REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
23/12/2025 15:15
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RNS Number : 7135M Barclays PLC 23 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: 22 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: 7,229,795 1.48% 4,740,377 0.97%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,504,893 0.92% 7,029,771 1.43%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 11,734,688 2.40% 11,770,148 2.40%
(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 595,316 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 86,574 5.4868 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,377 5.4566 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,967 5.4671 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,430 5.4820 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23,290 5.4432 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,659 5.4908 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,134 5.4426 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,031 5.4865 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,188 5.4523 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,300 5.4897 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,917 5.4457 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,734 5.4469 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,012 5.4448 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,908 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,500 5.4297 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,323 5.4483 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,532 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,440 5.4863 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,092 5.4616 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,089 5.4525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 951 5.4414 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 927 5.4455 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 657 5.4270 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 625 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 543 5.4490 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 535 5.4530 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 526 5.4625 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 512 5.4476 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 499 5.4379 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 358 5.4375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 268 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 263 5.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 183 5.4443 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 135 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 86 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 242,633 5.4876 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 181,203 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 112,439 5.4898 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 50,952 5.4756 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 43,287 5.4868 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 42,477 5.4897 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,757 5.4578 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,773 5.4746 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,618 5.4404 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,591 5.4526 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,008 5.4763 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,230 5.4881 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,957 5.4427 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,402 5.4688 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,429 5.4879 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,162 5.4437 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,501 5.4491 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,298 5.4809 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,049 5.4669 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,042 5.4467 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,981 5.4512 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,400 5.4488 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,790 5.4520 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,577 5.4510 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,382 5.4527 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,483 5.4544 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,189 5.4518 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,097 5.4529 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,955 5.4462 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,572 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,471 5.4449 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,206 5.4519 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,128 5.4395 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,913 5.4497 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,836 5.4460 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,771 5.4446 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,398 5.4508 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,253 5.4444 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,700 5.4506 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,689 5.4350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.4456 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,611 5.4495 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,544 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,536 5.4450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,196 5.4552 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,159 5.4672 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 853 5.4405 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 786 5.4895 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 695 5.4465 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 660 5.4400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 562 5.4451 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 552 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 461 5.4295 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 426 5.4316 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 312 5.4274 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 304 5.4625 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 282 5.4600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 270 5.4425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 268 5.4325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 123 5.4416 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 110 5.4575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 86 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19 5.4525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 5.4835 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 312 5.4274 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 461 5.4295 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 545 5.4300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 426 5.4316 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 836 5.4344 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,618 5.4404 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 123 5.4416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 296 5.4417 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36 5.4427 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,162 5.4437 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,951 5.4449 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,777 5.4451 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 850 5.4462 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 966 5.4463 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 695 5.4465 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,590 5.4466 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 722 5.4475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 347 5.4477 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,575 5.4490 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68 5.4491 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 109 5.4503 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 144 5.4505 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,700 5.4506 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,577 5.4510 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,379 5.4512 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,743 5.4513 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24 5.4514 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 97 5.4522 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,986 5.4523 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35 5.4525 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,591 5.4526 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,382 5.4527 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,232 5.4537 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 225 5.4541 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 132 5.4544 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 193 5.4549 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,823 5.4554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,757 5.4578 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,919 5.4585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 226 5.4586 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 874 5.4602 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,159 5.4672 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,402 5.4688 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50,952 5.4756 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,008 5.4763 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 115 5.4788 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,150 5.4790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,298 5.4809 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10 5.4830 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,117 5.4856 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,429 5.4879 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,230 5.4881 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 786 5.4895 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 42,477 5.4897 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 90,629 5.4898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 112,069 5.4899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 164,519 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 657 5.4270 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,500 5.4297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 759 5.4412 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,134 5.4426 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,290 5.4432 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 183 5.4443 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 927 5.4455 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,917 5.4457 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 722 5.4475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 512 5.4476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,323 5.4483 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 543 5.4490 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34 5.4500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 841 5.4550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,967 5.4671 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24,430 5.4820 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,440 5.4863 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,031 5.4865 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,840 5.4868 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,300 5.4897 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 82,669 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,691 5.4902 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,659 5.4908 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 818 5.4230 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 14,957 5.4427 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,265 5.4641 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 274 5.4895 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 76,953 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 23,375 5.4481 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,662 5.4549 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 53,306 5.4805 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 408,170 5.4900 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: 23 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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