REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
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RNS Number : 6121C Barclays PLC 08 October 2025
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: 07 Oct 2025
(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: 3,586,422 0.73% 2,217,852 0.45%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,148,173 0.44% 3,572,789 0.73%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,734,595 1.17% 5,790,641 1.18%
(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 153,487 7.0672 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 143,637 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 137,652 7.0727 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 99,622 7.0673 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 77,807 7.0600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 57,931 7.0636 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,790 7.0803 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,602 7.0927 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 20,270 7.0942 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,098 7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,955 7.0961 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,830 7.0714 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 17,314 7.0761 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,224 7.1067 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,623 7.0920 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,221 7.0722 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,299 7.0898 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,292 7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,290 7.0995 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,904 7.0651 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,470 7.0943 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,432 7.1091 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,348 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,172 7.0826 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,169 7.0755 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,020 7.0780 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,803 7.0823 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,502 7.0980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,487 7.0955 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,213 7.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 735 7.1066 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 716 7.1100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 693 7.0963 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 640 7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 618 7.0907 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 616 7.1075 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 556 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 417 7.1125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 397 7.0708 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 390 7.0949 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 365 7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 98 7.0525 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 92 7.0802 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 41 7.1350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8 7.0908 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8 7.0912 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3 7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1 7.0607 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 323,743 7.0689 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78,785 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 78,679 7.0608 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 32,990 7.0661 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 23,974 7.0832 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,634 7.0664 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,535 7.0646 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 16,354 7.0765 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 13,310 7.0976 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 11,779 7.1044 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,700 7.0820 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,796 7.0877 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,950 7.0958 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,527 7.1051 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,289 7.0766 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,414 7.0919 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,232 7.0993 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,384 7.0322 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,015 7.1254 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,942 7.0979 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,867 7.0711 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,527 7.1056 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,398 7.1239 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,197 7.1224 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,142 7.0809 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,023 7.1204 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,916 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,800 7.0757 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,551 7.0853 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,522 7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,402 7.1150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,373 7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,291 7.1029 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,096 7.1134 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,083 7.1154 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,000 7.1176 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 799 7.1245 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 757 7.0984 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 703 7.0754 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 556 7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 527 7.1185 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 485 7.1104 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 420 7.1075 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 417 7.1125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 402 7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 400 7.0553 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 356 7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 283 7.0607 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 282 7.0717 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 197 7.0785 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 143 7.0786 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 104 7.1052 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 69 7.0988 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 46 7.1039 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41 7.1343 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5 7.1250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3 7.1033 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.1025 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 3,384 7.0322 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 393 7.0635 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,535 7.0646 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 55,473 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76,000 7.0705 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,803 7.0706 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,867 7.0711 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 282 7.0717 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 74 7.0731 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 180 7.0740 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,289 7.0766 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 197 7.0785 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 143 7.0786 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,142 7.0809 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8 7.0948 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,096 7.0962 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 490 7.0970 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 757 7.0984 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 620 7.0992 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,232 7.0993 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 685 7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,597 7.1051 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 600 7.1150 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 799 7.1245 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5 7.1250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 7.0396 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,400 7.0553 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 7.0607 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,528 7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,904 7.0651 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,793 7.0655 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,539 7.0661 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 59,627 7.0663 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,549 7.0664 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 397 7.0708 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,830 7.0714 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,314 7.0761 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 89 7.0773 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,020 7.0780 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 40 7.0787 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 92 7.0802 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,790 7.0803 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,299 7.0898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 626 7.0907 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8 7.0908 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,109 7.0912 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,623 7.0920 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,602 7.0927 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,270 7.0942 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8 7.0951 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,518 7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,273 7.1033 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,000 7.1057 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 735 7.1066 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,388 7.0637 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,380 7.1090 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 23,899 7.0655 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 18,933 7.0656 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: 08 Oct 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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