RNS Number : 9902L
Barclays PLC
17 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:

16 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:

 

 

8,164,247

1.67%

4,246,907

0.87%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,197,442

0.86%

8,114,755

1.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,361,689

2.52%

12,361,662

2.52%

(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

251,293

5.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

89,092

5.3225  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46,399

5.3284  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

37,179

5.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,955

5.3252  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,023

5.3258  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,937

5.3246  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,228

5.2991  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,145

5.3139  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,820

5.3205  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,976

5.3251  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,969

5.3256  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,934

5.3083  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,755

5.3234  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,202

5.3369  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,132

5.3367  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,676

5.3335  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,748

5.3275  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,673

5.3300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,437

5.3279  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,312

5.3266  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,277

5.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

5.3287  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

950

5.3425  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

942

5.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

873

5.3274  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

738

5.3000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

587

5.3100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

465

5.3150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

444

5.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

437

5.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

360

5.3050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

234

5.3308  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.3482  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

96

5.2800  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

37

5.3650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19

5.3454  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8

5.3450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.3744  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.2900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

214,164

5.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

138,046

5.3251  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

66,466

5.3291  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

56,726

5.3206  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45,224

5.3275  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44,243

5.3225  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,081

5.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,630

5.3239  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,824

5.3333  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,694

5.3355  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,109

5.3178  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,200

5.3279  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,565

5.3339  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,127

5.3247  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,877

5.3183  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,874

5.3307  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,310

5.3386  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,002

5.2900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,120

5.3293  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,976

5.3268  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,505

5.3345  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,888

5.3316  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,614

5.2991  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,235

5.3334  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,967

5.3083  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,947

5.3005  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,601

5.3369  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,573

5.3100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,481

5.3331  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,463

5.3315  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,416

5.3300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,277

5.2850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,207

5.3304  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

963

5.3409  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

862

5.3172  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

800

5.3050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

758

5.3359  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

738

5.3000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

606

5.3400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

500

5.3450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

475

5.3425  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

465

5.3150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

447

5.3645  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

445

5.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

437

5.2950  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

355

5.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

234

5.3306  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

96

5.2800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

39

5.3274  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37

5.3650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

5.3500  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

6,917

5.3252  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

159

5.2907  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

182

5.2908  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,105

5.3027  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,039

5.3037  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

862

5.3172  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,109

5.3178  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,653

5.3180  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.3200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,280

5.3238  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,630

5.3239  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,127

5.3247  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

222,323

5.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,300

5.3261  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,466

5.3291  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,120

5.3293  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,207

5.3304  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,011

5.3306  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,824

5.3333  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,565

5.3339  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,583

5.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,694

5.3355  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

454

5.3376  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,400

5.3391  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

355

5.3550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

447

5.3645  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

966

5.3069  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,200

5.3100  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,145

5.3139  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,356

5.3166  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

606

5.3225  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,937

5.3246  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

106,306

5.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,299

5.3252  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,284

5.3253  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,969

5.3256  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

5.3266  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,437

5.3279  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

234

5.3308  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,676

5.3335  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

379

5.3350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

5.3433  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

121

5.3482  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,163

5.3500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

867

5.3391  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

50,553

5.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

758

5.3358  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,026

5.3250  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,515

5.3253  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

52,936

5.3255  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

735

5.3264  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19

5.3452  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,811

5.3508  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:

17 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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