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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE Replacement

19th Dec 2025 15:22

RNS Number : 3484M
Barclays PLC
19 December 2025
 

FORM 8.3

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 6197L Published at 14:58 on 15/12/2025, changes made to section 2A,3A

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:

12 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:

 

 

8,930,727

1.82%

3,646,180

0.74%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,504,381

0.71%

8,810,263

1.80%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,435,108

2.53%

12,456,443

2.54%

(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

164,568

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

157,010

5.2433 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,750

5.2055 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,065

5.2270 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,699

5.2225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,877

5.2175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,354

5.2318 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,123

5.2421 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,962

5.2294 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,418

5.2151 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,088

5.2446 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,052

5.2153 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,982

5.2377 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,514

5.1870 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,067

5.2100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,816

5.2181 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,658

5.2415 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,417

5.2392 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,996

5.2452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,920

5.1986 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,848

5.2146 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,640

5.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,561

5.2214 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,279

5.2272 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,133

5.2499 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,093

5.2299 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

743

5.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

728

5.2548 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

710

5.2296 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

698

5.1875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.1752 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

492

5.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

416

5.2155 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

366

5.2130 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

313

5.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

247

5.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

167

5.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

126

5.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

125

5.1934 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

122

5.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

120

5.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

5.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

5.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21

5.1852 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

293,543

5.2442 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

143,067

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

82,697

5.2423 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78,505

5.2433 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

64,310

5.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,454

5.2311 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35,004

5.2380 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,556

5.2248 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,001

5.2431 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,946

5.2251 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,774

5.2270 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,095

5.2227 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,245

5.2246 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,340

5.2421 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,471

5.2299 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,515

5.2368 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,127

5.2296 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,629

5.2187 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,501

5.2330 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,481

5.2294 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.1787 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.1889 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,991

5.2377 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,908

5.2446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,789

5.2100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,627

5.2183 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,533

5.2447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,359

5.2068 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,329

5.2415 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,226

5.1955 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,099

5.2321 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

938

5.2295 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

820

5.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

791

5.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

773

5.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

764

5.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

748

5.2353 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

744

5.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

613

5.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

508

5.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

484

5.2425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

460

5.2125 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

366

5.2130 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

5.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

122

5.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

122

5.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

121

5.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

120

5.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45

5.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11

5.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

5.2357 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

6,974

5.2182 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,000

5.1889 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45

5.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,226

5.1955 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

5.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,627

5.2183 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29

5.2198 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

728

5.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

5.2247 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,556

5.2248 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,946

5.2251 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145

5.2279 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,127

5.2296 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,293

5.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,454

5.2311 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,128

5.2314 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,099

5.2321 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,359

5.2351 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

748

5.2353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,004

5.2380 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

631

5.2401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,623

5.2418 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,340

5.2421 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

82,697

5.2423 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,001

5.2431 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,951

5.2436 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,668

5.2447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84,005

5.2449 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120,582

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

170

5.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

5.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,514

5.1870 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

5.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

125

5.1934 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,920

5.1986 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

235

5.2014 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,750

5.2055 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,756

5.2100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

188

5.2119 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

479

5.2129 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

416

5.2155 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,877

5.2175 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29

5.2201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,561

5.2214 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,279

5.2272 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,417

5.2392 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,123

5.2421 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

713

5.2437 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,807

5.2441 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,790

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,996

5.2452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400

5.2224 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

43,251

5.2445 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,893

5.2135 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

13,498

5.2295 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

93,553

5.2412 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:

19 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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