REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 1378W Barclays PLC 20 August 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: 19 Aug 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: 4,236,940 0.87% 760,816 0.16%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
716,521 0.15% 3,901,781 0.80%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,953,461 1.01% 4,662,597 0.95%
(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 166,235 7.3080 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 113,742 7.2833 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 65,482 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51,034 7.2966 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 37,884 7.2894 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,929 7.2847 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,591 7.3137 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,645 7.3103 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,047 7.3121 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,633 7.3227 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,509 7.3128 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,056 7.3037 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,696 7.2803 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,635 7.3008 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,628 7.3023 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,207 7.2861 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,186 7.3193 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,773 7.2931 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,416 7.3018 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,190 7.3079 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,023 7.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,991 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,982 7.3123 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,359 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,040 7.3068 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,013 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 929 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 871 7.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 811 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 811 7.3002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 754 7.3339 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 667 7.2805 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 600 7.3182 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 592 7.3246 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 590 7.3021 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 321 7.3111 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 74 7.2946 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30 7.4492 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 141,884 7.3043 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,947 7.2901 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32,960 7.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,069 7.2825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,141 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,429 7.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,987 7.3243 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,009 7.2890 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,891 7.3159 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,167 7.3081 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,413 7.2887 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,268 7.2796 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,405 7.3130 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,840 7.2859 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,084 7.3169 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,785 7.3122 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,204 7.2974 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,073 7.2869 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,912 7.2798 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,345 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,650 7.2862 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,552 7.3126 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,967 7.3020 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,964 7.3162 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,833 7.3046 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,580 7.2828 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,508 7.3084 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,049 7.2803 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,801 7.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,796 7.3087 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,673 7.3133 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,611 7.2848 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,491 7.2996 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,396 7.3053 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,234 7.2967 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,090 7.3071 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,750 7.2865 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,626 7.3140 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,390 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,351 7.3185 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,290 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,172 7.3018 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,110 7.3012 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,048 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 871 7.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 764 7.3171 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 752 7.2927 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 695 7.3224 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 654 7.3253 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 605 7.3168 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 559 7.3034 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 499 7.3113 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 486 7.3194 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 372 7.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 328 7.3249 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 325 7.3026 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 324 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 324 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 255 7.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 193 7.2833 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 101 7.3109 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 77 7.2941 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51 7.3242 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 12,268 7.2796 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,912 7.2798 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,994 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,069 7.2825 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,580 7.2828 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 850 7.2848 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,761 7.2849 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,413 7.2887 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 752 7.2927 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 77 7.2941 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,234 7.2967 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,204 7.2974 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,110 7.3012 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 381 7.3018 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 791 7.3019 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 769 7.3021 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 559 7.3034 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 666 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,090 7.3071 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,861 7.3078 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,328 7.3079 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,167 7.3081 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,335 7.3084 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,796 7.3087 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,338 7.3089 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 101 7.3109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,552 7.3126 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 282 7.3156 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,264 7.3162 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 605 7.3168 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 764 7.3171 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 51 7.3242 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 328 7.3249 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 654 7.3253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 324 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 255 7.3500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,256 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,696 7.2803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 667 7.2805 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,929 7.2847 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,712 7.2849 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,207 7.2861 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,340 7.2894 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 74 7.2946 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,989 7.2991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,416 7.3018 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,628 7.3023 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,056 7.3037 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68,710 7.3038 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 609 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,645 7.3103 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,982 7.3123 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,186 7.3193 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,633 7.3227 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 592 7.3246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50 7.4500 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,367 7.2858 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,066 7.3035 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 70 7.4492 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 4,834 7.2808 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 107 7.2872 GBP
25p ordinary Call Options Increasing Long 120,000 12.9300 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: 20 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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