REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 4977A Barclays PLC 23 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: 22 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: 3,402,642 0.70% 3,276,991 0.67%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,146,656 0.64% 3,308,817 0.68%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 6,549,298 1.34% 6,585,808 1.35%
(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 420,822 7.0150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 100,703 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 98,974 7.0545 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35,218 7.0460 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,248 7.0564 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,915 7.0707 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,000 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,100 7.0381 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,044 7.0529 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,810 7.0553 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,320 7.0436 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,281 7.0527 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,735 7.0510 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,459 7.1266 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,959 7.0462 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,725 7.0487 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,500 7.0200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,034 7.0444 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,679 7.0336 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,102 7.0375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,949 7.0476 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,570 7.0519 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,253 7.0501 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,291 7.0307 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,030 7.0585 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,020 7.0388 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 933 7.0300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 794 7.0294 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 767 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 695 7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 454 7.0419 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 448 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 376 7.0350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 321 7.0710 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 203 7.0800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 190 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 132 7.0397 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 113 7.0425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24 7.0164 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 995,968 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 109,959 7.0513 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 70,399 7.0558 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,950 7.0548 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,183 7.0243 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,433 7.0478 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,661 7.0479 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,139 7.0181 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,099 7.0421 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,000 7.0552 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,174 7.0516 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,497 7.0426 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,514 7.0402 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,984 7.0422 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,930 7.0496 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,587 7.0388 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,448 7.0370 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,829 7.0401 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,237 7.0366 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,948 7.0455 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,895 7.0542 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,640 7.0475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,594 7.0463 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,497 7.0407 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,481 7.0261 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,373 7.0444 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,234 7.0468 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,119 7.0371 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 848 7.0399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 800 7.0493 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 767 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 695 7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 638 6.9923 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 620 7.0221 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 590 7.0396 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 490 7.0249 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 417 7.0694 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 379 7.0502 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 376 7.0350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 339 7.0645 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 240 7.0375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 232 7.0200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 219 7.0551 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 200 7.0545 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 192 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113 7.0425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21 7.0294 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11 7.0527 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 7.0599 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 638 6.9922 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,139 7.0181 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,183 7.0243 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,771 7.0334 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,500 7.0351 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 86 7.0365 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 184 7.0371 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,522 7.0372 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,045 7.0383 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,134 7.0385 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50 7.0393 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 547 7.0394 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40 7.0395 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 678 7.0396 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 848 7.0399 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 876 7.0419 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,099 7.0421 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 795 7.0446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,419 7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,818 7.0452 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,071 7.0465 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,234 7.0468 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,661 7.0479 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32 7.0485 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 434 7.0487 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 800 7.0493 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,930 7.0496 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 379 7.0502 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,710 7.0505 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,174 7.0516 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11 7.0522 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,096 7.0538 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,644 7.0542 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 200 7.0545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,950 7.0548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,466 7.0549 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,401 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,000 7.0552 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10 7.0599 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 339 7.0645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 192 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18 7.0658 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 417 7.0694 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 7.0742 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 420,822 7.0150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24 7.0164 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 7.0200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,679 7.0336 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,862 7.0375 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,100 7.0381 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6 7.0383 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,020 7.0388 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,320 7.0436 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,034 7.0444 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,419 7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,019 7.0451 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,311 7.0471 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,253 7.0501 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,620 7.0505 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,388 7.0518 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,570 7.0519 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,044 7.0529 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,557 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,810 7.0553 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,961 7.0555 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,248 7.0564 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 604 7.0564 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,030 7.0585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 190 7.0700 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 545 7.0395 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 17,067 7.0430 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 24,544 7.0436 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,759 7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 938,963 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 21 7.0552 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 238 7.0665 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,096 7.0292 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,337 7.0340 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 723 7.0455 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 203 7.0805 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: 23 Sep 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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