REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
18/11/2025 12:30
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RNS Number : 0254I Barclays PLC 18 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: 17 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: 6,583,928 1.34% 1,577,480 0.32%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,304,814 0.27% 6,559,664 1.34%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 7,888,742 1.61% 8,137,144 1.66%
(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 127,937 5.4684 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126,333 5.4681 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 121,824 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,054 5.4649 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,642 5.4713 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,360 5.4558 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,774 5.4872 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,592 5.4741 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,341 5.4623 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,910 5.4646 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,290 5.4712 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,260 5.4634 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,212 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,914 5.4565 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,396 5.5095 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,314 5.4691 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,801 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,740 5.4754 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,286 5.4709 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,195 5.4767 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,935 5.4721 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,856 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,767 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,682 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,652 5.4671 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,339 5.4569 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,328 5.4625 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,318 5.4897 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 906 5.4759 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 600 5.4596 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.4375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 196,838 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 131,382 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 99,621 5.4690 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 26,503 5.4576 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,350 5.4759 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,036 5.4666 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,986 5.4697 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,425 5.4684 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,717 5.4813 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,976 5.4642 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,105 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,933 5.4694 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,021 5.4664 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,762 5.4707 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,457 5.4568 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,266 5.4610 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,887 5.4872 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,296 5.4741 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,287 5.4677 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,287 5.4617 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,686 5.4724 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,550 5.4601 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,540 5.4676 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,487 5.4653 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,344 5.4622 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,261 5.4616 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,219 5.4691 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,918 5.4501 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,890 5.4686 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,698 5.5095 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,547 5.4720 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,521 5.4554 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,267 5.4709 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,061 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 996 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 820 5.4475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 810 5.4763 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 734 5.4646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 618 5.4699 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 463 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 446 5.4625 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 433 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 296 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 207 5.4638 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 153 5.4640 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 143 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 5.4375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.4689 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.4675 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 3,897 5.4614 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4 5.4373 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 472 5.4566 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,457 5.4568 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,503 5.4576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,942 5.4590 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,950 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,550 5.4601 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,344 5.4622 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6 5.4637 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,976 5.4642 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 129,742 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,036 5.4666 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 303 5.4672 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,540 5.4676 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,274 5.4684 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,219 5.4691 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,650 5.4693 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 108 5.4695 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,287 5.4697 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 618 5.4699 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50,767 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,664 5.4701 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,267 5.4709 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,068 5.4735 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 810 5.4763 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,061 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 996 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 168 5.4949 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4 5.4376 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,393 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,360 5.4558 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,914 5.4565 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,339 5.4569 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,260 5.4633 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,054 5.4649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,285 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,652 5.4671 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,314 5.4691 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 834 5.4697 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 161,603 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,286 5.4709 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,290 5.4711 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,878 5.4729 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 906 5.4759 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,195 5.4767 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11 5.4800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,137 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 400 5.4413 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,425 5.4680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 44,918 5.4695 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 9,460 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 10,717 5.4813 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 15,701 5.4630 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,162 5.4667 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: 18 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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