REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 0632L Barclays PLC 10 December 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: 09 Dec 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: 10,717,132 2.19% 3,198,881 0.65%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,046,940 0.62% 10,574,588 2.16%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 13,764,072 2.81% 13,773,469 2.81%
(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 115,002 5.1355 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 78,066 5.1447 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 68,798 5.1284 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 66,876 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 34,823 5.1256 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,925 5.1240 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,202 5.1253 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,053 5.1772 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,240 5.1784 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,131 5.1769 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,559 5.1252 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,518 5.1613 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,704 5.1582 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,064 5.1731 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,723 5.1794 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,607 5.1725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,324 5.1653 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,060 5.1745 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,339 5.1414 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,660 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,360 5.1577 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,306 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 755 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 733 5.1871 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 725 5.1917 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 698 5.1948 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 674 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 641 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 571 5.1855 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 540 5.1455 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 516 5.1746 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 476 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 315 5.1865 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 258 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 239 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 217 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 181 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 5.1717 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 122 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 76 5.1553 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 52 5.2001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 255,000 5.1724 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 251,861 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 109,684 5.1320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 71,857 5.1277 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,695 5.1510 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50,000 5.1897 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46,622 5.1799 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,425 5.1487 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,621 5.1642 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,076 5.1596 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,000 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,943 5.1551 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,853 5.1442 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,896 5.1905 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,920 5.1879 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,764 5.1737 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,827 5.1796 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,585 5.1247 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,152 5.1427 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,847 5.1793 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,415 5.1406 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,316 5.1597 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,162 5.1716 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,105 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,052 5.1679 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,029 5.1647 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,964 5.1613 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,693 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,373 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,300 5.1753 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,290 5.1410 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,193 5.1605 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,127 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,115 5.1271 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,091 5.1719 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,014 5.1867 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 998 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 927 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 831 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 774 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 736 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 733 5.1875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 375 5.2048 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 161 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 122 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 55 5.1992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25 5.1256 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 Increasing Long 15,000 5.1658 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 255,000 5.1724 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,997 5.1240 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 601 5.1245 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,656 5.1246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,585 5.1247 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 123,819 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25 5.1255 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,115 5.1271 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 677 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 99,366 5.1313 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 488 5.1403 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,415 5.1406 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,152 5.1427 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,257 5.1431 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,853 5.1442 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,472 5.1466 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,425 5.1487 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,695 5.1510 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,061 5.1530 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,508 5.1556 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,012 5.1561 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,519 5.1594 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,316 5.1597 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,262 5.1604 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,621 5.1642 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,091 5.1719 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 827 5.1726 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,436 5.1802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,920 5.1879 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 306 5.1914 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 220 5.1922 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 198 5.1926 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 55 5.1993 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,227 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,559 5.1252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,202 5.1253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,823 5.1256 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,114 5.1263 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68,798 5.1284 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 540 5.1455 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,959 5.1542 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 76 5.1554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,704 5.1582 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,518 5.1613 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,324 5.1653 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,503 5.1694 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,198 5.1701 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,607 5.1724 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 703 5.1736 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,060 5.1745 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,240 5.1784 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 625 5.1809 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 571 5.1855 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 5.1901 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 725 5.1917 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 52 5.2001 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 21,046 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 794 5.1508 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 82 5.1646 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,440 5.1253 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,840 5.1735 GBP
25p ordinary CALL OPTION - 529.39 - 21/01/2026 Opening Long 127,675 17.2800 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: 10 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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