REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
15/01/2026 14:00
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RNS Number : 1121P Barclays PLC 15 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: 14 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: 6,503,103 1.33% 5,839,621 1.19%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,316,147 1.09% 6,062,439 1.23%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 11,819,250 2.41% 11,902,060 2.42%
(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 121,288 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 91,799 5.6688 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 44,947 5.6798 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 40,612 5.6817 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 35,832 5.6751 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 32,748 5.6839 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,911 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,029 5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,638 5.6737 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,373 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,206 5.6765 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,429 5.6692 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,010 5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,086 5.6659 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,312 5.6902 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,025 5.6551 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,388 5.6912 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,007 5.6782 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,071 5.6716 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,808 5.6638 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,579 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,257 5.6582 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,803 5.6776 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,468 5.6545 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,392 5.6828 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,280 5.6558 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,248 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,105 5.6875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,020 5.6387 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 961 5.6924 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 947 5.6625 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 902 5.6910 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 821 5.6469 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 745 5.6748 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 715 5.6576 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 652 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 613 5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 351 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 336 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 213 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 130 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 128 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 126 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 123 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 119 5.6725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 23 5.6844 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 140,762 5.6692 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 88,121 5.6852 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80,660 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 65,496 5.6839 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,808 5.6725 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,456 5.6657 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,073 5.6651 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,477 5.6690 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,674 5.6709 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,172 5.6659 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,925 5.6540 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,050 5.6676 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,973 5.6704 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,248 5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,782 5.6888 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,600 5.6494 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,432 5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,107 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,760 5.6902 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,407 5.6595 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,406 5.6637 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,368 5.6669 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,345 5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,181 5.6691 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,046 5.6536 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,861 5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,818 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,711 5.6555 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,576 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,510 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 976 5.6705 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 961 5.6925 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 828 5.6696 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 743 5.6901 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 697 5.6873 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 636 5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 570 5.6560 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 560 5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 463 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 453 5.6392 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 444 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 351 5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 232 5.6877 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 145 5.6628 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 138 5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 128 5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 126 5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35 5.6707 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 5.6468 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8 5.6498 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 6,472 5.6615 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,050 5.6676 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 453 5.6392 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 321 5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15 5.6468 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,600 5.6494 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,514 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,046 5.6536 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,925 5.6540 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 513 5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 570 5.6560 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 145 5.6629 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,459 5.6645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,073 5.6651 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,746 5.6657 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,553 5.6690 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,876 5.6704 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,257 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 978 5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22 5.6827 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88,121 5.6852 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 697 5.6873 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,691 5.6875 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 232 5.6877 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,782 5.6888 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,046 5.6897 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,110 5.6899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 124,439 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,760 5.6902 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 821 5.6469 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 32 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,468 5.6545 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 92 5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,025 5.6551 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,886 5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,618 5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 715 5.6576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,248 5.6692 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,638 5.6737 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,339 5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,268 5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35,832 5.6751 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,206 5.6765 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,803 5.6776 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24,381 5.6782 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,717 5.6860 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,796 5.6875 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,758 5.6899 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 92,489 5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,197 5.6902 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 902 5.6910 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 422 5.6775 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 8 5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 22,027 5.6507 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 51,020 5.6762 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,448 5.6898 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,020 5.6387 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,510 5.6709 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 42,190 5.6900 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: 15 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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