4700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6                                   8.1525  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5                                   8.3758  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4                                   8.3550  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                    2,567            8.1345  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    18,713           8.1350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    33,776           8.1352  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    20,359           8.1415  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,560            8.1422  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,000            8.1477  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    382              8.1600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    266              8.1650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    432              8.1687  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,452            8.1929  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    173              8.1995  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    76               8.2057  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    3,649            8.2072  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    9,855            8.2095  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1                8.2100  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    25,271           8.2166  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,887            8.2305  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,568            8.2702  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    429              8.2852  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    49,582           8.3119  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    526              8.3229  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,231            8.3418  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4                8.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,400            8.3560  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    111              8.3641  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    100              8.3699  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    102,592          8.1350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    16,210           8.1354  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    61,915           8.1356  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    312              8.1358  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3                8.1416  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    600              8.1528  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    4,875            8.1542  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    70               8.1550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,301            8.1577  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    21               8.1609  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    233              8.1650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    202              8.1753  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    46               8.1778  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    6,048            8.1919  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    16,016           8.2023  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    7,396            8.2078  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    41,841           8.2295  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    17,630           8.2391  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    9,128            8.2413  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    381              8.2415  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    8,669            8.2647  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    15,949           8.2832  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    876              8.2886  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    394              8.2929  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    214              8.3121  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    36               8.3166  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    938              8.3644  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    589              8.3688  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,333            8.3700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,196            8.3829  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,800            8.4429  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    10,054           8.2171  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    6,884            8.2657  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Short                    2,999            8.1356  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Short                    19,931           8.1919  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Short                    1,187            8.3805  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)             Exercising
 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:                                                                      03 Jul 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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