Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

20 October 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 Oct 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:			7,796,584	1.59%	1,564,408	0.32%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,478,539	0.30%	7,634,730	1.56%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,275,123	1.90%	9,199,138	1.88%
(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		420,213		5.7508  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		294,801		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		200,000		5.8058  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		103,974		5.7681  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		82,222		5.7857  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		81,056		5.7529  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		53,401		5.7469  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,232		5.7587  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,682		5.7711  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,530		5.7892  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,581		5.7649  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,583		5.7475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,384		5.7727  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,114		5.7671  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,207		5.7614  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,783		5.7452  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,167		5.7719  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,000		5.7575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,000		5.7791  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,390		5.7594  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,419		5.8002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,469		5.7709  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,600		5.7778  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,000		5.7775  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,839		5.7603  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,654		5.7720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,366		5.7485  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,101		5.7749  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,491		5.7742  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,131		5.7590  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,323		5.7884  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,916		5.7605  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,837		5.7653  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,177		5.7643  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,127		5.7554  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,811		5.7928  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,765		5.7617  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,753		5.7609  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,739		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,688		5.8003  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,678		5.7840  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,125		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,095		5.7917  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,072		5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,041		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		977		5.7868  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		806		5.8086  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		771		5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		755		5.7700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		408		5.7995  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		382		5.7875  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		359		5.7461  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		83		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		71		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55		5.7802  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46		5.7652  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46		5.7988  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		143,788		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		84,318		5.7489  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		55,376		5.7544  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		49,661		5.7530  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,481		5.7463  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,599		5.7438  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,315		5.7731  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,202		5.7509  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,224		5.7574  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,899		5.8002  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,139		5.7917  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,000		5.7764  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,954		5.7744  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,410		5.7988  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,616		5.7595  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,015		5.7835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,935		5.7875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,928		5.7822  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,920		5.7737  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,313		5.7732  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,218		5.7710  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,179		5.7735  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,931		5.7715  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,300		5.7816  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,695		5.7941  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,612		5.8111  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,554		5.7447  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,506		5.7648  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,405		5.8052  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,139		5.8136  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,081		5.8042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,923		5.7657  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,751		5.7914  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,531		5.7901  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,420		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,405		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,239		5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,233		5.7706  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,063		5.7963  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,018		5.7632  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,000		5.7972  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		936		5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		872		5.8140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		869		5.7999  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		755		5.7700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		738		5.7830  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		717		5.7575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		715		5.7800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		703		5.7550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		539		5.7475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		538		5.7379  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		363		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		352		5.7601  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		342		5.8066  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		258		5.7974  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		221		5.7997  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		183		5.7588  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		183		5.7947  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		172		5.7597  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		152		5.8127  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		88		5.7422  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		85		5.7897  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		43		5.7547  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		5.7797  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		5.8099  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.7444  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		5.7750  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		37,599	5.7438  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,520	5.7447  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	5.7448  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62,250	5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,481	5.7463  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		429	5.7485  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,077	5.7497  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,661	5.7530  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,224	5.7574  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,616	5.7595  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		199	5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,923	5.7657  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,233	5.7706  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,269	5.7731  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6	5.7750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		122	5.7752  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,000	5.7764  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		172	5.7879  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,531	5.7901  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,124	5.7912  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,410	5.7988  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		869	5.7999  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30	5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,899	5.8002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,100	5.8105  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		872	5.8140  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		298,822	5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		123	5.7451  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,783	5.7452  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		167,614	5.7453  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		359	5.7461  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		53,401	5.7469  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,583	5.7475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,366	5.7485  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,127	5.7554  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		104,100	5.7562  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,232	5.7587  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,131	5.7590  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,390	5.7594  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,839	5.7603  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,916	5.7605  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,753	5.7609  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,207	5.7614  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,177	5.7643  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,581	5.7649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		62,409	5.7652  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,837	5.7653  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,114	5.7671  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,469	5.7709  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,101	5.7749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,600	5.7778  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		99,982	5.7825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,743	5.7879  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		643	5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,733	5.7915  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		408	5.7995  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		200,000	5.8058  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		200	5.7596  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,596	5.7780  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		377	5.7615  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,817	5.7942  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:				20 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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