Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

05 November 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:				04 Nov 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:			8,111,680	1.66%	1,620,728	0.33%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,403,211	0.29%	8,099,753	1.65%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,514,891	1.94%	9,720,481	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		394,450		5.6326  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		201,837		5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		194,074		5.6364  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60,499		5.6309  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		53,502		5.6378  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,285		5.6356  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,000		5.6395  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,312		5.6352  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,830		5.6301  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,775		5.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,855		5.6418  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,131		5.6384  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,554		5.6451  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,254		5.6280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,925		5.6311  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,975		5.6302  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,906		5.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,391		5.6336  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,299		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,551		5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,311		5.6425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,311		5.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,787		5.6095  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,257		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,021		5.6192  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,979		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,928		5.6423  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,640		5.6292  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,519		5.6250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,256		5.6447  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,190		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,153		5.6237  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,133		5.6411  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,993		5.6227  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,942		5.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,925		5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,792		5.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,714		5.6275  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,709		5.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,676		5.6338  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,377		5.6224  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,166		5.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,162		5.5801  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		5.6186  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		948		5.6359  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		899		5.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		845		5.6625  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		824		5.6057  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		823		5.6551  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		811		5.6325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		703		5.6396  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		690		5.6519  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		690		5.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		671		5.5900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		664		5.6605  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		632		5.6225  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		549		5.6658  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		543		5.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		536		5.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		534		5.6375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		530		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		488		5.6606  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		483		5.6775  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		398		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		389		5.5875  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		332		5.6075  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		175		5.6421  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		154		5.6409  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9		5.5744  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		166,450		5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		110,994		5.6292  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		77,263		5.6311  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58,918		5.6419  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,119		5.6338  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,477		5.6376  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,278		5.6156  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,108		5.6275  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,893		5.6344  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,181		5.6334  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,514		5.6699  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,141		5.6385  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,964		5.6378  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,243		5.6336  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,704		5.6046  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,506		5.6483  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,102		5.6348  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,995		5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,109		5.6297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,067		5.6551  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,884		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,619		5.6448  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,439		5.6268  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,311		5.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,200		5.6277  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,257		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,228		5.5992  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,979		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,949		5.5982  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,875		5.5892  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,649		5.6408  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,444		5.6536  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,419		5.6250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,170		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,012		5.6341  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,942		5.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,902		5.6239  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,820		5.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,727		5.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,709		5.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,690		5.6436  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,631		5.6227  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,543		5.6654  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,521		5.6487  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,408		5.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,371		5.6425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,295		5.6114  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,235		5.6050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,137		5.6454  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,029		5.6542  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		899		5.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		845		5.6625  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		811		5.6325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		793		5.5701  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		699		5.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		690		5.6525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		681		5.6371  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		671		5.5900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		632		5.6225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		571		5.5774  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		565		5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		543		5.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		534		5.6375  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		530		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		520		5.6057  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		483		5.6775  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		398		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		392		5.6125  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		389		5.5875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		361		5.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26		5.6462  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		313	5.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		380	5.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,875	5.5892  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		520	5.6057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28	5.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,204	5.6134  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		391	5.6151  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,278	5.6156  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,631	5.6227  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,200	5.6277  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		315	5.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,181	5.6334  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,243	5.6336  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,504	5.6340  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,012	5.6341  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		397	5.6344  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,102	5.6348  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,903	5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,847	5.6352  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,976	5.6371  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,266	5.6376  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		738	5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58,918	5.6419  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		727	5.6421  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,137	5.6454  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26	5.6462  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,191	5.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,506	5.6483  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,521	5.6487  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,444	5.6536  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,029	5.6542  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		824	5.6057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,000	5.6185  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,021	5.6192  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,153	5.6237  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	5.6250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,640	5.6292  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,023	5.6309  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,981	5.6311  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,561	5.6316  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		56,576	5.6322  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,325	5.6326  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		118,464	5.6331  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,676	5.6338  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		138,208	5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,312	5.6352  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,510	5.6353  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,285	5.6356  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,906	5.6360  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,204	5.6364  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		53,502	5.6378  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,775	5.6380  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,131	5.6384  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,000	5.6395  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		369	5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,184	5.6418  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,940	5.6425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,107	5.6464  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,314	5.6482  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,979	5.6535  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		823	5.6551  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20	5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,748	5.6266  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		44,264	5.6403  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:				05 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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