REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
23/01/2026 15:15
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RNS Number : 2199Q Barclays PLC 23 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: 22 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: 5,208,312 1.07% 5,374,858 1.10%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,912,545 1.01% 4,790,304 0.98%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,120,857 2.07% 10,165,162 2.08%
(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 171,394 5.7668 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 154,437 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 45,417 5.7608 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 45,066 5.7559 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 38,262 5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 28,454 5.7298 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,514 5.7381 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,604 5.7361 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 15,287 5.7587 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,578 5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,584 5.7434 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,296 5.7513 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,705 5.7392 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,745 5.7529 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,659 5.7496 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7,278 5.7406 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,772 5.7215 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,552 5.7309 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,547 5.7613 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,037 5.7611 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,374 5.7695 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,749 5.7302 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,472 5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,327 5.7435 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,318 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 910 5.7517 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 792 5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 546 5.7750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 441 5.7287 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 433 5.7749 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 417 5.7610 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 382 5.7725 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 248 5.7304 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 224 5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 132 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 123 5.7504 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 74 5.7483 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11 5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4 5.7225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 56,958 5.7298 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 52,113 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,732 5.7325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46,219 5.7149 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,581 5.7332 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,144 5.7389 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 28,792 5.7419 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,208 5.7442 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 18,590 5.7322 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,296 5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,904 5.7360 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,667 5.7283 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,506 5.7426 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,679 5.7347 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,037 5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,974 5.7411 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,769 5.7665 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,407 5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,283 5.7297 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,186 5.7639 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,108 5.7645 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,030 5.7327 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,822 5.7321 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,794 5.7546 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,376 5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,000 5.7469 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,002 5.7390 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,908 5.7543 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,884 5.7234 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,204 5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,092 5.7621 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 720 5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 674 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 621 5.7374 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 613 5.7534 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 462 5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 453 5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 295 5.7301 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 254 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 165 5.7716 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 123 5.7752 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 112 5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 53 5.7750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 40 5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15 5.7293 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10 5.7601 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8 5.7755 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 5.7555 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 5.7350 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 Decreasing Short 2 5.7148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46,219 5.7149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.7225 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 42,260 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,667 5.7283 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.7286 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15 5.7293 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,283 5.7297 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50 5.7298 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,660 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 295 5.7301 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40 5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,822 5.7321 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,732 5.7325 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,030 5.7327 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,373 5.7328 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,296 5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,679 5.7347 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,376 5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,079 5.7357 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 621 5.7374 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,792 5.7419 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,208 5.7442 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,598 5.7460 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2 5.7473 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 522 5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,037 5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,794 5.7546 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,407 5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,092 5.7621 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,108 5.7645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,579 5.7647 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 123 5.7752 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4 5.7219 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,260 5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 38,921 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,749 5.7302 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 248 5.7304 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,552 5.7309 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,472 5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,841 5.7343 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 454 5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,578 5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 65 5.7354 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 38,262 5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,790 5.7406 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41 5.7416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,584 5.7434 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,286 5.7436 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 792 5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 590 5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 5.7476 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,659 5.7496 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 123 5.7504 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,600 5.7535 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 45 5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,747 5.7573 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6 5.7575 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,048 5.7582 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 45,417 5.7608 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 171,394 5.7668 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 382 5.7725 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 130 5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,030 5.7095 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 63,841 5.7358 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 200 5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,769 5.7665 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,772 5.7215 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 66,444 5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 31,308 5.7647 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: 23 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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