REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
22/01/2026 15:00
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RNS Number : 0193Q Barclays PLC 22 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: 21 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: 5,116,152 1.05% 5,448,962 1.11%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,965,437 1.01% 4,695,277 0.96%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,081,589 2.06% 10,144,239 2.07%
(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 162,350 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 88,015 5.7139 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 80,793 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 68,957 5.7107 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 48,800 5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 43,202 5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 24,000 5.7237 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,865 5.7207 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,000 5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 16,488 5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,672 5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,112 5.7322 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,878 5.7294 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,797 5.7195 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,890 5.7199 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,700 5.7109 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,240 5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,206 5.7270 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,217 5.7266 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,700 5.7154 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,355 5.7254 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,156 5.7215 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,028 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 982 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 956 5.7211 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 909 5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 634 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 457 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 376 5.7303 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 289 5.7285 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 193 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 185 5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 165 5.7246 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 81 5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 60 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 60 5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 127,510 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 55,230 5.7115 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 53,301 5.7142 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 44,750 5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,464 5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,144 5.7143 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,752 5.7097 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 30,568 5.7128 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 19,125 5.7120 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,969 5.7186 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,861 5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,212 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,903 5.7098 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,552 5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,688 5.7284 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,564 5.7324 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,071 5.7240 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,532 5.7193 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,132 5.7268 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,839 5.7231 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,631 5.7151 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,484 5.7274 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,165 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,700 5.7205 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,562 5.7191 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,217 5.7351 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,212 5.7316 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,210 5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,168 5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,152 5.7297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 984 5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 981 5.7175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 954 5.7228 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 914 5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 902 5.7221 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 774 5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 493 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 402 5.7255 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 384 5.7374 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 355 5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 345 5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 157 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 76 5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 60 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 43 5.7494 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 31 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.7250 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 19,125 5.7128 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,752 5.7097 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,903 5.7098 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 61,325 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,036 5.7135 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 53,301 5.7142 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,144 5.7143 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,455 5.7161 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,552 5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,165 5.7182 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,969 5.7186 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44,750 5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,128 5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 334 5.7203 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,700 5.7205 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,952 5.7211 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.7225 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,861 5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,464 5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76 5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 914 5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 573 5.7254 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,517 5.7311 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 355 5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 774 5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43 5.7494 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,222 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 130 5.7103 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 185 5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 63,290 5.7107 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,660 5.7108 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,700 5.7109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6 5.7112 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 529 5.7118 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,423 5.7125 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,268 5.7149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,700 5.7154 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43,202 5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 127 5.7189 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,484 5.7194 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7 5.7202 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,865 5.7207 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 956 5.7211 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 240 5.7220 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,761 5.7222 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,797 5.7227 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 595 5.7232 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,800 5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 165 5.7246 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,672 5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,488 5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 55 5.7264 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,217 5.7266 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,206 5.7270 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,878 5.7294 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 81 5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,112 5.7322 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,240 5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 101 5.7429 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 162,175 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 100 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 35,255 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,587 5.7131 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,398 5.7148 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 63,172 5.7181 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,484 5.7273 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,715 5.7373 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 8,741 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 62,697 5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 909 5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,958 5.7411 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: 22 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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