REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
12/11/2025 13:30
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RNS Number : 2848H Barclays PLC 12 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: 11 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: 8,453,660 1.73% 1,627,936 0.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,364,436 0.28% 8,425,645 1.72%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,818,096 2.00% 10,053,581 2.05%
(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 329,283 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 171,871 5.6663 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 47,237 5.6688 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,014 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,373 5.5885 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,199 5.6004 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,600 5.6134 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,036 5.6211 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,973 5.6204 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,464 5.6132 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,189 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,032 5.6702 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,252 5.6106 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,554 5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,274 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,191 5.5837 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,378 5.6022 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,372 5.6393 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,547 5.5874 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,512 5.6316 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,300 5.5689 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,272 5.6412 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 997 5.6119 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 978 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 900 5.6298 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 839 5.6251 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 787 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 708 5.6548 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 708 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 706 5.5955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 701 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 698 5.5893 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 394 5.6078 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 356 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 219 5.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 183 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 170 5.6430 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 154 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 133 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 5.5965 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39 5.5975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.6425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 414,121 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 227,104 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,022 5.6630 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,102 5.6560 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,795 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,252 5.6426 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,389 5.6375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,746 5.6680 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,874 5.6549 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,704 5.5945 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,283 5.6422 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,058 5.6697 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,657 5.5909 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,476 5.6541 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,195 5.5929 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,102 5.6444 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,784 5.5902 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,567 5.6237 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,404 5.5925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,217 5.5998 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,878 5.6533 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,706 5.6606 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,173 5.5835 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,087 5.6045 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,919 5.6030 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,373 5.5934 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,276 5.6011 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,267 5.6008 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,249 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,072 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 878 5.6692 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 834 5.5851 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 804 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 708 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 680 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 554 5.5853 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 453 5.6075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 437 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 436 5.5970 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 433 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 390 5.5825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 356 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 329 5.6691 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 308 5.6078 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 220 5.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 219 5.5651 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 56 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7 5.6425 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 370,000 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,792 5.5924 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,704 5.5945 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 316 5.5973 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 105 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,919 5.6030 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,087 5.6045 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 939 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 101 5.6062 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 279 5.6130 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,059 5.6394 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,130 5.6421 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,283 5.6422 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,252 5.6426 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,102 5.6444 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 437 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,878 5.6533 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,879 5.6548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,874 5.6549 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,706 5.6606 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44,022 5.6630 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,746 5.6680 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,207 5.6691 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 62 5.6696 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,058 5.6697 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88,761 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,191 5.5837 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,547 5.5874 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,718 5.5885 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 698 5.5893 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,199 5.6004 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,378 5.6022 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,522 5.6111 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,917 5.6126 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,600 5.6134 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,973 5.6204 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,036 5.6211 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,561 5.6236 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 740 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,272 5.6412 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 170 5.6430 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,452 5.6666 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 239,423 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,032 5.6702 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 42,800 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,973 5.6059 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,461 5.6347 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 731 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 394 5.6078 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,635 5.6383 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 112,340 5.6700 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: 12 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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