Transaction in Own Shares • Jan 9, 2026
Transaction in Own Shares
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RNS Number : 3915O
Barclays PLC
09 January 2026
| 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: | 08 Jan 2026 | |||||
| (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: | 6,794,242 | 1.39% | 6,569,904 | 1.34% | |||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||
| 6,097,237 | 1.24% | 6,463,166 | 1.31% | ||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| TOTAL: | 12,891,479 | 2.63% | 13,033,070 | 2.65% | |||
| (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 | 155,291 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 89,967 | 5.7201 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 83,440 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 70,390 | 5.7298 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 57,610 | 5.7282 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 34,120 | 5.7271 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 33,720 | 5.7332 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 26,447 | 5.7547 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 25,353 | 5.7346 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,869 | 5.7302 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,024 | 5.7398 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,598 | 5.6996 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,165 | 5.7571 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,788 | 5.7366 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,481 | 5.7338 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,366 | 5.7622 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,449 | 5.7150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,497 | 5.7712 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,446 | 5.7685 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,073 | 5.7126 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,928 | 5.7325 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,853 | 5.6908 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,724 | 5.7800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,407 | 5.7820 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,206 | 5.6970 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,040 | 5.7829 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,842 | 5.7675 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,363 | 5.6920 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,336 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,222 | 5.7939 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,145 | 5.7144 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,097 | 5.7902 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 926 | 5.7022 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 896 | 5.7716 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 718 | 5.7400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 576 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 535 | 5.6620 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 465 | 5.7519 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 446 | 5.8350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 429 | 5.7650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 333 | 5.7093 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 312 | 5.8400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 307 | 5.7702 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 240 | 5.7900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 237 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 237 | 5.7750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 224 | 5.7450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 221 | 5.7600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 219 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 175 | 5.6400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 121 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 120 | 5.7550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 118 | 5.8150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 5.8250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 112 | 5.8300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 110 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 110 | 5.7500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 95 | 5.8100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 95 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 95 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 30 | 5.7700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 25 | 5.7084 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 14 | 5.7125 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 5.7117 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 5.7850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 202,399 | 5.7205 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 93,519 | 5.7200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 78,152 | 5.7159 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 67,098 | 5.7199 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 50,365 | 5.7209 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 42,178 | 5.7505 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 35,195 | 5.7298 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 31,023 | 5.7238 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 28,100 | 5.7020 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 20,839 | 5.7602 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 20,406 | 5.7253 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 18,895 | 5.7384 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 18,885 | 5.7150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 18,330 | 5.7571 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15,781 | 5.7507 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 12,688 | 5.7195 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 12,373 | 5.8085 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 12,157 | 5.7117 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,996 | 5.7197 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,892 | 5.7685 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,570 | 5.7017 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,130 | 5.7188 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,971 | 5.7452 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,900 | 5.7594 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,798 | 5.7162 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,315 | 5.7420 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,832 | 5.7277 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,814 | 5.7820 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,500 | 5.7391 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,197 | 5.7622 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,079 | 5.7880 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,881 | 5.7800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,654 | 5.7838 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,444 | 5.7939 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,685 | 5.7471 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,120 | 5.7233 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,103 | 5.6970 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 885 | 5.7950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 830 | 5.7112 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 693 | 5.6695 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 576 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 514 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 483 | 5.6433 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 446 | 5.8350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 435 | 5.6566 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 325 | 5.7650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 312 | 5.8400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 240 | 5.7900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 237 | 5.7750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 237 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 224 | 5.7450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 221 | 5.7600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 219 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 199 | 5.7234 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 158 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 152 | 5.7400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 121 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 120 | 5.7550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 118 | 5.8150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 115 | 5.8250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 112 | 5.8300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 110 | 5.7500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 95 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 95 | 5.8100 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 95 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 89 | 5.7152 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 5.6500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.7850 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 | 1,272 | 5.6620 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,560 | 5.6956 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,570 | 5.7017 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,100 | 5.7020 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,872 | 5.7057 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,120 | 5.7073 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,010 | 5.7096 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 89 | 5.7152 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 78,152 | 5.7159 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,130 | 5.7188 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,688 | 5.7195 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 65 | 5.7196 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,547 | 5.7197 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 86,902 | 5.7199 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 117,513 | 5.7200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50,365 | 5.7209 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,120 | 5.7233 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,023 | 5.7238 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 826 | 5.7325 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,200 | 5.7384 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,500 | 5.7391 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,822 | 5.7489 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,178 | 5.7505 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,781 | 5.7507 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,998 | 5.7508 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,604 | 5.7560 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,900 | 5.7594 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,839 | 5.7602 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 325 | 5.7650 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,654 | 5.7838 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,079 | 5.7880 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 175 | 5.6400 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 83,438 | 5.6600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 535 | 5.6620 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,853 | 5.6908 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,363 | 5.6920 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,598 | 5.6996 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 333 | 5.7093 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,073 | 5.7126 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 49,736 | 5.7200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89,967 | 5.7201 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,255 | 5.7202 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,807 | 5.7209 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,120 | 5.7271 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57,610 | 5.7282 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,481 | 5.7338 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,664 | 5.7346 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,137 | 5.7545 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 307 | 5.7702 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 896 | 5.7716 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,461 | 5.7754 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 22,457 | 5.7159 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 88,569 | 5.7182 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 20,406 | 5.7253 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 152 | 5.7400 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,373 | 5.8085 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,234 | 5.7152 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 62,728 | 5.7200 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 46,700 | 5.7343 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 9,858 | 5.7368 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 10,024 | 5.7398 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: | 09 Jan 2026 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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