REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
14/01/2026 14:30
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RNS Number : 9225O Barclays PLC 14 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: 13 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: 6,660,456 1.36% 5,905,236 1.21%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,438,379 1.10% 6,281,111 1.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 12,098,835 2.46% 12,186,347 2.49%
(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 310,007 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 58,906 5.6504 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,000 5.6501 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41,823 5.6502 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41,057 5.6555 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35,700 5.6521 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 32,146 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21,591 5.6508 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,545 5.6610 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,201 5.6612 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,916 5.6511 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,003 5.6527 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,883 5.6560 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,006 5.6561 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,890 5.6463 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,585 5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,486 5.6559 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,412 5.6557 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,826 5.6514 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,658 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,620 5.6506 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,763 5.6465 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,597 5.6584 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,560 5.6308 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,213 5.6539 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,187 5.6627 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,011 5.6551 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,868 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,585 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,490 5.6570 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,443 5.6580 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,333 5.6634 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,268 5.6525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,263 5.6618 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,198 5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 687 5.6499 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 663 5.6640 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 637 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 448 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 284 5.6475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 108 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 105 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 117,559 5.6508 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 113,041 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 83,558 5.6501 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69,784 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 40,375 5.6412 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,827 5.6513 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,056 5.6559 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,763 5.6418 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,930 5.6596 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,758 5.6587 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.6505 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,194 5.6584 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,876 5.6502 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,629 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,334 5.6674 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,955 5.6529 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,214 5.6452 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,940 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,900 5.6156 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,372 5.6498 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,268 5.6525 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,193 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,034 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 976 5.6555 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 920 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 779 5.6519 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 731 5.6594 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 637 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 609 5.6497 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 333 5.6425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 284 5.6475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 248 5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 205 5.6662 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 108 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 105 5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39 5.6151 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30 5.6496 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22 5.6422 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9 5.6547 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 40,375 5.6412 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,176 5.6506 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,900 5.6156 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 106 5.6398 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,763 5.6418 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,705 5.6445 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 39 5.6446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30 5.6495 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,934 5.6497 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,372 5.6498 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 129,692 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,827 5.6513 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,158 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 976 5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38 5.6560 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,412 5.6562 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32 5.6573 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34 5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 731 5.6594 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,930 5.6596 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 73 5.6605 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 205 5.6662 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,334 5.6674 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,474 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,890 5.6463 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,763 5.6465 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 687 5.6499 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 83,528 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,221 5.6501 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,402 5.6502 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,426 5.6506 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,331 5.6507 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,916 5.6511 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,826 5.6514 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 55,184 5.6515 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 58,003 5.6517 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,755 5.6527 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,248 5.6530 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,213 5.6539 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,169 5.6541 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,117 5.6548 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,585 5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 40,345 5.6555 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,089 5.6557 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,530 5.6561 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34 5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,443 5.6580 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 445 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,545 5.6610 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,201 5.6612 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,187 5.6627 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,112 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,474 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 100 5.6799 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 113,004 5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 554 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 62,657 5.6512 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,618 5.6538 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9 5.6544 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,432 5.6567 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,560 5.6308 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,672 5.6494 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 212,277 5.6500 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: 14 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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