RNS Number : 6911H
Barclays PLC
17 November 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:

13 Nov 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:

 

 

7,503,277

1.53%

1,568,503

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,300,549

0.27%

7,482,301

1.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,803,826

1.80%

9,050,804

1.85%

(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

222,749

5.6049  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

76,738

5.6015  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

74,443

5.6000  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,994

5.6268  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,751

5.6011  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,313

5.6401  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,025

5.6264  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,421

5.6170  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,558

5.6267  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,993

5.6438  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,497

5.6122  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,389

5.6002  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,131

5.6208  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,914

5.6274  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,866

5.6050  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,026

5.6325  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,632

5.6540  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,481

5.6300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,477

5.6126  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,467

5.6150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,452

5.6058  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

5.6200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,413

5.6301  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,313

5.6400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,121

5.6413  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,049

5.6392  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

954

5.6100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

946

5.6250  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

804

5.6271  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

800

5.6071  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

728

5.6172  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

677

5.6771  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.6600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

475

5.6550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

336

5.6350  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

321

5.6500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

320

5.6450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

173

5.6125  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

69

5.6700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

43

5.6140  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27

5.6650  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.6078  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8

5.6494  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

992,634

5.6600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

93,879

5.6000  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44,762

5.6262  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,126

5.6029  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,157

5.6364  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,040

5.6325  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,099

5.6167  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,699

5.6200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,543

5.6208  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,011

5.6025  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,504

5.6073  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,433

5.6409  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,154

5.6109  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,541

5.6207  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,116

5.6361  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,928

5.6232  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,663

5.6042  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,950

5.6257  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,890

5.6236  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,825

5.6518  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,104

5.6138  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,856

5.6194  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,632

5.6144  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,530

5.6173  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,467

5.6150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,400

5.6220  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,313

5.6400  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,174

5.6285  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,147

5.6304  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

924

5.6250  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

842

5.6178  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

778

5.6050  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

767

5.6100  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

760

5.6302  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

698

5.6202  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

627

5.6650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

574

5.6350  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

528

5.6129  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

321

5.6500  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

320

5.6450  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

281

5.6300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

260

5.6351  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

178

5.6297  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

134

5.6051  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69

5.6700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15

5.5998  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

15

5.5998  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,564

5.6000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,011

5.6025  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,126

5.6029  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,663

5.6042  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,142

5.6057  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,154

5.6109  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,104

5.6138  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

582

5.6144  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,099

5.6167  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

770

5.6177  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

698

5.6202  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,543

5.6208  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,400

5.6220  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,890

5.6236  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,202

5.6253  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,950

5.6257  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201

5.6259  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135

5.6266  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

335

5.6288  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

418

5.6294  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,022

5.6299  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,147

5.6304  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,052

5.6350  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

260

5.6351  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,116

5.6361  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,157

5.6364  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,433

5.6409  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.6500  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

992,034

5.6600  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

600

5.6650  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

238,063

5.6000  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,389

5.6002  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,751

5.6011  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,087

5.6050  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,497

5.6122  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,477

5.6126  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,421

5.6170  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

728

5.6172  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

353

5.6198  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

5.6200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19

5.6250  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,558

5.6267  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,914

5.6274  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

875

5.6276  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,632

5.6540  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,585

5.6000  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,825

5.6518  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,468

5.6117  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

30,094

5.6259  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,025

5.6264  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 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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