REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 4430L Barclays PLC 12 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: 11 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: 9,222,365 1.88% 3,514,133 0.72%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,320,475 0.67% 9,046,520 1.85%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,542,840 2.55% 12,560,653 2.56%
(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 407,882 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 100,367 5.1641 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 48,421 5.1685 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 38,826 5.1669 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,307 5.1881 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,658 5.1743 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,094 5.1437 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,567 5.2153 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,433 5.1728 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,065 5.1651 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,457 5.2106 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,994 5.1684 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,651 5.1596 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,562 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,167 5.1766 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,104 5.1779 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,609 5.2117 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,235 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,016 5.1609 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,815 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,791 5.1589 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,651 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,591 5.1442 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,402 5.1675 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,356 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,211 5.1583 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,047 5.1301 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 895 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 890 5.1998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 867 5.2152 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 865 5.1603 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 785 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 660 5.1671 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 568 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 502 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 375 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 372 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 361 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 354 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 349 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 328 5.1316 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 302 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 251 5.1605 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 200 5.1691 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 178 5.1725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 144 5.1754 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 129 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 122 5.1604 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 113 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46 5.1876 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,081,564 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 384,222 5.2140 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 228,696 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 65,574 5.1598 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 54,511 5.1806 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52,864 5.2015 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,221 5.1933 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39,717 5.2146 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 37,467 5.1922 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,043 5.1657 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,854 5.1741 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,562 5.2041 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,427 5.2147 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,784 5.1772 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,394 5.1708 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,517 5.1697 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,946 5.1681 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,225 5.1607 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,006 5.1459 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,774 5.1886 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,249 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,818 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,458 5.2054 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,274 5.1637 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,266 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,500 5.1391 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,334 5.1773 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,286 5.1961 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,167 5.1766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,980 5.1790 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,805 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,447 5.1688 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,122 5.1583 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,059 5.1675 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,933 5.1621 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,291 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,254 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 934 5.1342 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 933 5.1527 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 742 5.1625 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 675 5.1275 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 502 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 415 5.1695 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 375 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 354 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 349 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 302 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 234 5.1805 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 210 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 178 5.1725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 129 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113 5.1200 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 12,301 5.1629 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 61 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,080,948 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 65,574 5.1598 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 147 5.1620 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,274 5.1637 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,742 5.1648 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,043 5.1657 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,357 5.1672 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,946 5.1681 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,517 5.1697 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,394 5.1708 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,687 5.1710 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 973 5.1767 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,980 5.1790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 54,511 5.1806 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,774 5.1886 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 971 5.1919 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 37,467 5.1922 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 51,221 5.1933 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 52,864 5.2015 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,562 5.2041 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,458 5.2054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 955 5.2075 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,960 5.2143 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,350 5.2146 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,427 5.2147 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 128,990 5.2149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 93,615 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,356 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,047 5.1301 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 328 5.1316 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 212 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,562 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,211 5.1583 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,791 5.1589 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 251 5.1605 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,182 5.1612 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,666 5.1641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,065 5.1651 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 38,826 5.1669 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 660 5.1671 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,994 5.1684 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,421 5.1685 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 200 5.1691 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,433 5.1728 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 144 5.1755 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,104 5.1779 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 468 5.1805 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46 5.1875 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,307 5.1881 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 530 5.1972 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 890 5.1998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,609 5.2117 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 104,513 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 867 5.2152 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,567 5.2153 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 5.1799 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 8,006 5.1459 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,784 5.1772 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,334 5.1773 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening Long 100,928 5.2145 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 205,187 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,591 5.1442 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 53,236 5.1651 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,222 5.1717 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening Short 263,816 5.2150 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: 12 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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