REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
20/01/2026 15:45
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RNS Number : 6449P Barclays PLC 20 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: 19 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: 5,343,184 1.09% 5,497,731 1.12%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,003,669 1.02% 4,915,746 1.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,346,853 2.11% 10,413,477 2.12%
(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 156,448 5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 70,071 5.8172 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 31,462 5.8242 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 26,017 5.8302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,713 5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,735 5.7981 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,681 5.8194 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,352 5.8178 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,233 5.8090 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,003 5.8144 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,330 5.8076 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,660 5.7947 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,579 5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,406 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 793 5.7955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 717 5.8032 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 535 5.8100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 497 5.7925 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 363 5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 218 5.8443 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 212 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 185 5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 145 5.8063 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 101 5.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 186,667 5.8282 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 171,122 5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 65,333 5.8074 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62,924 5.8242 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 36,083 5.8167 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,997 5.8018 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,600 5.8124 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,493 5.7981 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,250 5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20,920 5.8077 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,966 5.8209 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,746 5.8016 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,775 5.8182 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,466 5.8090 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,793 5.7956 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,262 5.8136 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,354 5.7996 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,778 5.8079 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,441 5.7949 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,808 5.7898 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,204 5.8112 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,823 5.7958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,807 5.8083 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,737 5.8088 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,496 5.7969 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,978 5.7964 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,816 5.8084 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,573 5.8031 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,500 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,419 5.8201 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,416 5.8029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,376 5.7998 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,193 5.8100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,101 5.8027 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 967 5.8104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 956 5.7968 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 776 5.8235 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 774 5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 577 5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 564 5.8366 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 561 5.8014 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 547 5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 490 5.7750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 429 5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 408 5.8357 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 396 5.7884 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 307 5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 263 5.8184 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 212 5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 105 5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 101 5.8200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 82 5.8156 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 80 5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52 5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.8050 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 21,250 5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,366 5.8027 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 80 5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 105 5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,204 5.7897 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,489 5.7925 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,695 5.7952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,141 5.7967 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,496 5.7969 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,123 5.7981 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,746 5.8016 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,997 5.8018 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 208 5.8025 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 65,333 5.8074 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,920 5.8077 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,778 5.8079 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,807 5.8083 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,816 5.8084 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,044 5.8119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,946 5.8124 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 658 5.8125 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 493 5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 82 5.8156 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,083 5.8167 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,711 5.8180 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,775 5.8182 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 263 5.8184 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,419 5.8201 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 729 5.8228 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,689 5.8235 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,312 5.8243 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,895 5.8297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 239,068 5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 564 5.8366 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 185 5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,527 5.7903 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,489 5.7925 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,660 5.7947 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 769 5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 793 5.7955 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,579 5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 717 5.8032 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,711 5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 145 5.8063 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 658 5.8125 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,212 5.8133 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6 5.8154 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 70,071 5.8172 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 787 5.8175 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,036 5.8253 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,371 5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,017 5.8302 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,441 5.7948 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,271 5.8115 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 48,711 5.8161 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,837 5.8166 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,410 5.8298 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 22,106 5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 84 5.8103 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 202 5.8151 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 8,681 5.8194 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 50,196 5.8300 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: 20 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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