REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 2747U Barclays PLC 06 August 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: 05 Aug 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: 4,784,248 0.98% 639,129 0.13%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
500,851 0.10% 4,393,122 0.90%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,285,099 1.08% 5,032,251 1.03%
(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 110,681 7.5187 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 76,495 7.4822 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,566 7.4834 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,548 7.4811 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,882 7.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,877 7.5230 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,519 7.5033 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,293 7.5034 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,696 7.4803 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,899 7.5016 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,679 7.5191 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,547 7.5038 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,900 7.5012 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,083 7.4801 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,922 7.5042 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,127 7.5028 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,348 7.5068 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,178 7.4959 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,674 7.5166 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,628 7.5169 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,560 7.4998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,486 7.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,484 7.5205 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,348 7.5124 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,995 7.4949 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,994 7.5175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,932 7.5228 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,842 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,734 7.4992 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,657 7.5067 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,572 7.4964 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,472 7.5073 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,342 7.4975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,329 7.5105 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,298 7.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,199 7.5153 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,191 7.5007 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 914 7.5216 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 716 7.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 667 7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 608 7.5081 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 588 7.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 494 7.4965 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 486 7.5289 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 478 7.5066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 453 7.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 449 7.4967 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 391 7.5133 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 319 7.5190 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 299 7.5280 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 277 7.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 208 7.5119 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 204 7.5290 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 85 7.4951 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 32 7.5094 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9 7.4908 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 7.5222 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 92,004 7.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 83,884 7.5198 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,132 7.5029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,474 7.5051 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,763 7.4863 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,243 7.5030 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,109 7.4990 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,948 7.4857 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,491 7.4942 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,457 7.4967 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,117 7.5013 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,197 7.4969 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,797 7.5055 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,313 7.4803 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,850 7.4888 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,674 7.4916 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,917 7.5175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,626 7.5027 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,297 7.5177 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,138 7.5073 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,134 7.5022 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,900 7.4797 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,624 7.4909 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,486 7.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,375 7.4960 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,217 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,100 7.5062 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,674 7.5068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,550 7.5134 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,137 7.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,049 7.4930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 883 7.5056 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 881 7.5021 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 802 7.4996 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 745 7.4809 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 671 7.4975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 628 7.5186 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 599 7.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 575 7.4880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 336 7.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 328 7.4999 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 174 7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 94 7.4938 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.4902 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 7.5300 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 Closing Long 4,136 7.4925 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,900 7.4797 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 77,186 7.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,313 7.4803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,669 7.4825 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,948 7.4857 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 575 7.4880 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,850 7.4888 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,034 7.4892 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,713 7.4897 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,674 7.4916 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 94 7.4938 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,491 7.4942 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,457 7.4967 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,197 7.4969 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 130 7.4975 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,109 7.4990 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 352 7.5000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,232 7.5013 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,065 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,474 7.5051 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 883 7.5056 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,100 7.5062 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,402 7.5073 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 58 7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 628 7.5186 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,242 7.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,083 7.4801 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,696 7.4803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,741 7.4804 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,548 7.4811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,566 7.4834 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34 7.4842 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,848 7.4847 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14 7.4860 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,995 7.4949 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 78 7.4950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,422 7.4965 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,560 7.4998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,687 7.5005 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,068 7.5009 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,519 7.5033 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,547 7.5038 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 667 7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 391 7.5133 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,674 7.5166 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,240 7.5019 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: 06 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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