REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 6287E Barclays PLC 23 October 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: 22 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: 8,961,010 1.83% 1,432,980 0.29%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,255,090 0.26% 8,859,766 1.81%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,216,100 2.09% 10,292,746 2.10%
(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 433,203 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 412,520 5.7862 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,000 5.7932 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35,513 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 34,236 5.7269 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,475 5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,723 5.7654 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,457 5.7994 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,164 5.8002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,993 5.7749 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,238 5.7929 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,157 5.7078 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,931 5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,337 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,903 5.7382 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,420 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,544 5.7086 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,147 5.7272 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,794 5.7108 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,478 5.7977 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,667 5.6980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,575 5.7824 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,116 5.7028 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,546 5.7325 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,384 5.7139 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,578 5.7080 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,220 5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,980 5.6742 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,834 5.7133 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,808 5.7117 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,542 5.6768 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,497 5.6747 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,439 5.7060 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,358 5.7366 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,306 5.7224 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,119 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,085 5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 854 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 711 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 630 5.7223 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 502 5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 492 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 448 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 403 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 240 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113,134 5.7963 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 107,367 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 95,699 5.7989 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,180 5.7988 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 53,799 5.8004 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,143 5.6925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,093 5.7492 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,856 5.7920 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,299 5.7780 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,752 5.7398 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,908 5.7819 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,033 5.7135 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,880 5.7220 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,610 5.7892 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,161 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,152 5.7697 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,148 5.7973 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,195 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,062 5.7991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,720 5.7728 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,261 5.7648 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,140 5.7114 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,026 5.7927 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,867 5.7972 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,842 5.7974 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,498 5.7890 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,578 5.7052 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,634 5.7433 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,463 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,237 5.7413 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,151 5.6588 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,077 5.7664 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,043 5.6918 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 862 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 784 5.7598 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 561 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 484 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 478 5.7994 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 470 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 383 5.7951 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 300 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 109 5.7933 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 94 5.7953 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50 5.7992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 5.7993 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.8007 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 251 5.6649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 484 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,578 5.7052 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,140 5.7114 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,752 5.7398 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,634 5.7433 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,184 5.7449 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,093 5.7492 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,579 5.7525 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,175 5.7571 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,261 5.7648 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,077 5.7664 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,709 5.7757 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,299 5.7780 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,498 5.7890 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,610 5.7892 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,856 5.7920 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 109 5.7933 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 94 5.7953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,867 5.7972 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,148 5.7973 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,000 5.7979 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,180 5.7988 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,062 5.7991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50 5.7992 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15 5.7993 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 478 5.7994 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16 5.7998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,865 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,000 5.6655 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,220 5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,497 5.6747 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 110 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,991 5.6755 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,927 5.6764 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,850 5.6839 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 712 5.6955 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,157 5.7078 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,808 5.7117 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,306 5.7224 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,236 5.7269 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,147 5.7272 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,903 5.7382 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,109 5.7606 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,614 5.7664 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,993 5.7749 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,238 5.7929 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46,000 5.7932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,478 5.7977 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,475 5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,457 5.7994 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 148,830 5.7999 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 353,299 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,164 5.8002 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,543 5.8004 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,891 5.7382 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 53,677 5.7995 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 11,185 5.6829 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 6,308 5.7441 GBP
25p ordinary OPTION Expiration of Long Option 130,000 NA
(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: 23 Oct 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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