REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
21/11/2025 13:15
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RNS Number : 5876I Barclays PLC 21 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: 20 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: 7,046,909 1.44% 1,485,576 0.30%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,232,246 0.25% 6,991,753 1.43%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,279,155 1.69% 8,477,329 1.73%
(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 126,107 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 106,626 5.3965 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 49,284 5.3930 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36,603 5.3947 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,175 5.3948 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,900 5.4003 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,696 5.3951 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,312 5.3955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,365 5.4083 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,098 5.3859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,323 5.4126 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,836 5.3924 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,416 5.3963 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,945 5.3952 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,634 5.3998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,537 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,081 5.3857 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,560 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,545 5.3939 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,300 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,070 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,972 5.3962 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,706 5.4078 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,654 5.3932 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,349 5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,341 5.4016 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,292 5.3984 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,270 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,038 5.4005 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 969 5.3913 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 842 5.3996 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 565 5.3750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 422 5.4149 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 174 5.3875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 119 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 116 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 116 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 103 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57 5.4028 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 49 5.3893 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35 5.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 82,768 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 59,500 5.3857 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,938 5.3945 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,512 5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,109 5.3941 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,990 5.3947 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,887 5.3975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,756 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,621 5.3899 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,200 5.3988 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,981 5.3948 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,686 5.3968 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,303 5.3952 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,423 5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,895 5.3989 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,877 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,638 5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,039 5.3931 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,807 5.3846 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,692 5.4015 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,408 5.4034 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,354 5.3912 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,349 5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,303 5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,227 5.3925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,186 5.4084 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,094 5.3866 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 780 5.3942 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 634 5.3818 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 582 5.3750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 516 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 490 5.4004 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 473 5.3853 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 457 5.3819 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 450 5.4216 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 442 5.4162 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 428 5.4075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 180 5.4297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 119 5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 116 5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 116 5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 103 5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35 5.3700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7 5.4300 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 8,426 5.3892 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 59,500 5.3857 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 478 5.3893 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,621 5.3899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,303 5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,235 5.3925 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 479 5.3937 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,109 5.3941 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 780 5.3942 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,938 5.3945 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,990 5.3947 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,981 5.3948 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,218 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,693 5.3952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,472 5.3956 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,271 5.3968 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,944 5.3975 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 490 5.4004 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,896 5.4008 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,408 5.4034 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 494 5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 400 5.4150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 442 5.4162 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 450 5.4216 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 180 5.4297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 124 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,081 5.3857 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,098 5.3859 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,928 5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,836 5.3924 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 49,284 5.3930 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,654 5.3932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,603 5.3947 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,757 5.3948 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 92,997 5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,975 5.3951 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,945 5.3952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,555 5.3954 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,133 5.3959 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,259 5.3963 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,292 5.3984 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,634 5.3998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,900 5.4003 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 57 5.4029 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,339 5.4037 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,308 5.4068 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,706 5.4078 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,365 5.4083 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,323 5.4126 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 422 5.4149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 326 5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 17,512 5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,476 5.4039 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 49 5.3893 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 22,636 5.3950 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: 21 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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