REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 8036L Barclays PLC 16 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: 15 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: 8,325,867 1.70% 4,096,999 0.84%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,998,705 0.82% 8,228,586 1.68%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,324,572 2.51% 12,325,585 2.52%
(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 158,044 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 93,560 5.3463 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 83,869 5.3502 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73,830 5.3514 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 61,011 5.2844 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54,310 5.3022 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,028 5.3397 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,166 5.2929 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,956 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,422 5.2761 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,400 5.2926 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,146 5.3141 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,691 5.2756 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,140 5.2954 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,775 5.3021 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,712 5.3305 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,139 5.3339 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,853 5.3067 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,030 5.3066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,827 5.3211 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,137 5.3552 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,808 5.3201 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,675 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,564 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,484 5.2946 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,461 5.2775 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,360 5.2725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,300 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,224 5.3012 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,198 5.2631 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 954 5.3125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 938 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 808 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 764 5.3375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 749 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 709 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 707 5.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 687 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 654 5.3179 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 595 5.2937 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 437 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 428 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 424 5.2875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 359 5.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 316 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 289 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 287 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 279 5.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 258 5.3213 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 226 5.2769 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 118 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15 5.3053 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 575,175 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 460,647 5.3543 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 110,998 5.3335 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 105,141 5.3527 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 97,864 5.3216 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 77,008 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,123 5.3059 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,913 5.3365 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 43,249 5.3539 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,688 5.3469 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,732 5.3192 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,996 5.3548 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,680 5.3247 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,063 5.3225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,434 5.3448 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,284 5.2861 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,375 5.3301 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,164 5.3318 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,822 5.3416 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,956 5.3290 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,800 5.3520 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,478 5.3168 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,878 5.3111 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,989 5.3447 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,780 5.3386 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,599 5.3373 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,107 5.2802 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,850 5.3234 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,763 5.3354 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,300 5.2839 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,026 5.3184 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,925 5.3008 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,813 5.3363 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,804 5.2883 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,773 5.2785 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,548 5.3399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,461 5.2775 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,383 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,356 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,300 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,189 5.3491 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 998 5.3351 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 960 5.3524 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 954 5.3125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 884 5.3473 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 808 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 790 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 764 5.3375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 752 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 726 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 651 5.2725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 552 5.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 536 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 435 5.3043 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 428 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 424 5.2875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 359 5.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 308 5.3511 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 279 5.2601 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 244 5.2669 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 203 5.3464 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 195 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 144 5.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 118 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 104 5.3485 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35 5.3051 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 12,797 5.3068 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 244 5.2669 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,107 5.2802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,300 5.2839 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,804 5.2883 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 544 5.2922 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35 5.3048 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,123 5.3059 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,878 5.3111 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,478 5.3168 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,768 5.3184 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 97,864 5.3216 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,764 5.3284 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,183 5.3290 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,211 5.3296 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,174 5.3303 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,254 5.3306 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,545 5.3311 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,164 5.3318 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,831 5.3328 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 110,998 5.3335 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,913 5.3365 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,599 5.3373 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,141 5.3388 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,822 5.3416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,989 5.3447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,434 5.3448 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,688 5.3469 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 104 5.3485 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,292 5.3489 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,189 5.3491 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 308 5.3511 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,800 5.3520 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 105,141 5.3527 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 58,270 5.3532 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43,249 5.3539 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,436 5.3547 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,996 5.3548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 156,486 5.3549 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 236,899 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.2727 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 528 5.2750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,085 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 61,011 5.2844 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 595 5.2937 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,140 5.2954 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,224 5.3012 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35 5.3051 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 300 5.3067 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 717 5.3144 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 654 5.3179 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,292 5.3195 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 258 5.3213 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,712 5.3305 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46,028 5.3397 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 83,869 5.3502 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,830 5.3514 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,480 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,137 5.3552 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 734 5.3262 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,284 5.2861 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,248 5.3542 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,271 5.3546 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening Long 391,067 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 440 5.2622 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 15,012 5.2966 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,139 5.3340 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 122,937 5.3383 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: 16 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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