REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 1605M Barclays PLC 18 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: 17 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: 7,828,346 1.60% 4,341,455 0.89%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,234,020 0.86% 7,755,919 1.58%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,062,366 2.46% 12,097,374 2.47%
(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 163,231 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 88,528 5.4159 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 67,088 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 47,286 5.3779 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41,851 5.4152 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,698 5.3749 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,345 5.4251 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,761 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,395 5.3740 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,994 5.4252 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,464 5.3861 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,302 5.3729 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,414 5.3746 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,440 5.3828 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,558 5.3835 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,139 5.3747 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,979 5.3886 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,892 5.3919 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,827 5.3968 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,534 5.3644 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,525 5.4233 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,284 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,172 5.4054 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,102 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 966 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 872 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 566 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 540 5.4052 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 480 5.3830 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 445 5.4111 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 127 5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35 5.3674 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12 5.3935 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 233,946 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 182,480 5.4237 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80,108 5.3938 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52,435 5.3758 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,384 5.3812 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 45,554 5.4220 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,264 5.4159 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 40,845 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,102 5.3708 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,652 5.3975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,200 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,363 5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,569 5.3759 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,010 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,802 5.4241 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,577 5.3661 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,024 5.3891 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,944 5.3768 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,837 5.4094 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,439 5.4234 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,732 5.3873 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,683 5.3803 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,088 5.4175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,900 5.3843 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,643 5.3780 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,193 5.4107 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,981 5.3792 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,777 5.3721 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,672 5.3912 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,465 5.3818 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,187 5.4131 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,040 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 890 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 642 5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 466 5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 446 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 371 5.4207 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 290 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 100 5.3548 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 92 5.3977 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57 5.3898 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35 5.3674 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 5.3637 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 8,068 5.3771 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 5.3548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16 5.3634 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,577 5.3661 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35 5.3673 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,102 5.3708 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 52,435 5.3758 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,944 5.3768 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 421 5.3778 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,981 5.3792 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40,812 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,384 5.3812 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,363 5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12 5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,829 5.3876 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57 5.3898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 5.3899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 890 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,672 5.3912 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,139 5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 80,108 5.3938 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 92 5.3977 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,779 5.4056 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,837 5.4094 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 79 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,193 5.4107 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,187 5.4131 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 885 5.4147 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 329 5.4162 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 371 5.4207 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45,554 5.4220 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,439 5.4234 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 55,954 5.4249 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 128,733 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,534 5.3644 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35 5.3676 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,302 5.3729 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,395 5.3740 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,286 5.3779 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 67,088 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,558 5.3835 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 549 5.3858 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 127 5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12 5.3935 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 103 5.4046 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 540 5.4052 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,172 5.4054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 261 5.4094 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 827 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,695 5.4140 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,525 5.4233 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 37,635 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,345 5.4251 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,994 5.4252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,034 5.3845 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 28,652 5.3975 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 57,327 5.4245 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 9,455 5.4246 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 8,570 5.3856 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,979 5.3886 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 66,791 5.4036 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 16,208 5.4250 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: 18 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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