REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
03/11/2025 15:15
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RNS Number : 9764F Barclays PLC 03 November 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: 31 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: 7,582,830 1.55% 1,634,026 0.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,434,386 0.29% 7,599,150 1.55%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,017,216 1.84% 9,233,176 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 123,255 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 100,611 5.6714 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 97,566 5.6702 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57,191 5.6884 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,632 5.6864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,106 5.6910 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,856 5.6710 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,686 5.6916 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,796 5.6719 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,163 5.6738 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,400 5.6932 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,118 5.6721 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,192 5.6788 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,928 5.6792 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,524 5.6770 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,181 5.6818 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,175 5.6825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,112 5.6681 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,650 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,757 5.6726 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,694 5.6821 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,491 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,005 5.6761 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,725 5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,575 5.6742 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 997 5.6935 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 398 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 283 5.6820 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 257 5.6790 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 242 5.6735 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 200 5.6866 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 190 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 190 5.6754 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 128,264 5.6702 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120,938 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,415 5.6707 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,328 5.6766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,980 5.6916 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,444 5.6804 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,126 5.6697 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,542 5.6794 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,800 5.6743 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,381 5.6773 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,855 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,905 5.6795 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,209 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,157 5.6656 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,000 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,183 5.6813 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,644 5.6909 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,720 5.6872 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,627 5.6932 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,537 5.6727 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,523 5.6825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,029 5.6740 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,721 5.6699 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,661 5.6882 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,443 5.6806 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,304 5.6921 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,205 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,186 5.6835 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 653 5.6805 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 614 5.6744 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 399 5.6973 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 249 5.6771 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 227 5.6729 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 179 5.6763 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 150 5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 140 5.6691 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 129 5.6952 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 75 5.6692 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19 5.6768 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 5.6550 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 5,157 5.6656 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 140 5.6691 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 75 5.6692 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,126 5.6697 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,721 5.6699 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 111,907 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,537 5.6727 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 227 5.6729 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,011 5.6740 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 614 5.6744 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,549 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 179 5.6763 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,328 5.6766 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19 5.6769 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 788 5.6778 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,542 5.6794 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,905 5.6795 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,183 5.6812 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,055 5.6824 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,523 5.6825 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,618 5.6909 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,304 5.6921 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 394 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 241 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42 0.0000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 190 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 128,733 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4 5.6701 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,471 5.6702 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,296 5.6711 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,757 5.6726 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 242 5.6735 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,575 5.6742 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 190 5.6754 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,524 5.6770 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 638 5.6787 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,192 5.6788 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,928 5.6792 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 249 5.6806 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,181 5.6818 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,694 5.6821 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,175 5.6825 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,632 5.6864 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,725 5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 400 5.6896 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,106 5.6910 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,686 5.6916 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 997 5.6935 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,000 5.7060 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 103 5.6852 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 468 5.7153 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: 03 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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