REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 3885Z Barclays PLC 15 September 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: 12 Sep 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: 3,430,731 0.70% 1,376,154 0.28%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,447,679 0.30% 3,169,032 0.65%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,878,410 1.00% 4,545,186 0.93%
(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 77,933 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54,069 7.0996 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 32,844 7.0951 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,704 7.0953 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,767 7.1004 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,536 7.0927 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,397 7.1036 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,517 7.1047 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,015 7.0959 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,904 7.0989 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,416 7.1072 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,379 7.0878 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,925 7.1024 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,858 7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,600 7.1040 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,452 7.0969 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,409 7.0734 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,138 7.0721 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,010 7.1122 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 905 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 850 7.1021 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 755 7.1279 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 639 7.1154 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 490 7.1059 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 412 7.0985 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 357 7.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 311 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 274 7.0884 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 128 7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 119 7.0983 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 105 7.0958 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 69 7.1069 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 7.0742 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19 7.1073 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6 7.1025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 7.0800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 161,131 7.0964 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,038 7.1020 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,788 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,359 7.1087 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,942 7.0905 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,900 7.1035 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,881 7.1006 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,893 7.0907 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,086 7.0946 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,626 7.0971 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,508 7.0968 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,915 7.0923 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,805 7.0985 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,149 7.0986 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,143 7.1051 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,079 7.0958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,182 7.0945 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,176 7.1004 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,082 7.0976 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,013 7.0892 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 956 7.0991 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 916 7.1105 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 914 7.0931 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 890 7.1075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 714 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 662 7.1049 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 660 7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 545 7.1274 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 412 7.0992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 373 7.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 340 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 227 7.0752 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 119 7.0990 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69 7.1076 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 7.1065 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 7.1066 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 7.0800 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 1 7.0748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,942 7.0905 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,893 7.0907 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,915 7.0923 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 914 7.0931 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,248 7.0946 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 102,003 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,554 7.0954 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,079 7.0958 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 105 7.0966 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,082 7.0976 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,149 7.0986 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 956 7.0991 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,176 7.1004 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,881 7.1006 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 42,038 7.1020 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,983 7.1026 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,900 7.1035 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,086 7.1038 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 211 7.1054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16 7.1065 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,070 7.1072 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19 7.1073 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,473 7.1134 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,648 7.1141 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,546 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 58 7.1294 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,963 7.1300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,501 7.1350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,933 7.1425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,912 7.1475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,653 7.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,774 7.1650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,409 7.0734 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 7.0751 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,991 7.0860 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,379 7.0878 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 274 7.0884 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,536 7.0927 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,077 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 32,844 7.0951 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,704 7.0953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,015 7.0959 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,928 7.0962 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 472 7.0963 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,923 7.0971 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,281 7.1014 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,858 7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,115 7.1022 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,997 7.1027 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,600 7.1040 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,103 7.1049 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 490 7.1059 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,497 7.1066 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19 7.1076 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 639 7.1154 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,546 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,963 7.1300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,501 7.1350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,933 7.1425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,912 7.1475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,653 7.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,774 7.1650 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 514 7.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 8,428 7.0867 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 12,137 7.0944 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,207 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 7,045 7.0983 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 16,021 7.1007 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 19,533 7.1100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 183 7.1295 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 128 7.1055 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 102 7.1304 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: 15 Sep 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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