REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
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RNS Number : 6197L Barclays PLC 15 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: 12 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: 8,890,349 1.81% 3,605,802 0.74%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,504,381 0.72% 8,810,263 1.80%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,394,730 2.53% 12,416,065 2.53%
(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 157,010 5.2433 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 124,190 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,750 5.2055 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,065 5.2270 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,699 5.2225 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,877 5.2175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,354 5.2318 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,123 5.2421 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,962 5.2294 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,418 5.2151 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,088 5.2446 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,052 5.2153 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,982 5.2377 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,514 5.1870 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,067 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,816 5.2181 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,658 5.2415 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,417 5.2392 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,996 5.2452 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,920 5.1986 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,848 5.2146 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,640 5.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,561 5.2214 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,279 5.2272 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,133 5.2499 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,093 5.2299 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 743 5.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 728 5.2548 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 710 5.2296 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 698 5.1875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 520 5.1752 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 492 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 416 5.2155 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 366 5.2130 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 313 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 247 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 167 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 5.2350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 125 5.1934 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 122 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 121 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 121 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 120 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 45 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21 5.1852 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 293,543 5.2442 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 102,689 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 82,697 5.2423 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78,505 5.2433 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 64,310 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 37,454 5.2311 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,004 5.2380 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,556 5.2248 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,001 5.2431 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,946 5.2251 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,774 5.2270 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,095 5.2227 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,245 5.2246 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,340 5.2421 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,471 5.2299 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,515 5.2368 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,127 5.2296 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,629 5.2187 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,501 5.2330 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,481 5.2294 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,000 5.1787 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,000 5.1889 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,991 5.2377 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,908 5.2446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,789 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,627 5.2183 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,533 5.2447 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,359 5.2068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,329 5.2415 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,226 5.1955 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,099 5.2321 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 938 5.2295 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 820 5.2550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 791 5.2050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 773 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 764 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 748 5.2353 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 744 5.1800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 613 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 508 5.2400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 484 5.2425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 460 5.2125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 366 5.2130 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126 5.2350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 122 5.1750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 122 5.2250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 121 5.1700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 45 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9 5.2357 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 6,974 5.2182 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,000 5.1889 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45 5.1950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,226 5.1955 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 300 5.2150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,627 5.2183 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29 5.2198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 728 5.2200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7 5.2247 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,556 5.2248 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,946 5.2251 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 145 5.2279 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,127 5.2296 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 63,293 5.2300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 37,454 5.2311 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,128 5.2314 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,099 5.2321 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,359 5.2351 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 748 5.2353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,004 5.2380 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 631 5.2401 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,623 5.2418 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,340 5.2421 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 82,697 5.2423 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,001 5.2431 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 67,951 5.2436 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,668 5.2447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 84,005 5.2449 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 120,582 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 170 5.2500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21 5.1850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,514 5.1870 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11 5.1900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 125 5.1934 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,920 5.1986 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 235 5.2014 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,750 5.2055 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,756 5.2100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 188 5.2119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 479 5.2129 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 416 5.2155 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,877 5.2175 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29 5.2201 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,561 5.2214 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,279 5.2272 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,417 5.2392 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,123 5.2421 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 713 5.2437 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,807 5.2441 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,790 5.2450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,996 5.2452 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 400 5.2224 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 43,251 5.2445 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,893 5.2135 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13,498 5.2295 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 93,553 5.2412 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: 15 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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