Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

17 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:				14 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:			6,710,356	1.37%	1,568,231	0.32%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,299,015	0.27%	6,689,086	1.36%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			8,009,371	1.63%	8,257,317	1.69%
(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		170,064		5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		124,425		5.4818  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,035		5.4787  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,060		5.4944  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,551		5.4910  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,933		5.4899  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,878		5.4895  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,013		5.4788  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,892		5.4831  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,229		5.4782  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		5.4794  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,294		5.5032  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,800		5.4781  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,621		5.4732  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,568		5.4708  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,902		5.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,562		5.4745  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,055		5.4789  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,329		5.4815  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,061		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,670		5.4802  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,497		5.5052  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,384		5.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,270		5.4633  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,049		5.4848  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		486		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		277		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		259		5.4987  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		243		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		223		5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		115		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		80		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		79		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		68		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		64		5.4976  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34		5.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11		5.4475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		866,567		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		119,778		5.4819  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100,667		5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75,445		5.5527  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40,479		5.4864  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,906		5.4844  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,582		5.4765  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,734		5.4813  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,582		5.4890  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,536		5.4653  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,750		5.4842  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,326		5.4901  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,193		5.4851  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,876		5.4884  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,562		5.4751  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,511		5.4797  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,247		5.4973  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,055		5.4795  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,847		5.4980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,735		5.4879  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,402		5.4968  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,065		5.4791  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,906		5.4749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,551		5.5047  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,550		5.4836  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,452		5.5442  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,790		5.4818  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,779		5.4739  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,747		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,422		5.4883  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,295		5.4907  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,049		5.4853  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		900		5.4793  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		718		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		623		5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		595		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		533		5.4705  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		489		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		465		5.4821  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		410		5.5025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		396		5.4311  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		337		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		243		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		217		5.4977  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170		5.5137  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		64		5.5105  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46		5.4958  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38		5.4798  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		5.4905  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		5.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.4700  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		7,861	5.4879  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		396	5.4311  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,069	5.4618  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,536	5.4653  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		533	5.4705  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,980	5.4709  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,186	5.4716  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		738	5.4738  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,906	5.4749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,956	5.4760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,028	5.4782  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,065	5.4791  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,511	5.4797  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38	5.4798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,230	5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,001	5.4818  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		465	5.4821  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,906	5.4844  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		569	5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40,479	5.4864  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,876	5.4884  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		965	5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,326	5.4901  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,857	5.4909  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		144	5.4919  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		225	5.4949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		864,743	5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46	5.4958  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		83	5.4959  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,402	5.4968  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,673	5.4980  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46	5.5011  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,551	5.5047  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		170	5.5137  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5	5.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		486	5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,902	5.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		276	5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,568	5.4708  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,621	5.4732  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,026	5.4773  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,305	5.4790  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,965	5.4792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		91,336	5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,670	5.4802  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,198	5.4803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,329	5.4815  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,892	5.4831  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		235	5.4839  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		58	5.4893  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,933	5.4899  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,551	5.4910  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		64	5.4976  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,600	5.4982  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		259	5.4987  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,497	5.5052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,406	5.4881  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,382	5.4902  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,659	5.4905  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		647	5.4019  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		34,206	5.4804  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		12,140	5.4999  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:				17 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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