REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 9532I Barclays PLC 25 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: 24 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: 7,790,794 1.59% 1,508,202 0.31%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,282,448 0.26% 7,711,613 1.57%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,073,242 1.85% 9,219,815 1.88%
(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 395,535 5.3015 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 151,468 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 67,100 5.3001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 60,140 5.3043 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,850 5.3012 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44,601 5.3136 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,981 5.3030 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,318 5.3141 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,180 5.3243 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,950 5.3057 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,671 5.3218 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,386 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,233 5.3076 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,104 5.3160 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,587 5.3045 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,721 5.3302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,531 5.3126 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,570 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,612 5.3264 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,485 5.3184 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,231 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,680 5.3197 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,629 5.3211 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,731 5.3099 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,150 5.3327 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,987 5.3170 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,910 5.2989 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,818 5.3066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,445 5.3208 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,196 5.3296 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,813 5.3002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,679 5.3446 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,629 5.2869 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,626 5.3075 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,566 5.3047 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,468 5.3094 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,467 5.2951 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,229 5.3217 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,104 5.3077 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,011 5.3129 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 989 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 984 5.3072 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 905 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 876 5.3192 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 665 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 571 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 427 5.3125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 414 5.3107 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 307 5.3390 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 270 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 222 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 179 5.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 166 5.3186 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 94 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 167,599 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,272 5.3229 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,641 5.3053 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,316 5.3034 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,175 5.2989 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,003 5.3035 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,708 5.3054 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,174 5.3045 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,515 5.3079 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,021 5.2997 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,831 5.3046 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,954 5.3129 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,243 5.3012 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,094 5.3120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,788 5.2994 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,462 5.3099 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,453 5.3180 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,407 5.3031 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,174 5.3206 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,029 5.3124 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,148 5.3157 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,090 5.3161 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,512 5.3010 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,875 5.3364 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,330 5.2963 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,258 5.2869 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,064 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,004 5.3132 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,313 5.3029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,059 5.2974 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,968 5.3072 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,900 5.3114 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,800 5.3246 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,750 5.3166 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,686 5.3240 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,467 5.2949 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,386 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,222 5.3058 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,189 5.3121 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,131 5.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 939 5.2925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 612 5.3460 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 571 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 524 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 349 5.3367 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 302 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 270 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 255 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 222 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 220 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 216 5.3049 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 94 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7 5.3550 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 1,467 5.2949 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,355 5.2989 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,021 5.2997 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 97,840 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,243 5.3012 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,407 5.3031 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,567 5.3046 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,776 5.3048 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 216 5.3049 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,222 5.3058 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 692 5.3067 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,638 5.3092 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,094 5.3120 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,189 5.3121 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,954 5.3129 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,750 5.3166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,131 5.3175 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,272 5.3229 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,686 5.3240 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,800 5.3246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,191 5.3345 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 349 5.3367 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,950 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,467 5.2951 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 242,713 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,788 5.3002 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,950 5.3007 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46,850 5.3012 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,624 5.3033 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,950 5.3057 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,233 5.3076 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,104 5.3077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,468 5.3094 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 296 5.3097 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 98 5.3106 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,601 5.3136 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,402 5.3141 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 223 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,104 5.3160 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,124 5.3183 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 361 5.3184 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 166 5.3186 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,514 5.3193 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,671 5.3218 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,221 5.3230 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 166 5.3232 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,180 5.3243 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,721 5.3301 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 871 5.3309 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,792 5.3331 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 715 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 607 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 287 5.2933 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,486 5.3165 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,658 5.3185 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,028 5.3316 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening Short 81,075 5.3004 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 35,256 5.3020 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,798 5.3182 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,854 5.3232 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,150 5.3327 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,199 5.3365 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: 25 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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