REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
08/01/2026 13:45
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RNS Number : 2157O Barclays PLC 08 January 2026
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: 07 Jan 2026
(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: 6,991,481 1.43% 6,580,321 1.34%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,108,347 1.24% 6,656,606 1.36%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 13,099,828 2.67% 13,236,927 2.70%
(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 336,706 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 154,205 5.6919 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 95,294 5.6972 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 62,667 5.6946 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44,202 5.6990 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 22,164 5.6632 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,099 5.6641 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,246 5.7002 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,804 5.6609 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,263 5.6999 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,000 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,052 5.6924 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,397 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,248 5.6719 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,230 5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,401 5.6635 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,298 5.6619 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,190 5.6731 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,387 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,088 5.6736 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,980 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,932 5.6578 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,713 5.6476 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,541 5.6720 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,244 5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,234 5.6767 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,219 5.7001 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,949 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,602 5.6612 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,574 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,540 5.6666 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,281 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,072 5.6696 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 903 5.6854 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 812 5.6658 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 789 5.6980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 777 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 753 5.6521 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 556 5.6605 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 509 5.6748 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 492 5.6607 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 413 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 307 5.5745 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 273 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 272 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 174 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 160 5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 142 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 134 5.6749 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 130 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 125 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 123 5.6201 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16 5.6725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.6537 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 232,006 5.6998 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 174,175 5.6990 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 156,659 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 118,951 5.6918 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,647 5.6972 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,848 5.6828 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,463 5.6649 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,000 5.6529 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,900 5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,470 5.6965 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,591 5.6789 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,104 5.6924 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,441 5.6826 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,138 5.6491 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,232 5.6655 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,130 5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,524 5.6604 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,237 5.6890 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,773 5.6672 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,755 5.6659 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,343 5.6546 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,243 5.6982 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,292 5.6749 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,897 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,384 5.6725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,581 5.6534 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,557 5.5928 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,515 5.6630 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,353 5.6028 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,307 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,239 5.6499 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,199 5.6645 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,764 5.6587 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,654 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,466 5.6578 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,320 5.6526 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,272 5.6017 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,134 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,072 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 953 5.6447 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 919 5.6852 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 800 5.6420 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 683 5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 669 5.6103 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 601 5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 458 5.6145 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 304 5.6995 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 273 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 272 5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 142 5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 130 5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24 5.6814 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22 5.6945 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.6650 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 1 5.5998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 458 5.6145 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.6223 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 800 5.6420 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 953 5.6447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 805 5.6482 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 610 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,000 5.6529 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,581 5.6534 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,343 5.6546 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 712 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,130 5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,733 5.6580 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,199 5.6645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,463 5.6649 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,232 5.6655 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,755 5.6659 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,292 5.6748 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,392 5.6796 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46,509 5.6826 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,680 5.6827 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,649 5.6843 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,518 5.6888 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,237 5.6889 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 168 5.6919 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22 5.6947 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40,599 5.6992 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,070 5.6995 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,100 5.6996 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,498 5.6997 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 87,539 5.6998 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 179,358 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 123 5.6201 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.6226 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,396 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,387 5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,713 5.6476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 285 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,326 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 556 5.6605 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 492 5.6607 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,602 5.6612 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43 5.6631 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,401 5.6635 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,099 5.6641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 362 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,120 5.6683 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,541 5.6719 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,190 5.6731 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,230 5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,234 5.6767 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 154,205 5.6919 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,772 5.6977 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,207 5.6980 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,202 5.6990 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 78,727 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,219 5.7001 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,504 5.7002 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 987 5.6728 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,138 5.6491 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 347 5.6546 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 24,900 5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 270,221 5.6977 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,856 5.6465 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,778 5.6582 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 22,121 5.6632 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,431 5.6672 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 66,406 5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 206,604 5.7000 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: 08 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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