REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
31/10/2025 13:00
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RNS Number : 7391F Barclays PLC 31 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: 30 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: 7,568,421 1.55% 1,631,766 0.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,432,005 0.29% 7,581,714 1.55%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,000,426 1.84% 9,213,480 1.88%
(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 193,868 5.7014 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 84,679 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,705 5.6969 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,725 5.7009 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,632 5.7019 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,577 5.7118 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,072 5.7002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,141 5.7082 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,181 5.6959 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,789 5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,959 5.7001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,905 5.7145 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,203 5.6934 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,011 5.7064 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,539 5.7004 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,276 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,791 5.7026 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,163 5.7160 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,049 5.6735 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,808 5.7088 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,597 5.7051 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,366 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,150 5.7027 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,913 5.6992 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,911 5.7077 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,842 5.7307 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,767 5.7071 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,555 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,493 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,431 5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,155 5.7166 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,155 5.6791 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 799 5.6908 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 697 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 692 5.6782 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 641 5.7599 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 509 5.7091 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 348 5.7025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 318 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 244 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 144 5.7134 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 56 5.7594 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 5.7125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120,496 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 61,278 5.6991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,564 5.7031 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,503 5.7071 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,839 5.7313 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,667 5.7142 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,519 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,924 5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,111 5.6534 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,331 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,243 5.7161 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,221 5.7042 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,638 5.7146 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,260 5.7111 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,454 5.8090 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,949 5.6560 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,532 5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,102 5.7016 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,959 5.7140 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,880 5.7084 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,549 5.7256 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,152 5.7103 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,115 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,982 5.7069 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,866 5.7010 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,562 5.6909 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,540 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,539 5.7249 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,530 5.7148 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,438 5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,392 5.7288 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,316 5.7062 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,198 5.7128 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,059 5.7182 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 963 5.7246 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 716 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 653 5.7193 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 539 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 362 5.7251 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 362 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 181 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 160 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50 5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27 5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.7125 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 2,020 5.6985 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 61,278 5.6991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 61,822 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,866 5.7010 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,982 5.7016 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,564 5.7031 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 798 5.7036 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,221 5.7042 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 160 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,316 5.7062 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,982 5.7069 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,503 5.7071 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,868 5.7083 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,880 5.7084 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,152 5.7103 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,260 5.7111 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,667 5.7142 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,530 5.7148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,449 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,270 5.7161 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,115 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27 5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 963 5.7246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,539 5.7249 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 609 5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,378 5.7962 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 692 5.6782 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,218 5.6878 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,789 5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,203 5.6934 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,181 5.6959 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 150,251 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,959 5.7001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,072 5.7002 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35 5.7004 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,632 5.7019 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,802 5.7026 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,644 5.7035 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,605 5.7042 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,276 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,911 5.7077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,141 5.7082 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 679 5.7119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 109 5.7143 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 265 5.7151 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 922 5.7253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,431 5.7028 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 775 5.6996 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,403 5.7023 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 337 5.6838 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 39,926 5.7004 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 23,334 5.7126 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: 31 Oct 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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