REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 3434D Barclays PLC 14 October 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: 13 Oct 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: 5,647,611 1.15% 1,997,039 0.41%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,851,104 0.38% 5,478,444 1.12%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 7,498,715 1.53% 7,475,483 1.53%
(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 718,403 6.0194 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 163,997 6.0150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 125,000 6.1226 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 76,714 6.1115 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 70,625 6.0665 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36,722 6.0184 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 33,644 6.0162 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,880 6.0449 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,943 6.1051 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,617 6.0459 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,799 6.0892 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,525 6.0153 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,400 6.1291 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,210 6.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,814 6.0862 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,706 6.1267 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,450 6.1028 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,213 6.0962 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,461 6.1196 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,712 6.0175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,562 6.0380 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,028 6.1099 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,142 6.1027 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,462 6.1033 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,090 6.1042 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,336 6.1055 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,316 6.0976 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,628 6.1395 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,485 6.1186 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,360 6.1274 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,982 6.0204 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,391 6.0568 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,383 6.1227 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,379 6.0956 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,367 6.1084 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,173 6.0346 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,778 6.0836 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,747 6.1222 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,689 6.0853 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,575 6.1239 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,571 6.0861 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,547 6.0972 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,400 6.1302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,393 6.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,350 6.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,239 6.1347 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,096 6.1229 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,045 6.1201 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,000 6.1595 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 915 6.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 876 6.1133 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 834 6.1077 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 819 6.1279 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 747 6.1243 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 602 6.1199 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 482 6.0975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 429 6.0898 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 409 6.1292 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 407 6.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 406 6.1125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 365 6.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 342 6.1375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 321 6.1425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 200 6.1207 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39 6.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 233,272 6.0252 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 88,461 6.0150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 54,292 6.0167 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 43,340 6.0928 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,228 6.0267 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,372 6.1098 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,454 6.1131 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,000 6.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,169 6.0894 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,039 6.0844 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,422 6.0931 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,917 6.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,592 6.1295 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,067 6.1126 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,734 6.1039 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,564 6.0946 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,233 6.1529 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,000 6.1186 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,000 6.0967 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,996 6.1065 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,438 6.1171 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,348 6.1393 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,344 6.1494 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,112 6.1077 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,048 6.1475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,040 6.0892 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,808 6.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,609 6.1735 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,600 6.1019 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,600 6.0915 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,446 6.0974 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,204 6.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,086 6.1230 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,060 6.1096 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 916 6.1380 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 916 6.1222 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 814 6.1366 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 814 6.1419 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 811 6.1167 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 785 6.1423 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 766 6.0940 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 764 6.1225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 670 6.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 650 6.0253 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 600 6.1360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 569 6.0921 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 486 6.1174 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 466 6.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 455 6.1164 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 436 6.0747 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 418 6.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 414 6.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 406 6.1125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 397 6.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 394 6.1668 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 329 6.0721 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 323 6.1329 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 316 6.1320 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 244 6.1525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 200 6.0935 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 188 6.1508 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 153 6.1319 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 150 6.1210 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 119 6.1199 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 81 6.0886 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80 6.1139 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80 6.1237 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 49 6.0889 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 40 6.1192 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32 6.0890 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32 6.1286 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32 6.1189 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32 6.0930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 6.1047 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 6.0943 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16 6.0938 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 6.1091 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9 6.0740 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 6.1206 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 12,924 6.0138 USD
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 422 6.0150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 233,272 6.0252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 650 6.0253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41,228 6.0267 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,039 6.0844 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,272 6.0913 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 478 6.0926 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43,340 6.0928 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,422 6.0931 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 766 6.0940 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,446 6.0974 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 670 6.1000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,195 6.1035 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,734 6.1039 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 119 6.1199 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 357 6.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 916 6.1222 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,592 6.1295 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,976 6.1400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 244 6.1525 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 365 6.1668 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29 6.1670 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,103 6.1675 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 834 6.1800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 435,352 6.0150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,525 6.0153 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,644 6.0162 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,722 6.0184 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,982 6.0204 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 79,900 6.0217 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,173 6.0346 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,562 6.0380 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,880 6.0449 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,617 6.0459 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,391 6.0568 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 70,625 6.0665 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,689 6.0853 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,571 6.0861 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,213 6.0962 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,450 6.1027 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,090 6.1042 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,620 6.1063 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 834 6.1077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,848 6.1085 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,028 6.1099 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 76,714 6.1115 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,674 6.1124 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,155 6.1141 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,813 6.1150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 641 6.1155 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,747 6.1222 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,383 6.1227 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 747 6.1243 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,400 6.1291 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 409 6.1292 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,976 6.1400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,103 6.1675 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 834 6.1800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,362 6.1494 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 196,805 6.0154 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 32,001 6.0155 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,838 6.0726 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,051 6.1058 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,754 6.1070 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: 14 Oct 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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