REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
24/10/2025 12:00
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RNS Number : 7870E Barclays PLC 24 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: 23 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: 8,234,032 1.68% 1,494,759 0.31%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,326,627 0.27% 8,180,904 1.67%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,560,659 1.95% 9,675,663 1.98%
(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 157,103 5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 113,242 5.9085 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 64,324 5.9251 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57,221 5.8647 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 56,588 5.8644 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,566 5.8650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,000 5.8853 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36,674 5.8911 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,196 5.8764 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,322 5.8759 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,458 5.8314 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,403 5.9041 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,582 5.8958 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,949 5.8959 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,255 5.8948 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,141 5.9045 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,909 5.9299 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,373 5.8718 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,336 5.8066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,545 5.9129 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,536 5.9048 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,368 5.8446 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,288 5.8792 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,507 5.8842 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,069 5.8475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,857 5.8921 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,845 5.8433 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,616 5.8875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,529 5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,405 5.8950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,321 5.9011 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,118 5.9145 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,011 5.9126 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,449 5.9276 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,235 5.8545 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,220 5.9133 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,098 5.9400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 903 5.8500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 874 5.8912 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 814 5.9000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 800 5.8850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 798 5.8700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 721 5.8450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 680 5.8844 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 587 5.8750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 562 5.9266 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 406 5.8805 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 377 5.8900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 357 5.8550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 337 5.8675 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 303 5.9350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 252 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 139 5.9250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 130 5.8600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 114 5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 5.9090 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 309,230 5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 175,988 5.8917 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126,614 5.8658 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 115,430 5.8833 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 88,937 5.8358 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72,503 5.9015 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,221 5.8647 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 55,214 5.8931 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 54,722 5.8848 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,505 5.8792 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,762 5.9263 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,812 5.9007 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,156 5.8837 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,640 5.7963 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,530 5.9286 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,504 5.8770 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,383 5.8650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,097 5.9297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,929 5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,146 5.9279 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,012 5.8961 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,954 5.7907 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,494 5.9116 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,672 5.7940 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,388 5.7815 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,741 5.8696 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,374 5.7906 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,006 5.9068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,914 5.8308 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,985 5.9243 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,785 5.8624 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,307 5.8720 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,290 5.8857 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,772 5.8641 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,935 5.8868 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,854 5.9293 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,837 5.8459 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,061 5.8888 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,676 5.8923 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,434 5.8948 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,033 5.8646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,828 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,701 5.8995 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,595 5.8914 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,114 5.8812 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,079 5.9291 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,737 5.8977 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,529 5.8609 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,233 5.8800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,910 5.8573 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,600 5.9304 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,528 5.9030 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,399 5.8649 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,139 5.8950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 992 5.9339 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 955 5.8471 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 817 5.8788 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 796 5.8500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 768 5.8753 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 719 5.8450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 587 5.8750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 576 5.8802 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 526 5.8700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 400 5.9400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 377 5.8900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 357 5.8550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 344 5.9281 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 303 5.9350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 298 5.9298 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 180 5.9005 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 144 5.9127 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 130 5.8600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72 5.8898 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6 5.9283 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 5.9288 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.8505 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 1,203 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 132,000 5.7869 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 510 5.8099 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 72 5.8433 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,910 5.8573 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,772 5.8641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,033 5.8646 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,399 5.8649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,636 5.8673 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,307 5.8720 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76,795 5.8767 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 817 5.8788 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,505 5.8792 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 576 5.8802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 115,430 5.8833 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,156 5.8837 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 54,722 5.8848 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,290 5.8857 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,935 5.8868 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,833 5.8877 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,445 5.8894 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 72 5.8898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,595 5.8914 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,239 5.8915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,061 5.8917 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,676 5.8923 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 55,214 5.8931 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 913 5.8950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,812 5.9007 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,347 5.9126 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 144 5.9127 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,985 5.9243 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,762 5.9263 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,146 5.9279 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 344 5.9281 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6 5.9283 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,530 5.9286 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 165 5.9290 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,914 5.9291 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27 5.9292 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,827 5.9293 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,097 5.9297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 298 5.9298 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 185,949 5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 992 5.9339 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 238 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,336 5.8066 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 252 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,069 5.8475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,165 5.8650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,373 5.8718 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 406 5.8805 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,000 5.8853 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,857 5.8921 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,731 5.8925 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41,419 5.8942 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,141 5.9045 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68,000 5.9048 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 663 5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22 5.9089 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,011 5.9126 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,545 5.9129 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,975 5.9188 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 562 5.9266 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,909 5.9299 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,120 5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 838 5.8869 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,700 5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,053 5.8843 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 574 5.9060 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 43,376 5.9188 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 18,210 5.9200 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,019 5.8378 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: 24 Oct 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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