REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
28/11/2025 12:15
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RNS Number : 4849J Barclays PLC 28 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: 27 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: 7,910,252 1.61% 1,807,273 0.37%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,579,861 0.32% 7,812,795 1.59%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,490,113 1.94% 9,620,068 1.96%
(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 266,261 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 86,582 5.2677 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 81,256 5.2618 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 72,524 5.2611 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 43,290 5.2516 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,545 5.2581 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,907 5.2653 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,682 5.2577 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,000 5.2222 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,446 5.2649 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,539 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,319 5.2563 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,971 5.2499 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,808 5.2429 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,668 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,564 5.2578 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,618 5.2652 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,564 5.2242 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,467 5.3051 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,335 5.3138 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,218 5.2828 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,445 5.2318 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,043 5.2522 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,043 5.2204 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,334 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,086 5.2546 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,835 5.1020 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,846 5.2217 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,709 5.2967 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,022 5.2654 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,791 5.2288 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,748 5.2332 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,475 5.2608 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,432 5.2246 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,517 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,132 5.2320 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 865 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 832 5.2705 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 731 5.2350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 649 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 630 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 629 5.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 489 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 472 5.3131 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 374 5.3198 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 365 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 300 5.2366 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 220 5.2594 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 215 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 182 5.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 176 5.2155 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 129 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 128 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 121 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 120 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 117 5.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 112 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 109 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 106 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 105 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 102 5.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 86 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54 5.3151 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 52 5.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 363,300 5.2587 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 153,349 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113,909 5.2414 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 92,624 5.2621 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78,087 5.2542 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,302 5.2639 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 54,428 5.2585 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,505 5.2537 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,788 5.2647 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,275 5.2719 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,740 5.2534 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,514 5.2242 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,344 5.2545 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,990 5.2184 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,820 5.2477 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,157 5.2738 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,408 5.2404 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,588 5.2518 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,582 5.2288 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,496 5.2332 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,356 5.3605 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,053 5.2171 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,667 5.2969 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,388 5.2319 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,104 5.2325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,939 5.2353 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,466 5.2120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,007 5.2785 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,651 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,564 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,562 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,510 5.2106 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,337 5.2350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,264 5.2320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,018 5.2452 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,975 5.1019 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,606 5.2624 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,573 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,453 5.2984 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,378 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 970 5.2535 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 908 5.1903 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 800 5.2383 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 662 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 649 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 632 5.2154 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 630 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 629 5.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 490 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 447 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 365 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 246 5.2375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 215 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 182 5.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 176 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 129 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 121 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 117 5.2000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 112 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 109 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 107 5.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 106 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 105 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 99 5.3149 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 86 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.2566 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.3600 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 3,466 5.2120 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 632 5.2154 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,372 5.2239 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,708 5.2252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,803 5.2365 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,408 5.2403 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 113,909 5.2414 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,018 5.2452 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,820 5.2477 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,549 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,588 5.2518 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 175,822 5.2522 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,629 5.2532 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,505 5.2537 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,946 5.2542 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,344 5.2545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 5.2566 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,323 5.2580 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,469 5.2621 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,606 5.2624 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,302 5.2639 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 387 5.2641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,788 5.2647 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 110,199 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,007 5.2785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 544 5.2805 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,667 5.2969 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,453 5.2984 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 99 5.3148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.3198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 852 5.3374 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 534 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,356 5.3605 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 52 5.1000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 176 5.2155 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,846 5.2217 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,432 5.2246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,445 5.2318 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 416 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,861 5.2445 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43,290 5.2516 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 132,222 5.2556 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,564 5.2578 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 220 5.2594 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,475 5.2608 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,446 5.2649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,082 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,618 5.2652 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,907 5.2653 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 841 5.2667 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 86,582 5.2677 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,364 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,218 5.2828 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,709 5.2967 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 39 5.2996 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,160 5.3048 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,283 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 5.3151 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,234 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 984 5.2083 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,125 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 61,099 5.2645 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,465 5.3463 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 109 5.1304 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,037 5.2653 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 9,460 5.2654 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 21,426 5.2835 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,123 5.2880 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: 28 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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