REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
11/12/2025 14:45
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RNS Number : 2467L Barclays PLC 11 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: 10 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: 10,515,959 2.15% 3,319,606 0.68%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,163,071 0.65% 10,376,410 2.12%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 13,679,030 2.79% 13,696,016 2.79%
(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 190,483 5.1607 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 144,096 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 91,888 5.1649 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 80,718 5.1583 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 67,220 5.1608 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,000 5.1904 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,714 5.1594 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,195 5.1617 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,018 5.1394 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,900 5.1101 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,286 5.1635 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,329 5.1534 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,470 5.1625 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,863 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,412 5.1695 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,013 5.1609 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,828 5.1717 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,538 5.1793 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,400 5.1618 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,299 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,189 5.1859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,150 5.1197 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,938 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,635 5.1588 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,529 5.1340 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,528 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,505 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,235 5.1629 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,117 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,064 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,017 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,004 5.1568 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,933 5.1767 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,865 5.1620 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,812 5.1357 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,731 5.1687 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,728 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,619 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,556 5.1784 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,537 5.1642 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,438 5.1587 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,274 5.1406 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,138 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 967 5.1335 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 924 5.1437 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 918 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 913 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 899 5.1877 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 887 5.1375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 662 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 562 5.1475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 512 5.1325 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 484 5.1401 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 453 5.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 422 5.1346 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 375 5.1575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 339 5.1425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 330 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 328 5.1558 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 321 5.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 300 5.1371 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 243 5.1246 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 208 5.1396 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 147 5.1825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 129 5.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 128 5.1525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 121 5.1975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 119 5.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 102 5.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 64 5.1595 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 62 5.1725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 60 5.1604 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 5.1204 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 299,074 5.1620 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 144,213 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 129,914 5.1599 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 90,512 5.1544 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 74,802 5.1584 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 72,907 5.1640 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62,786 5.1597 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,637 5.1568 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,972 5.1603 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,011 5.1608 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,337 5.1495 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,137 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,246 5.1532 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,631 5.1474 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,399 5.1447 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,303 5.1749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,853 5.1550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,716 5.1650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,311 5.1558 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,299 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,299 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,262 5.1731 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,965 5.1500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,937 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,768 5.1596 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,675 5.1574 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,630 5.1589 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,443 5.1505 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,117 5.1450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,064 5.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,017 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,728 5.1400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,620 5.1300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,577 5.1611 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,187 5.1375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 997 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 918 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 847 5.1327 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 846 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 840 5.1671 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 662 5.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 586 5.1434 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 562 5.1475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 512 5.1325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 339 5.1425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 328 5.0908 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 321 5.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 197 5.1575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 147 5.1825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 129 5.0900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 128 5.1525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 121 5.1975 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 119 5.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 102 5.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.1725 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 10,963 5.1554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.1250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 586 5.1434 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,399 5.1447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,912 5.1493 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76 5.1495 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,290 5.1504 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,137 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,487 5.1528 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,246 5.1532 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 90,512 5.1544 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,637 5.1568 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,675 5.1574 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 74,802 5.1584 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,975 5.1588 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,630 5.1589 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 133 5.1596 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,786 5.1597 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,001 5.1598 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 86,176 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,011 5.1608 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,577 5.1611 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,339 5.1631 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,315 5.1632 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 840 5.1671 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,179 5.1683 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,262 5.1731 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,386 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,031 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.1000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,900 5.1101 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,150 5.1197 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22 5.1204 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 800 5.1308 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 967 5.1335 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,018 5.1394 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 484 5.1401 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,274 5.1406 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,379 5.1499 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 726 5.1516 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,174 5.1534 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 511 5.1558 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 936 5.1579 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,635 5.1588 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 64 5.1594 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,506 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 60 5.1604 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 71,848 5.1607 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 782 5.1625 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,172 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,000 5.1904 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 5.1749 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 321 5.0947 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,631 5.1474 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 19,554 5.1596 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 29,571 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,546 5.1448 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,920 5.1584 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 23,152 5.1600 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 22,354 5.1604 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: 11 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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