REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
24/11/2025 13:15
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RNS Number : 7649I Barclays PLC 24 November 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: 21 Nov 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: 7,298,618 1.49% 1,474,895 0.30%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,222,380 0.25% 7,240,039 1.48%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,520,998 1.74% 8,714,934 1.78%
(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 260,346 5.3654 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 127,809 5.3667 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 47,802 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42,994 5.3782 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,246 5.3696 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,711 5.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,377 5.3981 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,737 5.3081 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,264 5.3757 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,570 5.3660 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,866 5.3563 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,492 5.3876 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,147 5.3866 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,003 5.4006 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,198 5.3864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,298 5.3652 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,438 5.3917 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,510 5.3985 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,499 5.3793 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,423 5.3811 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,804 5.3437 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,741 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,587 5.3759 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,408 5.3947 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,127 5.3606 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,942 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,897 5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,755 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,682 5.4004 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,578 5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,429 5.3750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,293 5.3753 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,191 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,149 5.3996 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,143 5.3738 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 919 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 841 5.3524 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 753 5.3658 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 567 5.3583 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 506 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 481 5.3848 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 472 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 357 5.3728 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 335 5.3935 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 210 5.4025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 209 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 145 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 125 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 80 5.3911 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 64 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 148,295 5.3759 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 125,487 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,164 5.3569 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,711 5.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,398 5.3647 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,705 5.3944 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,975 5.3662 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,860 5.3933 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,411 5.3698 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,123 5.3634 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,341 5.3688 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,234 5.3641 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,046 5.3679 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,867 5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,840 5.3842 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,639 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,483 5.3838 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,123 5.3750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,723 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,722 5.3783 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,581 5.3789 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,579 5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,562 5.3848 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,420 5.3727 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,400 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,304 5.3946 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,176 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,099 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,095 5.4081 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 929 5.3324 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 856 5.3547 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 786 5.3757 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 784 5.3880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 595 5.3889 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 506 5.3796 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 506 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 430 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 414 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 285 5.3675 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 209 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 145 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 125 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 77 5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 75 5.3825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 64 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 5.3860 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 9,741 5.3724 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,164 5.3569 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,268 5.3628 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,123 5.3634 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,234 5.3641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,398 5.3647 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 65,555 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,975 5.3662 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,046 5.3679 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,406 5.3703 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 324 5.3732 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,722 5.3783 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,581 5.3789 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 506 5.3796 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 224 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,483 5.3838 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,840 5.3842 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,568 5.3848 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 750 5.3861 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,685 5.3882 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 595 5.3889 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,867 5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 77 5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,860 5.3933 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,095 5.4081 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,389 5.6273 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,804 5.3437 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 841 5.3524 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,127 5.3606 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,710 5.3645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 238,769 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,298 5.3652 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,570 5.3660 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24,246 5.3696 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 357 5.3728 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,432 5.3743 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,293 5.3753 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,587 5.3759 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,994 5.3782 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,499 5.3793 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,423 5.3811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,897 5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 80 5.3911 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,379 5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,407 5.3916 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,137 5.3929 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 335 5.3935 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,377 5.3981 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,879 5.3996 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.4001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 851 5.3398 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 443 5.3796 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,286 5.3641 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 617 5.4004 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,874 5.4008 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: 24 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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