REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
17/11/2025 07:00
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RNS Number : 6911H Barclays PLC 17 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: 13 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: 7,503,277 1.53% 1,568,503 0.32%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,300,549 0.27% 7,482,301 1.53%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,803,826 1.80% 9,050,804 1.85%
(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 222,749 5.6049 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 76,738 5.6015 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 74,443 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,994 5.6268 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,751 5.6011 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,313 5.6401 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,025 5.6264 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,421 5.6170 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,558 5.6267 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,993 5.6438 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,497 5.6122 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,389 5.6002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,131 5.6208 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,914 5.6274 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,866 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,026 5.6325 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,632 5.6540 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,481 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,477 5.6126 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,467 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,452 5.6058 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,415 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,413 5.6301 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,313 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,121 5.6413 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,049 5.6392 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 954 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 946 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 804 5.6271 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 800 5.6071 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 728 5.6172 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 677 5.6771 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 600 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 475 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 336 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 321 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 320 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 173 5.6125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 69 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 43 5.6140 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 5.6078 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8 5.6494 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 992,634 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 93,879 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,762 5.6262 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32,126 5.6029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,157 5.6364 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,040 5.6325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,099 5.6167 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,699 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,543 5.6208 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,011 5.6025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,504 5.6073 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,433 5.6409 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,154 5.6109 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,541 5.6207 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,116 5.6361 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,928 5.6232 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,663 5.6042 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,950 5.6257 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,890 5.6236 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,825 5.6518 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,104 5.6138 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,856 5.6194 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,632 5.6144 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,530 5.6173 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,467 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,400 5.6220 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,313 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,174 5.6285 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,147 5.6304 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 924 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 842 5.6178 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 778 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 767 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 760 5.6302 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 698 5.6202 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 627 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 574 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 528 5.6129 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 321 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 320 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 281 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 260 5.6351 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 178 5.6297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 134 5.6051 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 5.5998 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 15 5.5998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,564 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,011 5.6025 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,126 5.6029 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,663 5.6042 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,142 5.6057 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,154 5.6109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,104 5.6138 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 582 5.6144 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,099 5.6167 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 770 5.6177 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 698 5.6202 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,543 5.6208 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,400 5.6220 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,890 5.6236 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,202 5.6253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,950 5.6257 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 201 5.6259 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 135 5.6266 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 335 5.6288 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 418 5.6294 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,022 5.6299 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,147 5.6304 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,052 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 260 5.6351 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,116 5.6361 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,157 5.6364 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,433 5.6409 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 992,034 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 600 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 238,063 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,389 5.6002 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,751 5.6011 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,087 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,497 5.6122 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,477 5.6126 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,421 5.6170 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 728 5.6172 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 353 5.6198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 300 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,558 5.6267 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,914 5.6274 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 875 5.6276 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,632 5.6540 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,585 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,825 5.6518 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,468 5.6117 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 30,094 5.6259 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 11,025 5.6264 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: 17 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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