REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
05/09/2025 14:30
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RNS Number : 2659Y Barclays PLC 05 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: 04 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: 3,855,095 0.79% 1,095,770 0.22%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,081,615 0.22% 3,460,426 0.71%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,936,710 1.01% 4,556,196 0.93%
(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 105,422 6.9650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 72,228 7.0061 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,175 6.9666 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,759 6.9738 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,638 6.9963 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,950 6.9660 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,643 7.0152 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,035 6.9890 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,533 6.9701 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,980 6.9874 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,777 6.9606 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,661 6.9799 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,340 6.9669 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,300 6.9945 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,258 6.9840 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,118 6.9950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,032 6.9767 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 993 6.9927 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 779 6.9750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 676 6.9674 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 550 6.9550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 491 7.0000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 369 6.9800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 368 6.9050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 151 7.0019 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51 6.9765 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46 6.9234 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46 6.9491 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18 6.9941 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9 6.9966 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 6.9657 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 6.9625 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 246,629 6.9650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 85,340 6.9748 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 85,085 6.9924 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68,327 6.9794 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50,974 6.9941 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,937 7.0076 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,562 6.9774 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,485 6.9913 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,160 6.9958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,507 6.9786 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,310 6.9888 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,074 7.0050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,304 6.9921 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,875 7.0000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,909 6.9957 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,568 6.9791 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,626 6.9743 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,246 6.9897 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,687 6.9975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,350 7.0005 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,172 6.9859 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,514 7.0024 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,565 6.9806 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,013 6.9655 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,730 6.9646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,867 7.0059 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,095 6.9797 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,417 6.9567 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,328 6.9672 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,906 7.0068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,894 7.0025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,197 7.0109 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,125 7.0096 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,680 6.9823 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,594 6.9925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,578 7.0018 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,317 6.9768 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,274 6.9802 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,126 6.9989 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,048 6.9755 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,906 6.9963 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,879 6.9808 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,780 6.9981 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,520 7.0033 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,376 7.0036 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,294 7.0065 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,236 6.9836 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,175 6.9991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,117 6.9843 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,012 6.9950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,011 6.9900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 794 6.9998 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 779 6.9750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 550 6.9550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 458 6.9965 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 398 6.9960 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 369 6.9800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 365 7.0150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 275 6.9891 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 238 6.9882 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 230 6.9912 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 200 6.9749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 142 6.9919 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52 6.9736 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48 6.9844 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14 6.9700 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 19,247 6.9644 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,730 6.9646 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 171,354 6.9650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,328 6.9672 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 52 6.9736 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,026 6.9743 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 59 6.9749 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,900 6.9764 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,317 6.9768 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,562 6.9774 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,398 6.9785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,823 6.9787 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,481 6.9788 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,568 6.9791 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,515 6.9799 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,274 6.9802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,565 6.9806 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,680 6.9823 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,236 6.9836 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,117 6.9843 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,068 6.9850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 109,923 6.9852 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,172 6.9859 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 334 6.9862 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 743 6.9881 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 275 6.9891 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 592 6.9895 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 230 6.9912 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,348 6.9913 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,803 6.9918 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 85,085 6.9924 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50,974 6.9941 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,160 6.9958 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 398 6.9960 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 458 6.9965 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,126 6.9989 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,175 6.9991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 121 6.9998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,350 7.0005 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,444 7.0008 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,894 7.0025 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,520 7.0033 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,906 7.0068 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46 6.9234 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,386 6.9650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,389 6.9655 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,950 6.9660 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,533 6.9701 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51 6.9765 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,661 6.9799 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,980 6.9874 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,035 6.9890 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 993 6.9927 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 327 6.9957 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9 6.9966 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5 7.0000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 151 7.0019 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,643 7.0152 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,709 6.9593 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,469 6.9787 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,244 6.9974 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 491 6.9982 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: 05 Sep 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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