REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
31/12/2025 09:00
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RNS Number : 2922N Barclays PLC 31 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: 30 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: 7,070,465 1.44% 5,305,292 1.08%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,948,647 1.01% 6,761,945 1.38%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,019,112 2.45% 12,067,237 2.46%
(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 188,153 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42,330 5.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,958 5.5938 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,724 5.6066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,720 5.5933 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,386 5.5583 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,006 5.6152 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,403 5.5965 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,975 5.6020 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,267 5.5649 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,460 5.5846 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,076 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,044 5.5522 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,669 5.5640 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,667 5.5975 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,974 5.6058 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,651 5.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,452 5.5501 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,310 5.5881 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,733 5.5848 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,627 5.5880 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,415 5.5849 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,234 5.5420 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,173 5.5734 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,168 5.5496 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,069 5.6075 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,060 5.5652 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,056 5.5478 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 748 5.6060 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 655 5.5527 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 331 5.6154 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 330 5.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 304 5.6109 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 282 5.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 158 5.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 109 5.5902 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 73 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 48 5.5600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31 5.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 5.5525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.5700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.5498 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 164,589 5.6147 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 160,528 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 102,421 5.5901 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 67,206 5.5934 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39,278 5.5794 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39,156 5.5835 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,000 5.5619 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,088 5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,148 5.6066 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,756 5.5778 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,661 5.5776 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,076 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,055 5.5711 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,314 5.5492 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,432 5.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,426 5.5442 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,190 5.5960 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,108 5.5981 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,729 5.5649 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,673 5.6141 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,491 5.5797 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,202 5.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,117 5.5600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,066 5.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 602 5.5457 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 592 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 525 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 464 5.5964 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 410 5.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 315 5.5352 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 306 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 301 5.5557 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 244 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 205 5.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 205 5.5766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 73 5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69 5.6123 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31 5.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.5700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.6200 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 2,426 5.5442 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 312 5.5478 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,955 5.5500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,895 5.5519 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 223 5.5550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,000 5.5619 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 205 5.5650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,055 5.5711 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,661 5.5776 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,756 5.5778 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,655 5.5785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 39,278 5.5794 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,491 5.5797 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 39,156 5.5835 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 56,027 5.5884 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3 5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,190 5.5960 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 464 5.5964 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,108 5.5981 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,088 5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 244 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,650 5.6104 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 89 5.6105 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 69 5.6123 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,038 5.6137 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,673 5.6141 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,000 5.6146 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 86,327 5.6147 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 168,631 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,321 5.5350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,237 5.5500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,044 5.5522 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14 5.5525 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 209 5.5594 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12 5.5600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,308 5.5620 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14 5.5728 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5 5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,415 5.5849 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,627 5.5880 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,310 5.5881 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 109 5.5902 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,216 5.6013 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,975 5.6020 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,974 5.6058 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 304 5.6109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 622 5.6140 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 226 5.6142 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,541 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 62,806 5.6152 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 331 5.6154 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 315 5.5352 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,773 5.6145 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,168 5.5496 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 9,898 5.5566 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 32,962 5.6002 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: 31 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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