REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
19/09/2025 15:30
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RNS Number : 1175A Barclays PLC 19 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: 18 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: 3,078,887 0.63% 2,037,981 0.42%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,081,110 0.43% 2,866,764 0.59%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,159,997 1.05% 4,904,745 1.00%
(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 154,532 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 87,001 7.0928 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 38,312 7.0300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,210 7.1047 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,825 7.1168 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,047 7.1202 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,753 7.0866 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,720 7.0565 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,841 7.0297 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,100 7.0282 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,704 7.0567 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,954 7.0237 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,812 7.0924 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,164 7.0585 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,292 7.1026 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,064 7.1076 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 991 7.0852 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 811 7.1017 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 603 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 499 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 426 7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 270 6.9400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 270 7.1032 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 263 7.0050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 205 6.9839 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 140 6.9350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 85 7.0245 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 66 7.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 43 6.9225 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24 7.0250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 332,308 7.1113 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 300,937 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 88,893 7.0838 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,302 7.1092 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,512 7.0842 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,894 7.0851 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,937 7.1104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,963 7.0459 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,649 7.1062 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,108 7.1174 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,739 7.1196 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,236 7.0527 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,241 7.1195 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,926 7.0963 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,059 7.0180 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,968 7.0611 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,378 7.0563 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,235 7.0769 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,870 7.0376 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,602 7.0523 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,492 7.1138 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,081 7.0926 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,999 7.0849 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,583 7.0455 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,495 7.1161 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,970 6.9882 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,762 6.9992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,688 7.0501 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,197 7.0743 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,134 7.0978 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,111 7.0803 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,068 7.1103 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,194 7.0086 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,944 7.0358 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,884 7.0354 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,875 7.0807 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,225 7.0602 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,206 7.0805 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,161 7.0837 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,575 7.0646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,341 7.0936 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,255 7.0765 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 927 7.0399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 733 7.0350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 558 7.0033 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 534 7.1075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 411 7.0766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 372 7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 313 7.0965 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 270 6.9402 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 270 6.9400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 159 7.0532 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 150 7.0217 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 140 7.0407 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 125 7.0046 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68 7.1093 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 66 7.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 55 7.0422 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 13,108 6.9325 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,893 6.9475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 125 7.0046 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,194 7.0086 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 7.0150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,059 7.0180 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,209 7.0330 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,884 7.0354 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,944 7.0358 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,870 7.0376 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 927 7.0399 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,963 7.0459 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,688 7.0501 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,236 7.0527 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,642 7.0554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,968 7.0611 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,971 7.0629 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,575 7.0646 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,000 7.0695 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,235 7.0769 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,953 7.0790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,111 7.0803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,206 7.0805 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,875 7.0807 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,981 7.0815 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,182 7.0819 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,161 7.0837 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88,893 7.0838 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,512 7.0842 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 53 7.0844 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,999 7.0849 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,894 7.0851 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,081 7.0926 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,240 7.0952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,056 7.0963 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 313 7.0965 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,649 7.1062 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,068 7.1103 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,937 7.1104 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,492 7.1138 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,992 7.1148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,495 7.1161 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,108 7.1174 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 128,414 7.1188 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,241 7.1195 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,875 7.1196 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 269,252 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,108 6.9325 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 140 6.9350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,893 6.9475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,799 6.9527 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 263 7.0050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 7.0150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24 7.0250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,345 7.0328 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,691 7.0336 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,720 7.0565 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,393 7.0567 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,164 7.0585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,812 7.0924 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 49,320 7.0946 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,288 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 603 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,210 7.1047 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,125 7.1166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,825 7.1168 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,234 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,047 7.1202 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 230 7.1213 USD
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,970 6.9882 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,762 6.9991 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 150 7.0218 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 140 7.0407 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,781 7.0478 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 9,937 7.0500 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,430 7.0540 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 7,482 7.0846 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,824 7.0947 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,211 7.0958 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 68 7.1092 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 460 6.9254 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 85 7.0245 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 9,937 7.0500 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 991 7.0853 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,292 7.1026 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 270 7.1032 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 Sep 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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