REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 8898X Barclays PLC 03 September 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: 02 Sep 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: 4,653,104 0.95% 1,112,708 0.23%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,114,562 0.23% 4,201,579 0.86%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,767,666 1.18% 5,314,287 1.09%
(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 169,073 6.7729 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 123,671 6.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 38,716 6.7972 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,576 6.8433 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,461 6.7724 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,907 6.7695 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,412 6.7488 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,900 6.8332 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,540 6.7453 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,549 6.8064 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,987 6.9130 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,969 6.8377 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,075 6.9112 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 865 6.8230 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 843 6.9045 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 763 6.8836 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 726 6.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 620 6.8889 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 568 6.9560 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 545 6.7459 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 520 6.8268 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 298 6.8871 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 217 7.0684 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 207 6.9727 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 69 7.0452 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 56 6.8510 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35 6.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 34 6.8176 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31 6.7948 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 6.8272 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 6.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 6.8247 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 6.8700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52,474 6.7443 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 45,434 6.7781 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,564 6.8638 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,807 6.7498 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,105 6.7478 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,332 6.8608 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,667 6.7809 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,469 6.8744 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,531 6.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,405 6.8035 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,966 6.9650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,709 6.8439 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,400 6.8823 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,381 6.8534 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,563 6.8570 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,571 6.7694 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,467 6.8615 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,073 6.8211 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,764 6.7496 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,367 6.8619 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,126 6.8325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,125 6.8377 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,881 6.8418 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,589 6.8308 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,708 6.8702 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,605 6.8668 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,129 6.8164 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,935 6.8520 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,770 6.8271 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,668 6.8358 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,391 6.7968 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,300 6.9635 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,117 6.8077 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,035 6.8699 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 782 6.8468 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 774 6.9067 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 765 6.8681 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 726 6.8002 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 726 6.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 698 6.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 673 6.8300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 644 6.8191 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 520 6.8268 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 380 6.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 377 6.8536 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 349 6.8469 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 345 6.8579 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 181 6.8220 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 81 6.8249 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72 6.8232 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68 6.8250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 43 6.9151 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31 6.8400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30 6.8450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25 6.9250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 6.9500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8 6.8600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 6.8208 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 52,474 6.7443 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,352 6.7450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,105 6.7478 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,764 6.7496 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,807 6.7498 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,571 6.7694 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 174 6.7950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,391 6.7968 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,405 6.8035 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,117 6.8077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27 6.8144 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,129 6.8164 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 644 6.8191 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 81 6.8249 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,632 6.8294 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 339 6.8300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,668 6.8358 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,881 6.8418 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 349 6.8469 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,189 6.8476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 377 6.8536 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,768 6.8546 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,906 6.8554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 345 6.8579 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8 6.8598 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,332 6.8608 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,708 6.8619 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 42,564 6.8638 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 439 6.8649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 765 6.8681 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,035 6.8699 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,708 6.8702 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 574 6.8741 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 351 6.8750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 498 6.8785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,590 6.8842 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,467 6.8953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,300 6.9635 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,290 6.9639 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 125 6.9640 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 117,225 6.7450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,540 6.7453 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,638 6.7462 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 556 6.7476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,907 6.7695 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,461 6.7724 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31 6.7948 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29 6.7950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 38,716 6.7972 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,549 6.8064 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27 6.8074 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 6.8200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14 6.8272 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,900 6.8332 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,969 6.8377 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,576 6.8433 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 56 6.8510 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 6.8653 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 620 6.8889 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 809 6.8890 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 843 6.9045 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,075 6.9112 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,309 6.9333 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 568 6.9560 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 207 6.9727 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 69 7.0452 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 217 7.0684 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,624 6.7699 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,915 6.8255 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,158 6.8449 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13,235 6.7455 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 17,538 6.7456 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 16 6.9106 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 Sep 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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