REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 9902L Barclays PLC 17 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: 16 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: 8,164,247 1.67% 4,246,907 0.87%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,197,442 0.86% 8,114,755 1.66%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,361,689 2.52% 12,361,662 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 251,293 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89,092 5.3225 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,399 5.3284 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 37,179 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,955 5.3252 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,023 5.3258 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,937 5.3246 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,228 5.2991 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,145 5.3139 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,820 5.3205 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,976 5.3251 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,969 5.3256 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,934 5.3083 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,755 5.3234 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,202 5.3369 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,132 5.3367 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,676 5.3335 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,748 5.3275 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,673 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,437 5.3279 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,312 5.3266 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,277 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,072 5.3287 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 950 5.3425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 942 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 873 5.3274 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 738 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 587 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 465 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 444 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 437 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 360 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 234 5.3308 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 121 5.3482 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 96 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 37 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19 5.3454 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.3744 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 214,164 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 138,046 5.3251 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 66,466 5.3291 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 56,726 5.3206 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 45,224 5.3275 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,243 5.3225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,081 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,630 5.3239 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,824 5.3333 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,694 5.3355 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,109 5.3178 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,200 5.3279 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,565 5.3339 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,127 5.3247 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,877 5.3183 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,874 5.3307 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,310 5.3386 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,002 5.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,120 5.3293 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,976 5.3268 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,505 5.3345 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,888 5.3316 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,614 5.2991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,235 5.3334 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,967 5.3083 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,947 5.3005 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,601 5.3369 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,573 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,481 5.3331 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,463 5.3315 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,416 5.3300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,277 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,207 5.3304 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 963 5.3409 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 862 5.3172 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 800 5.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 758 5.3359 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 738 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 606 5.3400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 500 5.3450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 475 5.3425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 465 5.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 447 5.3645 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 445 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 437 5.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 355 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 234 5.3306 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 96 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39 5.3274 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 37 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 5.3500 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 6,917 5.3252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 159 5.2907 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 182 5.2908 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,105 5.3027 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,039 5.3037 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 862 5.3172 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,109 5.3178 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,653 5.3180 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.3200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,280 5.3238 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,630 5.3239 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,127 5.3247 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 222,323 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,300 5.3261 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 66,466 5.3291 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,120 5.3293 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,207 5.3304 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,011 5.3306 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,824 5.3333 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,565 5.3339 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,583 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,694 5.3355 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 454 5.3376 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,400 5.3391 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 355 5.3550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 447 5.3645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 966 5.3069 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,200 5.3100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,145 5.3139 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,356 5.3166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 606 5.3225 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,937 5.3246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 106,306 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,299 5.3252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,284 5.3253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,969 5.3256 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 5.3266 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,437 5.3279 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 234 5.3308 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,676 5.3335 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 379 5.3350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 300 5.3433 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 121 5.3482 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 37,163 5.3500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 867 5.3391 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 50,553 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 758 5.3358 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,026 5.3250 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 12,515 5.3253 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 52,936 5.3255 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 735 5.3264 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 19 5.3452 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 4,811 5.3508 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: 17 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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