RNS Number : 5103K
Barclays PLC
05 December 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:

04 Dec 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:

 

 

11,053,010

2.26%

2,315,245

0.47%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,089,026

0.43%

10,905,695

2.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

13,142,036

2.68%

13,220,940

2.70%

(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

285,780

5.1562  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

186,540

5.1670  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

163,373

5.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

76,441

5.1631  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

72,700

5.1677  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

57,022

5.1673  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46,205

5.1657  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,495

5.1559  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,643

5.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,443

5.1694  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,813

5.1649  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,089

5.1658  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,584

5.1615  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,900

5.1572  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,401

5.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,328

5.1742  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,908

5.1661  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,119

5.1595  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,094

5.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,948

5.1648  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,080

5.1555  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,021

5.1597  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,871

5.1686  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,748

5.1794  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,764

5.1700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,456

5.1688  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,426

5.1702  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,367

5.1717  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,426

5.1659  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,230

5.1652  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,934

5.1571  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,662

5.1838  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,586

5.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,574

5.1587  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,571

5.1705  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,404

5.1575  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,242

5.1708  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

5.1586  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,028

5.1696  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

930

5.1625  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

787

5.1475  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

505

5.1275  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

478

5.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

346

5.1425  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

303

5.1450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

302

5.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

288

5.1726  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

281

5.1750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

256

5.1675  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50

5.1800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

49

5.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48

5.1612  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

159,208

5.1596  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

98,831

5.1557  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

54,302

5.1567  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

39,511

5.1648  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,798

5.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,570

5.1740  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,272

5.1547  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,896

5.1677  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,701

5.1676  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,493

5.1600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,684

5.1742  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,260

5.1673  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,939

5.1630  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,851

5.1601  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,566

5.1450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,662

5.1680  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,625

5.1650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,582

5.1795  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,655

5.1606  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,522

5.1895  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,035

5.1588  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,022

5.1411  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,757

5.1710  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,653

5.1575  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,559

5.1654  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,494

5.1626  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,328

5.1776  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,295

5.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,021

5.1748  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,944

5.1862  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,823

5.1763  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,786

5.1622  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,757

5.1525  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,745

5.1696  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,649

5.1656  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,551

5.1744  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,413

5.1768  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,373

5.1652  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,049

5.1643  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,047

5.1824  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,024

5.1799  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

955

5.1700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

921

5.1625  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

787

5.1475  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

656

5.2000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

559

5.1950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

550

5.1900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

513

5.1675  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

510

5.1773  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

5.1425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

302

5.1850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

281

5.1750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

237

5.1856  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

192

5.1629  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

121

5.2050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78

5.1825  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50

5.1800  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

21,686

5.1666  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,263

5.1444  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,414

5.1500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,272

5.1547  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,270

5.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,678

5.1567  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

216

5.1568  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,203

5.1575  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,453

5.1580  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,207

5.1608  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,904

5.1616  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,786

5.1622  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,494

5.1626  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

192

5.1629  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,841

5.1658  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,142

5.1663  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,466

5.1677  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,903

5.1689  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,570

5.1740  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,823

5.1763  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,328

5.1776  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.1798  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

237

5.1856  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.1400  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,165

5.1538  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

306,094

5.1550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,080

5.1555  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,495

5.1559  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

722

5.1562  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,900

5.1572  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,119

5.1595  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48

5.1612  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,948

5.1648  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,230

5.1652  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,483

5.1655  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,205

5.1657  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,089

5.1658  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,426

5.1659  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,908

5.1661  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

186,540

5.1670  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,022

5.1673  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89,888

5.1677  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,871

5.1686  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,456

5.1688  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,443

5.1694  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

113

5.1696  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

690

5.1699  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,421

5.1703  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,571

5.1705  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,242

5.1708  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,367

5.1717  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.1801  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

441

5.1955  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,645

5.1553  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,544

5.1621  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,047

5.1627  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:

05 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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