Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 18, 2025
Major Shareholding Notification
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RNS Number : 1605M
Barclays PLC
18 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: | 17 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: | 7,828,346 | 1.60% | 4,341,455 | 0.89% | |||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||
| 4,234,020 | 0.86% | 7,755,919 | 1.58% | ||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| TOTAL: | 12,062,366 | 2.46% | 12,097,374 | 2.47% | |||
| (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 | 163,231 | 5.4250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 88,528 | 5.4159 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 67,088 | 5.3800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 47,286 | 5.3779 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 41,851 | 5.4152 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 23,698 | 5.3749 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,345 | 5.4251 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,761 | 5.4000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,395 | 5.3740 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,994 | 5.4252 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,464 | 5.3861 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,302 | 5.3729 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,414 | 5.3746 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,440 | 5.3828 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,558 | 5.3835 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,139 | 5.3747 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,979 | 5.3886 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,892 | 5.3919 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,827 | 5.3968 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,534 | 5.3644 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,525 | 5.4233 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,284 | 5.3600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,172 | 5.4054 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,102 | 5.4100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 966 | 5.3650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 872 | 5.3950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 566 | 5.3900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 540 | 5.4052 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 480 | 5.3830 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 445 | 5.4111 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 127 | 5.3910 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 35 | 5.3674 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 5.3935 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 233,946 | 5.4250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 182,480 | 5.4237 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 80,108 | 5.3938 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 52,435 | 5.3758 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 48,384 | 5.3812 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 45,554 | 5.4220 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 44,264 | 5.4159 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 40,845 | 5.3800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 36,102 | 5.3708 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 28,652 | 5.3975 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 21,200 | 5.4050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14,363 | 5.3827 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 13,569 | 5.3759 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 12,010 | 5.4000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,802 | 5.4241 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,577 | 5.3661 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,024 | 5.3891 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,944 | 5.3768 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,837 | 5.4094 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,439 | 5.4234 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,732 | 5.3873 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,683 | 5.3803 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,088 | 5.4175 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,900 | 5.3843 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,643 | 5.3780 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,193 | 5.4107 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,981 | 5.3792 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,777 | 5.3721 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,672 | 5.3912 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,465 | 5.3818 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,187 | 5.4131 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,040 | 5.3650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 890 | 5.3900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 642 | 5.3600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 466 | 5.3850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 446 | 5.3950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 371 | 5.4207 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 290 | 5.4100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 5.3548 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 5.3977 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 57 | 5.3898 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 35 | 5.3674 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 16 | 5.3637 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 | 8,068 | 5.3771 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100 | 5.3548 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16 | 5.3634 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,577 | 5.3661 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35 | 5.3673 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 36,102 | 5.3708 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 52,435 | 5.3758 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,944 | 5.3768 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 421 | 5.3778 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,981 | 5.3792 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 40,812 | 5.3800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 48,384 | 5.3812 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,363 | 5.3827 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12 | 5.3850 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,829 | 5.3876 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 57 | 5.3898 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100 | 5.3899 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 890 | 5.3900 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,672 | 5.3912 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,139 | 5.3915 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 80,108 | 5.3938 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 92 | 5.3977 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,779 | 5.4056 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,837 | 5.4094 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 79 | 5.4100 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,193 | 5.4107 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,187 | 5.4131 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 885 | 5.4147 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 329 | 5.4162 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 5.4200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 371 | 5.4207 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45,554 | 5.4220 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,439 | 5.4234 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 55,954 | 5.4249 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 128,733 | 5.4250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,534 | 5.3644 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35 | 5.3676 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,302 | 5.3729 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,395 | 5.3740 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 47,286 | 5.3779 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 67,088 | 5.3800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,558 | 5.3835 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 549 | 5.3858 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 127 | 5.3910 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12 | 5.3935 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 5.4000 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 103 | 5.4046 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 540 | 5.4052 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,172 | 5.4054 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 261 | 5.4094 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 827 | 5.4100 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,695 | 5.4140 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,525 | 5.4233 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 37,635 | 5.4250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,345 | 5.4251 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,994 | 5.4252 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,034 | 5.3845 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 28,652 | 5.3975 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 57,327 | 5.4245 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 9,455 | 5.4246 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 8,570 | 5.3856 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,979 | 5.3886 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 66,791 | 5.4036 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 16,208 | 5.4250 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: | 18 Dec 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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