REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
08/12/2025 13:15
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RNS Number : 6883K Barclays PLC 08 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: 05 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: 10,790,470 2.20% 2,499,799 0.51%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,273,347 0.46% 10,642,251 2.17%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 13,063,817 2.67% 13,142,050 2.68%
(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 253,152 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 107,178 5.2907 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 84,236 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,589 5.2217 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,618 5.2808 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,425 5.2122 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,894 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,431 5.2747 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,974 5.2676 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,407 5.2468 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,891 5.2879 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,596 5.2221 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,063 5.2166 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,039 5.2748 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,861 5.2640 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,340 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,124 5.2575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 708 5.2476 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 707 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 673 5.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 629 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 547 5.2721 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 530 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 528 5.2759 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 521 5.2516 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 472 5.2239 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 453 5.2525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 441 5.2812 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 368 5.2350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 303 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 243 5.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 169 5.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 127 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42 5.2625 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15 5.1644 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13 5.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 5.2666 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 237,411 5.2938 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 219,243 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 135,986 5.2980 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72,155 5.3003 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 59,330 5.2786 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 57,346 5.2748 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 38,672 5.2997 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,716 5.2551 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,397 5.2537 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,070 5.2381 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,870 5.2456 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,364 5.2345 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,137 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,419 5.2509 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,753 5.2457 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,396 5.2672 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,885 5.2326 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,793 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,790 5.2503 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,673 5.2630 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,800 5.2267 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,336 5.2872 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,093 5.2572 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,010 5.2172 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,525 5.2652 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,524 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,295 5.2655 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,434 5.2588 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,068 5.2665 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,899 5.2543 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,746 5.2398 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,727 5.2585 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,686 5.2541 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,641 5.2470 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,494 5.2600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,076 5.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,005 5.2650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 839 5.2575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 818 5.2222 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 707 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 657 5.2525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 656 5.2301 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 629 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 623 5.2749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 466 5.2825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 463 5.2725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 450 5.2475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 368 5.2350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 328 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 280 5.2928 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 169 5.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 127 5.2850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42 5.2625 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13 5.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.2666 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.1500 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 14,301 5.2433 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,800 5.2267 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,746 5.2398 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 300 5.2449 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,548 5.2455 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,753 5.2456 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,096 5.2477 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,000 5.2494 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,790 5.2503 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,466 5.2536 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,397 5.2537 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,716 5.2551 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,914 5.2576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,434 5.2588 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,673 5.2630 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,525 5.2652 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,396 5.2672 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,050 5.2674 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 5.2682 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.2698 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.2700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,372 5.2722 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,346 5.2748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,099 5.2780 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 49,231 5.2787 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 280 5.2928 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50,674 5.2984 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,672 5.2997 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 215,892 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,340 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,254 5.1993 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,425 5.2122 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,063 5.2166 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,589 5.2217 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,596 5.2221 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 472 5.2239 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 757 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,407 5.2468 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 708 5.2476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 698 5.2497 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 521 5.2516 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,362 5.2528 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,861 5.2640 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,974 5.2676 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 5.2684 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.2701 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 547 5.2721 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,431 5.2747 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,039 5.2748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 528 5.2759 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,618 5.2808 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 441 5.2812 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,891 5.2879 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41,888 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,411 5.3003 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 500 5.2549 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 5,826 5.3000 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 578 5.1495 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,302 5.2337 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 39,148 5.2995 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 30,392 5.2996 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13,017 5.2449 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 604 5.2801 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: 08 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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