REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 8936D Barclays PLC 17 October 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: 16 Oct 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: 7,020,468 1.43% 1,678,422 0.34%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,544,654 0.32% 6,837,530 1.40%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,565,122 1.75% 8,515,952 1.74%
(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 639,454 5.8324 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 516,537 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 335,227 5.8452 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 248,422 5.8111 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 106,868 5.8194 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 78,036 5.8379 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54,089 5.8558 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 52,097 5.8048 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,000 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 47,048 5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,912 5.8107 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,393 5.7783 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,583 5.8202 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,584 5.8059 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,243 5.8416 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,801 5.8130 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,000 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,587 5.8477 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,426 5.8166 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,998 5.8212 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,000 5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,652 5.8331 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,165 5.7722 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,321 5.7669 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,283 5.8438 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,209 5.8298 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,165 5.8467 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,837 5.8056 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,811 5.7735 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,745 5.8319 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,606 5.7662 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,254 5.7978 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,978 5.7778 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,646 5.8116 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,835 5.7845 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,797 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,026 5.7780 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,860 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,495 5.8532 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,128 5.7775 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,920 5.8321 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,871 5.8227 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,745 5.9082 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,571 5.7940 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,368 5.8453 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,152 5.8178 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,004 5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,000 5.7241 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 993 5.7771 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 798 5.7825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 784 5.8075 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 600 5.8500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 563 5.8450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 513 5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 457 5.7975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 420 5.7658 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 400 5.9147 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 383 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 175 5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 166 5.8900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 5.8146 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 146 5.7870 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 92 5.7879 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17 5.8309 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 340,063 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 259,280 5.8388 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 190,842 5.8125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 114,914 5.8606 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 91,471 5.8371 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72,453 5.7766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72,381 5.8374 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68,461 5.8391 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68,130 5.8444 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50,300 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,447 5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46,697 5.8110 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,290 5.8028 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,545 5.8108 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,369 5.8359 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,980 5.8404 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,309 5.8859 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,876 5.8289 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,287 5.7875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,247 5.8199 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,206 5.8237 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,153 5.8783 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,000 5.7474 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,766 5.8056 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,251 5.8283 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,593 5.8207 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,076 5.8171 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,974 5.8223 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,952 5.8311 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,900 5.8075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,534 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,418 5.8229 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,350 5.8757 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,885 5.8397 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,842 5.8147 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,348 5.7923 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,260 5.9219 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,260 5.8999 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,041 5.8201 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,885 5.8026 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,851 5.8441 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,738 5.8119 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,713 5.9135 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,707 5.8333 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,600 5.8500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,599 5.8362 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,542 5.8113 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,500 5.7554 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,500 5.7959 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,428 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,363 5.8103 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,175 5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,098 5.7857 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,077 5.8236 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 993 5.8216 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 914 5.8600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 868 5.7213 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 796 5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 792 5.9104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 729 5.8259 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 700 5.7814 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 563 5.8450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 511 5.7913 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 400 5.7914 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 399 5.7825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 360 5.9159 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 346 5.7761 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 344 5.7693 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 339 5.8409 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 325 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 306 5.7780 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 300 5.8956 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 296 5.7549 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 281 5.8966 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 250 5.7360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 218 5.8946 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 198 5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 175 5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 167 5.7940 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 142 5.8967 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 131 5.7412 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 131 5.7945 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 130 5.8516 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120 5.7293 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 110 5.7303 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 101 5.8521 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 86 5.7340 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 85 5.7847 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 77 5.7440 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 75 5.7446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 71 5.7791 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52 5.7941 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50 5.9191 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50 5.7929 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44 5.8140 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42 5.8839 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34 5.8041 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34 5.7892 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34 5.8091 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33 5.8575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33 5.9241 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25 5.8741 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20 5.7320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18 5.7290 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17 5.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17 5.7691 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17 5.8141 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 5.9289 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 5.8841 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.8137 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 13,287 5.7875 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 198 5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,348 5.7923 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 323 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 110 5.7960 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,047 5.7986 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,133 5.8031 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,000 5.8079 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,545 5.8108 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46,697 5.8110 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 190,842 5.8125 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 5.8133 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,077 5.8236 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 729 5.8259 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,297 5.8264 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 880 5.8266 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,534 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 259,280 5.8388 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,461 5.8391 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,885 5.8397 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 78,340 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 844 5.8775 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,260 5.8999 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 993 5.7771 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,128 5.7775 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,571 5.7940 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,000 5.7965 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,254 5.7978 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 52,097 5.8048 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 650 5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,837 5.8056 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46,912 5.8107 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 248,422 5.8111 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,848 5.8116 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,801 5.8130 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 99,990 5.8164 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,426 5.8166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,152 5.8178 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 106,868 5.8194 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,998 5.8212 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,871 5.8227 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,059 5.8228 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,209 5.8298 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,652 5.8331 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 78,036 5.8379 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 413,412 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 185,876 5.8404 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,243 5.8416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,283 5.8438 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,368 5.8453 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,165 5.8467 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,495 5.8532 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 54,089 5.8558 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 844 5.8775 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 700 5.8093 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,497 5.8049 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 18,708 5.8277 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,187 5.8165 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,463 5.8535 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: 17 Oct 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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