REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 8545H 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: 14 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: 6,710,356 1.37% 1,568,231 0.32%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,299,015 0.27% 6,689,086 1.36%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,009,371 1.63% 8,257,317 1.69%
(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 170,064 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 124,425 5.4818 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57,035 5.4787 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,060 5.4944 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,551 5.4910 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,933 5.4899 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,878 5.4895 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,013 5.4788 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,892 5.4831 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,229 5.4782 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,000 5.4794 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,294 5.5032 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,800 5.4781 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,621 5.4732 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,568 5.4708 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,902 5.4545 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,562 5.4745 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,055 5.4789 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,329 5.4815 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,061 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,670 5.4802 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,497 5.5052 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,384 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,270 5.4633 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,049 5.4848 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 486 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 277 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 259 5.4987 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 243 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 223 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 115 5.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 80 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 79 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 68 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 64 5.4976 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 34 5.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11 5.4475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 866,567 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 119,778 5.4819 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 100,667 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 75,445 5.5527 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 40,479 5.4864 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,906 5.4844 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,582 5.4765 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,734 5.4813 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,582 5.4890 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,536 5.4653 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,750 5.4842 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,326 5.4901 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,193 5.4851 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,876 5.4884 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,562 5.4751 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,511 5.4797 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,247 5.4973 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,055 5.4795 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,847 5.4980 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,735 5.4879 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,402 5.4968 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,065 5.4791 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,906 5.4749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,551 5.5047 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,550 5.4836 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,452 5.5442 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,790 5.4818 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,779 5.4739 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,747 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,422 5.4883 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,295 5.4907 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,049 5.4853 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 900 5.4793 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 718 5.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 623 5.5000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 595 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 533 5.4705 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 489 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 465 5.4821 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 410 5.5025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 396 5.4311 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 337 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 243 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 217 5.4977 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 170 5.5137 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 81 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 64 5.5105 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46 5.4958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38 5.4798 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19 5.4905 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14 5.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.4700 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 7,861 5.4879 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 396 5.4311 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,069 5.4618 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,536 5.4653 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 533 5.4705 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,980 5.4709 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,186 5.4716 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 738 5.4738 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,906 5.4749 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,956 5.4760 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,028 5.4782 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,065 5.4791 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,511 5.4797 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38 5.4798 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,230 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,001 5.4818 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 465 5.4821 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,906 5.4844 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 569 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40,479 5.4864 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,876 5.4884 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 965 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,326 5.4901 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,857 5.4909 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 144 5.4919 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 225 5.4949 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 864,743 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46 5.4958 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 83 5.4959 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,402 5.4968 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,673 5.4980 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46 5.5011 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,551 5.5047 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 170 5.5137 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 486 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,902 5.4545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 276 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,568 5.4708 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,621 5.4732 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,026 5.4773 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,305 5.4790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,965 5.4792 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 91,336 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,670 5.4802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,198 5.4803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,329 5.4815 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,892 5.4831 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 235 5.4839 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 58 5.4893 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,933 5.4899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,551 5.4910 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 64 5.4976 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,600 5.4982 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 259 5.4987 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,497 5.5052 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,406 5.4881 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,382 5.4902 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,659 5.4905 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 647 5.4019 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 34,206 5.4804 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 12,140 5.4999 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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