REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
02/12/2025 12:00
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RNS Number : 9113J Barclays PLC 02 December 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: 01 Dec 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: 8,947,813 1.83% 2,291,693 0.47%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,078,490 0.42% 8,853,232 1.81%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 11,026,303 2.25% 11,144,925 2.27%
(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 342,754 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 341,598 5.1488 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 129,144 5.1174 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 85,470 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 70,130 5.1327 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 47,310 5.1395 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,987 5.1457 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,390 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,502 5.1464 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,151 5.1489 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,595 5.1129 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,000 5.1454 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,230 5.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,307 5.1079 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,242 5.1654 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,595 5.1566 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,202 5.1416 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,000 5.1212 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,983 5.1409 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,227 5.0955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,133 5.2158 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,000 5.0500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,785 5.1863 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,573 5.1529 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,263 5.1424 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,180 5.2446 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,148 5.1402 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,666 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,468 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,317 5.1432 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,196 5.1528 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,082 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,017 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 973 5.1505 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 702 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 684 5.1412 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 589 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 577 5.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 573 5.0600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 336 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 208 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 133 5.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 124 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 117 5.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 117 5.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 111 5.0450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 107 5.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44 5.1125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 255,000 5.1373 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 255,000 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 149,734 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 122,968 5.1553 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 107,806 5.1521 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,945 5.1464 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,389 5.1269 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,593 5.1547 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,265 5.1241 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,250 5.0541 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,573 5.1501 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,443 5.1534 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,206 5.1080 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,881 5.1060 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,411 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,327 5.1196 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,351 5.1452 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,116 5.1424 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,432 5.1399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,481 5.1364 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,922 5.1187 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,920 5.1504 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,821 5.1732 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,702 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,680 5.1391 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,063 5.1573 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,389 5.1387 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,062 5.1514 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,516 5.1491 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,509 5.1164 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,470 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,262 5.1354 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,210 5.1441 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,039 5.1414 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,017 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 995 5.1411 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 763 5.1178 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 732 5.1575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 715 5.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 702 5.1538 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 662 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 589 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 573 5.0600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 542 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 337 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 230 5.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 153 5.1944 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 133 5.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 124 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 123 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 117 5.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 117 5.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 111 5.0450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 107 5.0700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24 5.1545 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7 5.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7 5.0750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.2700 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 Increasing Long 276,250 5.1309 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 255,000 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 395 5.0622 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 153 5.0993 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,881 5.1060 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,206 5.1080 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 763 5.1178 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,922 5.1187 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,265 5.1241 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,010 5.1249 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,813 5.1258 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,262 5.1354 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,590 5.1390 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,000 5.1419 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,900 5.1420 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,116 5.1424 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,886 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,351 5.1452 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.1475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,920 5.1504 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,062 5.1514 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,485 5.1527 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,443 5.1534 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24 5.1545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,593 5.1547 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.1548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,381 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 153 5.1944 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.2148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.2723 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 741 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,227 5.0955 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,000 5.1008 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,387 5.1145 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 129,144 5.1174 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,267 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,616 5.1240 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 84,928 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,165 5.1280 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 70,130 5.1327 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 420 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,310 5.1395 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,148 5.1402 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 684 5.1412 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,202 5.1416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,395 5.1429 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,263 5.1434 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,000 5.1454 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 64,672 5.1456 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,502 5.1464 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 535 5.1468 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,151 5.1489 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,573 5.1529 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 201,951 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,872 5.1553 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 373 5.1588 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,242 5.1654 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,894 5.1702 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 621 5.1847 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 189 5.2043 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.2138 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.2151 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,250 5.1325 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,530 5.1142 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 968 5.1425 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 23,940 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,191 5.1035 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13,905 5.1470 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 438 5.1551 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 105 5.1554 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: 02 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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