REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 5408M Barclays PLC 22 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: 19 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: 7,491,380 1.53% 4,864,735 0.99%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,598,177 0.93% 7,201,294 1.47%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,089,557 2.46% 12,066,029 2.46%
(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 691,260 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 151,022 5.4785 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 96,900 5.4796 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 48,457 5.4875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44,789 5.4681 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,353 5.4707 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,245 5.4802 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,907 5.4756 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,119 5.4789 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,112 5.4809 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,073 5.4804 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,436 5.4716 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,018 5.4697 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,619 5.4825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,204 5.4884 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,890 5.4759 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,735 5.4827 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,277 5.4798 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,008 5.4921 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,885 5.4725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,857 5.4674 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,796 5.4366 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,626 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,585 5.4795 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,373 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,338 5.4852 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,188 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,077 5.4740 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 731 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 674 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 486 5.4605 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 365 5.4566 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 311 5.4584 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 305 5.4527 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89 5.4998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 60 5.4708 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 5.4627 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9 5.4853 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.4728 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,233,314 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 154,090 5.4801 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 75,584 5.4742 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 75,550 5.4785 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,286 5.4790 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,448 5.4739 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,805 5.4806 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,528 5.4803 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,150 5.4768 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,567 5.4837 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,900 5.4846 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,658 5.4880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,446 5.4808 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,988 5.4796 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,478 5.4690 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,462 5.4839 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,218 5.4716 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,896 5.4810 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,926 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,721 5.4795 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,703 5.4685 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,589 5.4873 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,527 5.4504 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,409 5.4713 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,070 5.4910 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,043 5.4797 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,945 5.4759 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,840 5.4872 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,803 5.4770 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,661 5.4922 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,318 5.4613 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,188 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,119 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,004 5.4921 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 981 5.4734 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 936 5.4746 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 774 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 758 5.4724 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 736 5.4825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 718 5.4855 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 687 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 672 5.4951 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 646 5.4580 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 445 5.4725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 357 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 302 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 241 5.4556 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 226 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 82 5.4684 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78 5.4772 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 59 5.4814 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.5050 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 Decreasing Short 2,527 5.4504 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 241 5.4556 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,318 5.4613 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 778 5.4626 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 5.4649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 357 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 82 5.4683 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,703 5.4685 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 758 5.4724 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,547 5.4738 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,448 5.4739 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 75,584 5.4742 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 936 5.4746 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,599 5.4767 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,150 5.4768 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,803 5.4770 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41,286 5.4790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,240 5.4791 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,454 5.4796 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 63,171 5.4797 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 221,854 5.4799 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 505,803 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,044 5.4801 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,892 5.4803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,828 5.4806 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,446 5.4808 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41,054 5.4810 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,567 5.4837 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19 5.4847 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17 5.4870 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,840 5.4872 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,724 5.4873 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,796 5.4366 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 305 5.4528 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 486 5.4605 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22 5.4626 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,394 5.4645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 731 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,857 5.4674 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,018 5.4697 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 922 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,413 5.4707 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7 5.4725 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,119 5.4789 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,959 5.4794 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,277 5.4798 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 118,573 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24,245 5.4802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,073 5.4804 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,338 5.4852 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 69 5.4855 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,000 5.4875 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 646 5.4580 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,951 5.4742 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 558 5.4863 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,516 5.4454 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,188 5.4515 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 86,371 5.4790 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 31,422 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 118 5.4804 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 9 5.4855 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: 22 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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