REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 3340M Barclays PLC 19 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: 18 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: 7,822,655 1.60% 4,600,376 0.94%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,375,601 0.89% 7,707,818 1.57%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,198,256 2.49% 12,308,194 2.51%
(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 254,837 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 141,837 5.4702 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 65,319 5.4673 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 55,733 5.4440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51,370 5.4641 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,369 5.4751 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,274 5.4752 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,039 5.4526 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,208 5.4622 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,331 5.4419 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,794 5.4531 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,371 5.4375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,488 5.4606 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,252 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,209 5.4516 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,064 5.4397 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,506 5.4209 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,278 5.4553 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,242 5.4708 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,156 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,645 5.4461 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,601 5.4631 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,519 5.4664 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,488 5.4525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,148 5.4636 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,936 5.4476 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,065 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,032 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,927 5.4611 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,642 5.4864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,319 5.4607 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,081 5.4869 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 971 5.4887 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 922 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 907 5.4117 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 758 5.4441 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 651 5.4295 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 530 5.4282 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 470 5.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 363 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 337 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 305 5.4448 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 241 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 202 5.4683 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 114 5.4649 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 47 5.4153 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 5.4810 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 5.4159 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 5.4949 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 5.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 279,266 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 240,800 5.4731 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 71,100 5.4741 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 64,140 5.4631 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 61,755 5.4401 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,915 5.4768 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,119 5.4470 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,477 5.4739 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,245 5.4430 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,735 5.4762 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,573 5.4372 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,252 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,432 5.4669 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,000 5.4425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,935 5.4817 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,865 5.4506 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,522 5.4101 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,467 5.4067 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,496 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,485 5.4507 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,911 5.4432 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,630 5.4685 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,200 5.4447 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,111 5.4749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,034 5.4773 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,787 5.4545 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,206 5.4835 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,915 5.4446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,718 5.4875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,674 5.4989 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,527 5.4336 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,248 5.4811 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,239 5.4202 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,224 5.4322 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,132 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 964 5.4599 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 935 5.4824 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 815 5.4439 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 751 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 586 5.4086 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 527 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 500 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 494 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 437 5.4495 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 392 5.4972 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 241 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 237 5.4555 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 202 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 200 5.4453 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69 5.4152 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 64 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 5.4766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.5100 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 Increasing Long 13,602 5.4485 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,467 5.4066 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,522 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 69 5.4152 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,100 5.4310 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 5.4349 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,573 5.4372 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 61,755 5.4401 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 815 5.4439 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,904 5.4441 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41,119 5.4470 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 437 5.4495 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,865 5.4506 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,017 5.4607 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 64,140 5.4631 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,853 5.4632 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,026 5.4655 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,477 5.4739 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,572 5.4747 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 262,933 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,735 5.4762 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16 5.4766 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44,915 5.4768 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,034 5.4773 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 64 5.4799 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,248 5.4811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 935 5.4824 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,206 5.4835 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,035 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 392 5.4972 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,674 5.4989 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 907 5.4117 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47 5.4151 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22 5.4162 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,506 5.4209 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7 5.4255 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 916 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,900 5.4303 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,064 5.4397 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 55,733 5.4440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,645 5.4461 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 206 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17 5.4547 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,278 5.4553 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41 5.4557 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33 5.4568 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12 5.4570 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,148 5.4636 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51,370 5.4641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 114 5.4649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,519 5.4664 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,201 5.4733 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 76,620 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,369 5.4751 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,274 5.4752 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 302 5.4772 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29 5.4811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13 5.4949 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 355 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,995 5.4676 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 150 5.4196 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 11,432 5.4668 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,273 5.4746 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,182 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,921 5.4394 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 16,924 5.4445 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,319 5.4607 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening Short 86,762 5.4663 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 50,240 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 58,003 5.4754 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: 19 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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