REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
12/01/2026 13:45
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RNS Number : 5605O Barclays PLC 12 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: 09 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: 6,730,126 1.37% 6,333,906 1.29%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,858,667 1.20% 6,399,084 1.30%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,588,793 2.57% 12,732,990 2.59%
(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 206,071 5.7511 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 205,461 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 67,890 5.7675 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54,659 5.7566 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 53,199 5.7540 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,000 5.7627 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,000 5.7826 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 50,000 5.7615 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 42,985 5.7575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 36,125 5.7253 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,794 5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,747 5.7617 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,012 5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,507 5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,845 5.7477 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,339 5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,882 5.7281 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,787 5.7189 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,898 5.7545 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,953 5.7863 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,673 5.7502 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,287 5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,540 5.7670 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,035 5.7286 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,833 5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,099 5.7907 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,001 5.7522 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,686 5.7464 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,601 5.7285 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,373 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,228 5.7408 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,067 5.7378 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 730 5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 623 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 548 5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 500 5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 113 5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 90 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 79 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 77 5.7538 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 70 5.7499 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 40 5.7491 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30 5.7611 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26 5.7510 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19 5.7551 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14 5.7425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.7880 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 140,681 5.7462 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80,000 5.7110 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 56,510 5.7558 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 51,000 5.7377 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 47,341 5.7523 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,166 5.7452 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,082 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,957 5.7683 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,256 5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,667 5.7538 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 27,664 5.7542 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,097 5.7501 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,612 5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,966 5.7559 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 17,000 5.7283 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,355 5.7555 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,551 5.7567 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,467 5.7435 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,371 5.7458 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,000 5.7875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,714 5.7531 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,009 5.7571 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,405 5.7680 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,358 5.7281 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,899 5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,904 5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,569 5.7642 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,283 5.7445 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,127 5.7467 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,656 5.7481 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,473 5.7635 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,425 5.7519 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,775 5.7581 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,678 5.7517 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,452 5.7488 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 942 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 861 5.7752 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 819 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 730 5.7773 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 332 5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 176 5.7802 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113 5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 88 5.7540 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 71 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46 5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 29 5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4 5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.7851 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 23,483 5.6038 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 85,000 5.6115 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 51,000 5.7377 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 23,483 5.6021 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 85,000 5.6106 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 80,000 5.7109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,790 5.7330 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,204 5.7395 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 740 5.7445 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,543 5.7446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,240 5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,774 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,256 5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,627 5.7466 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,508 5.7477 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,111 5.7481 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,612 5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,990 5.7487 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,425 5.7519 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,341 5.7523 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,667 5.7538 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88 5.7540 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,664 5.7542 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,182 5.7548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,130 5.7555 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 123 5.7567 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,173 5.7574 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50 5.7585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,569 5.7642 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,957 5.7683 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,392 5.7690 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 730 5.7773 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 176 5.7802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 332 5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 548 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,686 5.7274 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 57,251 5.7287 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,012 5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 154,532 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,464 5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,686 5.7464 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,287 5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,673 5.7502 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,892 5.7511 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,898 5.7545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 54 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43,112 5.7566 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 103,199 5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,747 5.7617 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,000 5.7627 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 67,890 5.7675 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 241 5.7775 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,000 5.7826 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,953 5.7863 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,099 5.7907 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,929 5.7413 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 12,467 5.7435 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,500 5.7445 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 24,887 5.7478 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 740 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 775 5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 48,066 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,130 5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,001 5.7521 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,314 5.7557 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: 12 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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