REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
19/08/2025 14:45
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RNS Number : 9527V Barclays PLC 19 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: 18 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: 4,120,067 0.84% 705,939 0.14%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
587,859 0.12% 3,814,792 0.78%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,707,926 0.96% 4,520,731 0.92%
(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 69,419 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 55,208 7.2978 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,376 7.2802 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,098 7.3009 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,167 7.3045 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,592 7.3023 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,496 7.2772 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,052 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,578 7.2981 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,758 7.3104 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,472 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,036 7.2859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,735 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,699 7.3194 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,641 7.3228 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,600 7.3010 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,400 7.3065 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,959 7.3444 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,740 7.2934 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,683 7.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,674 7.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,656 7.3178 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,603 7.2760 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,499 7.2825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,496 7.2764 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,160 7.2925 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,130 7.2675 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 999 7.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 818 7.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 682 7.2847 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 657 7.2725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 393 7.2975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 356 7.2777 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 300 7.2625 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 102 7.2865 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 84 7.2842 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33 7.2782 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52,761 7.2899 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39,653 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,175 7.2756 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,909 7.3024 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,714 7.2937 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,533 7.2863 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,508 7.2763 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,221 7.2857 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,332 7.3165 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,117 7.2991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,527 7.2746 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,467 7.2980 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,223 7.3097 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,880 7.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,382 7.2896 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,819 7.3029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,190 7.2748 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,964 7.2882 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,784 7.3088 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,284 7.3077 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,069 7.3132 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,018 7.3075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,465 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,218 7.3130 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,192 7.3374 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,137 7.3223 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,109 7.2854 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,066 7.3090 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,894 7.3083 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,582 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,223 7.2825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,160 7.2925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,130 7.2675 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,041 7.2862 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 947 7.3143 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 818 7.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 728 7.2975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 657 7.2725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 641 7.2696 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 549 7.3001 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 545 7.2965 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 539 7.2652 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 539 7.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 417 7.2988 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 335 7.3025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 328 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 309 7.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 300 7.2625 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 295 7.3500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 270 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 138 7.3096 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48 7.2818 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 11,527 7.2746 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,190 7.2748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,496 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,175 7.2756 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,508 7.2763 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 340 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48 7.2817 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,204 7.2850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,533 7.2863 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,613 7.2940 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 72,985 7.2944 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,467 7.2980 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,256 7.2988 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,117 7.2991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 65 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 549 7.3001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 491 7.3014 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,909 7.3024 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,280 7.3034 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 78 7.3054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,284 7.3077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,894 7.3083 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,784 7.3087 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,066 7.3090 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 138 7.3096 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16 7.3098 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 254 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,184 7.3218 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,137 7.3223 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 341 7.2700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,239 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,603 7.2760 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,496 7.2764 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,496 7.2772 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 356 7.2777 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 276 7.2825 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 548 7.2834 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7 7.2850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 102 7.2865 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,740 7.2934 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46,214 7.2968 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,578 7.2981 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 86,099 7.2983 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,600 7.3010 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 475 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16 7.3101 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,641 7.3228 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 160 7.3350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,959 7.3444 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,706 7.3079 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,218 7.3128 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 684 7.2951 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: 19 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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