Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

24 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:				23 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:			8,234,032	1.68%	1,494,759	0.31%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,326,627	0.27%	8,180,904	1.67%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,560,659	1.95%	9,675,663	1.98%
(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		157,103		5.9300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		113,242		5.9085  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		64,324		5.9251  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,221		5.8647  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56,588		5.8644  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,566		5.8650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,000		5.8853  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,674		5.8911  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,196		5.8764  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,322		5.8759  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,458		5.8314  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,403		5.9041  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,582		5.8958  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,949		5.8959  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,255		5.8948  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,141		5.9045  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,909		5.9299  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,373		5.8718  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,336		5.8066  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,545		5.9129  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,536		5.9048  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,368		5.8446  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,288		5.8792  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,507		5.8842  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,069		5.8475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,857		5.8921  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,845		5.8433  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,616		5.8875  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,529		5.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,405		5.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,321		5.9011  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,118		5.9145  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,011		5.9126  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,449		5.9276  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,235		5.8545  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,220		5.9133  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,098		5.9400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		903		5.8500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		874		5.8912  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		814		5.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		800		5.8850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		798		5.8700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		721		5.8450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		680		5.8844  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		587		5.8750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		562		5.9266  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		406		5.8805  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		377		5.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		357		5.8550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		337		5.8675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		303		5.9350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		252		5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		139		5.9250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		130		5.8600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		114		5.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22		5.9090  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		309,230		5.9300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		175,988		5.8917  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		126,614		5.8658  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		115,430		5.8833  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		88,937		5.8358  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72,503		5.9015  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57,221		5.8647  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		55,214		5.8931  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		54,722		5.8848  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47,505		5.8792  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,762		5.9263  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,812		5.9007  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,156		5.8837  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,640		5.7963  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,530		5.9286  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,504		5.8770  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,383		5.8650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,097		5.9297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,929		5.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,146		5.9279  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,012		5.8961  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,954		5.7907  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,494		5.9116  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,672		5.7940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,388		5.7815  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,741		5.8696  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,374		5.7906  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,006		5.9068  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,914		5.8308  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,985		5.9243  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,785		5.8624  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,307		5.8720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,290		5.8857  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,772		5.8641  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,935		5.8868  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,854		5.9293  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,837		5.8459  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,061		5.8888  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,676		5.8923  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,434		5.8948  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,033		5.8646  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,828		5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,701		5.8995  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,595		5.8914  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,114		5.8812  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,079		5.9291  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,737		5.8977  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,529		5.8609  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,233		5.8800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,910		5.8573  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,600		5.9304  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,528		5.9030  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,399		5.8649  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,139		5.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		992		5.9339  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		955		5.8471  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		817		5.8788  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		796		5.8500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		768		5.8753  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		719		5.8450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		587		5.8750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		576		5.8802  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		526		5.8700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		400		5.9400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		377		5.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		357		5.8550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		344		5.9281  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		303		5.9350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		298		5.9298  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		180		5.9005  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		144		5.9127  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		130		5.8600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72		5.8898  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		5.9283  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		5.9288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.8505  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		1,203	5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		132,000	5.7869  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		510	5.8099  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	5.8433  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,910	5.8573  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,772	5.8641  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,033	5.8646  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,399	5.8649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,636	5.8673  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,307	5.8720  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		76,795	5.8767  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		817	5.8788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,505	5.8792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		576	5.8802  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		115,430	5.8833  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,156	5.8837  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		54,722	5.8848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,290	5.8857  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,935	5.8868  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,833	5.8877  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,445	5.8894  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	5.8898  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,595	5.8914  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,239	5.8915  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,061	5.8917  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,676	5.8923  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55,214	5.8931  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		913	5.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,812	5.9007  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,347	5.9126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		144	5.9127  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,985	5.9243  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,762	5.9263  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,146	5.9279  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		344	5.9281  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6	5.9283  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,530	5.9286  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		165	5.9290  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,914	5.9291  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27	5.9292  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,827	5.9293  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,097	5.9297  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		298	5.9298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		185,949	5.9300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		992	5.9339  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		238	5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,336	5.8066  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		252	5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,069	5.8475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,165	5.8650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,373	5.8718  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		406	5.8805  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,000	5.8853  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,857	5.8921  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,731	5.8925  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,419	5.8942  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,141	5.9045  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		68,000	5.9048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		663	5.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22	5.9089  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,011	5.9126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,545	5.9129  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,975	5.9188  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		562	5.9266  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,909	5.9299  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,120	5.9300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		838	5.8869  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,700	5.9300  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,053	5.8843  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		574	5.9060  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		43,376	5.9188  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,210	5.9200  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,019	5.8378  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:				24 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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