REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 1139H Barclays PLC 11 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: 10 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: 8,694,540 1.77% 1,691,544 0.35%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,440,703 0.29% 8,673,315 1.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,135,243 2.07% 10,364,859 2.12%
(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 145,130 5.5804 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89,640 5.5859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 64,578 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,633 5.5924 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,222 5.5972 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,300 5.5965 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,590 5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,440 5.5933 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,264 5.5901 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,241 5.5945 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,962 5.5978 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,873 5.5810 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,991 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,743 5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,707 5.5988 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,580 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,062 5.5967 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,140 5.6043 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,520 5.5894 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,919 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,843 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,286 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,165 5.6074 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 900 5.5996 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 875 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 825 5.5980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 777 5.5952 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 692 5.5898 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 663 5.5796 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 628 5.6549 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 535 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 519 5.5936 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 384 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24 5.5883 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.5957 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 229,500 5.6030 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 131,688 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 125,643 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 105,627 5.5930 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 84,335 5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,875 5.5876 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,247 5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,084 5.5968 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,021 5.5824 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,915 5.6048 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,429 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,938 5.5853 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,799 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,447 5.5932 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,316 5.5971 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,847 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,747 5.6018 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,257 5.5937 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,127 5.5797 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,620 5.5792 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,784 5.5943 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,267 5.5870 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,906 5.5896 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,832 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,785 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,699 5.6025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,183 5.6016 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,084 5.5911 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 884 5.5966 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 875 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 794 5.5875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 693 5.6124 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 665 5.5828 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 628 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 617 5.6043 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 280 5.5920 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 87 5.5855 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24 5.5883 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7 5.5957 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 5.5825 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 3,620 5.5791 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,127 5.5797 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,288 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 84,335 5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,797 5.5815 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4 5.5818 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,021 5.5824 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 665 5.5828 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 153 5.5857 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 387 5.5858 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,875 5.5876 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24 5.5882 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,447 5.5932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,257 5.5937 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,784 5.5943 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7 5.5948 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,953 5.5968 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,316 5.5971 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 647 5.5995 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,170 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,183 5.6016 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 229,500 5.6030 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 693 5.6124 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 5.6149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 125,643 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,700 5.6180 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 172,084 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,590 5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24 5.5884 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,520 5.5894 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,155 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,264 5.5901 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.5904 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 519 5.5936 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 101 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7 5.5951 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 777 5.5952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,300 5.5965 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,222 5.5972 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,962 5.5978 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,707 5.5988 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,743 5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,140 5.6043 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,165 5.6074 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 384 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,843 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 61,330 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 310 5.5998 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 14,915 5.6048 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,630 5.6086 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,996 5.5924 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,580 5.6050 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: 11 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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