REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 7244G Barclays PLC 07 November 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: 06 Nov 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: 8,945,401 1.83% 1,572,763 0.32%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,334,987 0.27% 8,923,675 1.82%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,280,388 2.10% 10,496,438 2.14%
(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 278,762 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 118,201 5.5758 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 114,349 5.5780 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 72,562 5.5742 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 70,710 5.5976 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 53,585 5.5944 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,110 5.5790 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,000 5.5894 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,636 5.5752 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,423 5.5739 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,528 5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,012 5.6032 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,642 5.6188 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,743 5.5932 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,456 5.5954 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,304 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,940 5.6075 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,717 5.5936 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,343 5.6129 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,393 5.6078 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,306 5.6092 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,230 5.5864 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,062 5.5775 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,454 5.5838 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,709 5.6052 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,626 5.6277 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,396 5.5881 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,372 5.6302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,996 5.6146 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,945 5.5860 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,790 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,683 5.6213 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,357 5.6058 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,094 5.5980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,751 5.5859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,654 5.6225 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,332 5.6328 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,173 5.5971 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 862 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 831 5.5974 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 789 5.5840 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 610 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 464 5.6025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 459 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 360 5.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 312 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 294 5.5741 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 154 5.5825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 110 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 87 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 65 5.5700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31 5.5740 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 127,409 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 96,718 5.5751 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,740 5.6231 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,104 5.5761 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,037 5.5921 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,094 5.5931 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,206 5.6117 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,908 5.5838 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,526 5.5867 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,834 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,792 5.5881 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,439 5.5994 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,859 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,188 5.5980 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,254 5.6285 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,141 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,363 5.5961 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,126 5.6056 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,040 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,998 5.5836 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,934 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,611 5.5989 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,002 5.6770 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 952 5.5853 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 789 5.6203 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 506 5.6109 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 383 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 383 5.6307 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 373 5.6152 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 351 5.5823 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 65 5.5700 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 1,366 5.5645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,375 5.5741 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 335 5.5742 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,920 5.5747 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,206 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,998 5.5836 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,966 5.5839 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,156 5.5842 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 84 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 952 5.5853 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 953 5.5867 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,037 5.5921 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,401 5.5939 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 788 5.5940 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,363 5.5961 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,439 5.5994 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 506 5.6109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,047 5.6118 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 789 5.6203 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,000 5.6253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,254 5.6285 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,002 5.6771 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 284 5.5696 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 342,671 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,636 5.5752 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,845 5.5760 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,065 5.5761 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,454 5.5771 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,062 5.5775 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,110 5.5790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 666 5.5839 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5 5.5844 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 118 5.5845 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,751 5.5859 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,945 5.5860 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 40,777 5.5882 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,743 5.5932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,717 5.5936 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 53,585 5.5944 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,334 5.5946 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,008 5.5953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,448 5.5954 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,173 5.5971 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 70,710 5.5976 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,528 5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,340 5.6067 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,940 5.6075 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,393 5.6077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,343 5.6129 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,281 5.6137 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 803 5.5853 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,404 5.6229 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,367 5.5905 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: 07 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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