REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
24/12/2025 09:45
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RNS Number : 8205M Barclays PLC 24 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: 23 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: 7,164,560 1.46% 4,716,874 0.96%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,489,155 0.92% 6,972,352 1.42%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 11,653,715 2.38% 11,689,226 2.39%
(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 102,237 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 84,959 5.4861 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73,233 5.4906 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 59,076 5.4833 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 53,291 5.5304 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 39,885 5.5180 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,915 5.5398 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,923 5.4996 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,345 5.5337 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,171 5.4752 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,124 5.5068 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,365 5.5260 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,376 5.5354 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,715 5.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,167 5.5213 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,076 5.5246 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,910 5.5345 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,644 5.5192 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,393 5.4753 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,782 5.5229 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,693 5.4834 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,297 5.5182 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,228 5.5181 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,962 5.5091 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,369 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,291 5.5311 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,197 5.5236 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,082 5.5351 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,892 5.5478 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,831 5.4852 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,794 5.5379 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,753 5.5440 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,358 5.5142 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,249 5.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,241 5.5157 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,096 5.5375 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 959 5.5505 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 893 5.5323 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 733 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 715 5.5046 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 661 5.5446 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 661 5.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 380 5.5302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 338 5.5001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 327 5.5253 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 258 5.5044 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 246 5.5156 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 188 5.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17 5.5115 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 5.5055 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 104,470 5.4784 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 74,200 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,361 5.5028 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,764 5.5188 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 37,473 5.5304 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,332 5.4912 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29,538 5.4833 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,826 5.5407 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,388 5.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,026 5.5134 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,737 5.4758 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,483 5.5030 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,707 5.4748 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,007 5.5132 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,150 5.5225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,546 5.4837 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,462 5.5244 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,175 5.4747 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,564 5.5229 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,352 5.5038 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,177 5.5288 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,990 5.5285 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,988 5.4749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,955 5.5008 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,594 5.5182 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,062 5.5068 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,924 5.5091 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,588 5.5373 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,438 5.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,372 5.5217 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,569 5.4773 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,344 5.5092 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,204 5.5278 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,999 5.5083 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,946 5.5204 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,842 5.5475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,591 5.5138 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,565 5.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,291 5.5311 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,124 5.4819 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,082 5.5351 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,906 5.5211 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,794 5.5347 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,671 5.5287 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,431 5.4849 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,419 5.5195 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,345 5.5415 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,331 5.5133 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,306 5.5025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,178 5.5100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,093 5.5036 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,017 5.5268 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 990 5.5210 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 946 5.5478 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 873 5.4745 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 812 5.4811 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 793 5.5067 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 661 5.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 548 5.5375 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 505 5.4744 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 469 5.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 465 5.4993 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 456 5.5152 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 298 5.4755 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 250 5.4950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 188 5.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 131 5.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48 5.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 40 5.4981 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.4900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.4850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.5250 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 505 5.4744 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,193 5.4745 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,175 5.4747 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,707 5.4748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 127,188 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 298 5.4755 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 233 5.4772 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,569 5.4773 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 556 5.4785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 207 5.4788 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,546 5.4837 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,431 5.4849 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 492 5.4853 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,332 5.4912 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 114 5.4944 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10 5.4954 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 465 5.4993 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,955 5.5008 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 51,361 5.5028 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,483 5.5030 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,352 5.5038 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,999 5.5083 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 403 5.5100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,031 5.5120 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,007 5.5132 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,026 5.5134 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,591 5.5138 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6 5.5141 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41,764 5.5188 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 468 5.5200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 990 5.5210 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,163 5.5216 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,017 5.5268 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.5300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,354 5.5319 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,794 5.5347 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,499 5.5392 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,345 5.5415 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 133 5.4700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51,541 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 55,346 5.4752 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,393 5.4753 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,623 5.4757 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,603 5.4758 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,981 5.4775 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,091 5.4797 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,693 5.4834 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,831 5.4852 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,471 5.4996 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,707 5.5023 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,644 5.5054 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 205 5.5055 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,845 5.5088 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17 5.5115 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,241 5.5157 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 39,885 5.5180 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,131 5.5185 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,167 5.5213 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,197 5.5236 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 327 5.5253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,520 5.5349 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,266 5.5491 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,014 5.5505 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 885 5.5320 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 342 5.4750 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,445 5.4934 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 47 5.5151 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,177 5.5288 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,281 5.4751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 171 5.4754 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 45,144 5.4952 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,625 5.5244 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,753 5.5440 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: 24 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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