REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
20/11/2025 15:00
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RNS Number : 4167I Barclays PLC 20 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: 19 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: 6,851,016 1.40% 1,450,821 0.30%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,196,845 0.24% 6,812,200 1.39%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,047,861 1.64% 8,263,021 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 143,100 5.4187 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 132,055 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 107,899 5.4141 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36,121 5.4241 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,912 5.4258 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,278 5.4134 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,949 5.4172 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,479 5.4137 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,771 5.4052 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,909 5.4239 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,203 5.4177 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,781 5.4328 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,060 5.4146 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,690 5.4404 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,442 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,334 5.4264 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,226 5.4117 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,472 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,315 5.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,982 5.4197 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,533 5.4372 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,466 5.4465 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,644 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,593 5.4429 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,574 5.4227 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,249 5.4396 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,003 5.4289 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 992 5.4324 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 979 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 816 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 567 5.4431 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 542 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 471 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 441 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 398 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 356 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 355 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 328 5.4253 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 318 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 266 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 5.4402 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 138,799 5.4141 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 60,690 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31,997 5.4252 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,754 5.4429 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,246 5.4165 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,855 5.4068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,754 5.4316 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,529 5.4247 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,277 5.4054 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,176 5.4293 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,986 5.4266 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,327 5.4297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,412 5.4060 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,725 5.4092 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,461 5.4371 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,307 5.4555 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,100 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,771 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,753 5.4458 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,713 5.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,548 5.4399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,137 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 974 5.4056 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 939 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 938 5.4303 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 916 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 889 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 883 5.4426 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 816 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 754 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 502 5.3951 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 497 5.4356 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 398 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 388 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 356 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 355 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 312 5.4042 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 256 5.4583 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 184 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 159 5.4550 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 10,794 5.4256 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 312 5.4041 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,320 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,277 5.4054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,855 5.4068 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,725 5.4092 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,775 5.4193 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,997 5.4252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,986 5.4266 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,499 5.4290 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,327 5.4297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 461 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,754 5.4316 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,528 5.4318 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 401 5.4354 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 166 5.4364 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 262 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 703 5.4428 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 71 5.4445 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,307 5.4555 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 256 5.4583 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 418 5.4650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 754 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 144,820 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,771 5.4052 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,269 5.4053 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,779 5.4056 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,479 5.4137 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,909 5.4239 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,121 5.4241 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,833 5.4251 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,912 5.4258 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,334 5.4264 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,274 5.4296 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 57 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,650 5.4312 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 992 5.4324 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,781 5.4328 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 160 5.4402 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 567 5.4431 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 383 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 249 5.4059 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 6,176 5.4293 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 969 5.4339 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 456 5.4590 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,395 5.4168 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,003 5.4289 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 56,667 5.4361 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: 20 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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