REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 3348K Barclays PLC 04 December 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: 03 Dec 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: 10,406,119 2.12% 2,250,198 0.46%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,029,865 0.41% 10,268,550 2.10%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,435,984 2.53% 12,518,748 2.56%
(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 426,563 5.1319 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 168,679 5.1519 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 117,523 5.1332 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,048 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 49,097 5.1380 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 45,284 5.1497 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39,017 5.1368 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,662 5.1304 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,574 5.1302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,610 5.1457 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,362 5.1356 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,789 5.1404 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,461 5.1309 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,507 5.1339 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,780 5.1480 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,979 5.1597 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,874 5.1467 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,497 5.1473 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,501 5.1695 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,140 5.1285 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,004 5.2232 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,948 5.1384 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,654 5.1422 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,623 5.1449 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,386 5.1335 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,530 5.1539 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,058 5.1983 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,766 5.1487 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,620 5.2033 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,274 5.1627 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 899 5.1492 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 737 5.1440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 654 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 600 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 564 5.1475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 553 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 498 5.2225 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 488 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 432 5.1647 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 393 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 349 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 294 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 290 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 234 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 128 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 125 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 116 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 58 5.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 123,495 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,302 5.1313 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,098 5.1499 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,025 5.2332 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,715 5.1351 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32,722 5.1530 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,662 5.1304 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,600 5.1352 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,390 5.1396 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,280 5.1285 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,321 5.1317 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,451 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,623 5.1454 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,479 5.1966 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,266 5.2425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,802 5.1585 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,678 5.1342 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,341 5.1620 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,062 5.1379 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,447 5.1617 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,284 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,279 5.1233 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,087 5.1674 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 553 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 447 5.1390 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 412 5.1337 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 396 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 393 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 351 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 338 5.2183 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 294 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 276 5.1238 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 234 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 226 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 207 5.1299 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 178 5.1638 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 178 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 171 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 128 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 125 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 116 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 116 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 100 5.1949 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 58 5.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46 5.1605 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8 5.1262 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.1266 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.1800 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 1,279 5.1233 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11 5.1265 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 207 5.1298 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,323 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 391 5.1306 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,804 5.1314 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 412 5.1337 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,791 5.1348 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,924 5.1352 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 447 5.1390 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 686 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,498 5.1502 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,888 5.1530 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 247 5.1535 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,140 5.1554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 533 5.1559 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,802 5.1585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 933 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,447 5.1617 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,341 5.1620 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 178 5.1638 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,087 5.1674 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.1773 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.1836 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,479 5.1966 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 211 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,400 5.2235 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,025 5.2332 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,266 5.2425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 293,281 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,574 5.1302 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 32,110 5.1313 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 117,523 5.1332 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,507 5.1339 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,362 5.1356 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 49,097 5.1380 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,948 5.1384 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,789 5.1404 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,654 5.1422 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,417 5.1425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 737 5.1440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.1476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 45,284 5.1497 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,795 5.1501 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 38,000 5.1515 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 168,679 5.1519 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,542 5.1544 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 483 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,400 5.1614 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 559 5.1618 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 891 5.1695 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,058 5.1983 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.2076 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.2201 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 21,341 5.1295 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 826 5.1978 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 24,512 5.1304 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,175 5.1440 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,407 5.1886 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: 04 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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