REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 5447R Barclays PLC 17 July 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 Jul 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: 4,908,684 1.00% 353,400 0.07%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 430,651 0.09% 4,613,405 0.94%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,339,335 1.09% 4,966,805 1.01%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
25p ordinary Purchase 319,048 7.9065 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89,281 7.8900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 76,368 7.8919 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 37,855 7.8989 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 34,055 7.8938 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,865 7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,872 7.8905 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,088 7.8913 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,974 7.8874 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,178 7.9020 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,900 7.9002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,997 7.8946 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,192 7.8917 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,613 7.8937 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,567 7.9009 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,225 7.8965 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,119 7.8903 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,737 7.8907 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,613 7.9000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,363 7.9045 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,199 7.8958 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,175 7.9244 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,053 7.9014 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,930 7.9601 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,841 7.8864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,821 7.9018 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,549 7.9066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,542 7.8992 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,467 7.8846 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,423 7.8870 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,283 7.9316 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,244 7.8934 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,033 7.9071 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,000 7.8720 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 962 7.8750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 755 7.8898 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 699 7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 612 7.8701 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 550 7.9021 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 524 7.8914 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 292 7.8742 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 271 7.9290 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 228 7.8800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 143 7.9400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50 7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 48 7.8825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26 7.9300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12 7.9650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 108,546 7.8911 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62,090 7.9184 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,363 7.9102 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,809 7.9198 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,824 7.8900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,889 7.9166 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,892 7.8945 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,848 7.9024 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,823 7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,302 7.8896 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,244 7.8907 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,270 7.9150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,234 7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,077 7.8982 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,793 7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,729 7.8894 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,581 7.8941 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,421 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,361 7.9071 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,215 7.8958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,135 7.9200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,056 7.9014 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 928 7.9261 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 770 7.9211 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 739 7.9440 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 735 7.8915 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 681 7.9012 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 675 7.9093 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 628 7.9067 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 544 7.9147 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 542 7.8750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 535 7.8933 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 421 7.8879 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 319 7.8725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 276 7.9400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 252 7.9600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 227 7.9042 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 107 7.8860 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 100 7.8899 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 90 7.8800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62 7.9598 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48 7.8825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36 7.8925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 7.9607 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 399 7.8963 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,470 7.8964 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,268 7.8963 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,470 7.8964 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 107 7.8860 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 117 7.8879 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,365 7.8894 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,302 7.8896 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 7.8898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 735 7.8915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36 7.8923 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,234 7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,196 7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,077 7.8982 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,834 7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 628 7.9067 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,361 7.9071 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 572 7.9136 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,164 7.9166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 62 7.9598 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 7.9600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 612 7.8701 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,974 7.8874 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,439 7.8900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,979 7.8901 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,970 7.8903 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,872 7.8905 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,737 7.8907 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,088 7.8913 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,192 7.8917 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 76,368 7.8919 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,865 7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43 7.8934 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,055 7.8938 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,633 7.8940 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,997 7.8946 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 816 7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,225 7.8965 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,979 7.8972 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,482 7.8976 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50 7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48 7.8989 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,613 7.9000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,567 7.9009 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,178 7.9020 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 264 7.9027 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,126 7.9032 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,012 7.9091 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 102 7.9550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,930 7.9601 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 8,247 7.8899 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 273 7.9152 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,137 7.9606 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) Exercising
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 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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