Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

19 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:				18 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:			6,704,366	1.37%	1,511,367	0.31%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,254,480	0.26%	6,665,979	1.36%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			7,958,846	1.62%	8,177,346	1.67%
(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		300,639		5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		102,169		5.4515  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48,326		5.4592  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,546		5.4526  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,502		5.4256  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,806		5.4602  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,541		5.4416  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,906		5.4278  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,825		5.4488  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,469		5.4390  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,299		5.4468  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,728		5.4549  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,284		5.4363  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,585		5.4434  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,562		5.4562  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,721		5.4477  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,659		5.4375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,604		5.4610  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,551		5.4410  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,521		5.4497  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,304		5.4397  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,084		5.4372  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,082		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,019		5.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,013		5.4486  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,975		5.4519  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,783		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,575		5.4461  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,461		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,436		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,340		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,273		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,216		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,061		5.4541  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		975		5.4422  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		949		5.4371  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		802		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		700		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		681		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		680		5.4381  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		632		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		505		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		272		5.4525  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		138		5.4492  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		137		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		114		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57		5.3993  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6		5.4533  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		223,407		5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,755		5.4287  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,600		5.4491  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,258		5.4329  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,757		5.4474  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,181		5.4289  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,564		5.4591  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,156		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,298		5.4596  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,398		5.4392  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,000		5.4334  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,286		5.4430  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,677		5.4345  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,029		5.4519  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,729		5.4256  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,688		5.4188  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,283		5.4529  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,204		5.4151  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,971		5.4501  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,082		5.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,943		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,357		5.4325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,354		5.4506  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,304		5.4516  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,086		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,821		5.4147  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,783		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,708		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,578		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,461		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,228		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,116		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		802		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		700		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		688		5.4403  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		632		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		629		5.4320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		425		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		408		5.4241  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		392		5.4480  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		137		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		70		5.4275  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		5.4470  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		9,224	5.4421  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		122	5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		840	5.4190  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		408	5.4241  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,181	5.4289  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,000	5.4334  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,398	5.4392  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7	5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,428	5.4437  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		201	5.4453  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		600	5.4457  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17	5.4471  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,757	5.4474  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		652	5.4475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		149	5.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.4498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,971	5.4501  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,354	5.4506  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		125	5.4514  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,304	5.4516  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,283	5.4529  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4	5.4548  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,564	5.4591  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		601	5.4593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,463	5.4596  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		261	5.4598  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		194	5.4599  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66,390	5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		364	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,465	5.4751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,159	5.4152  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		406	5.4308  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,284	5.4363  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,084	5.4372  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,469	5.4390  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,304	5.4397  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8	5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,559	5.4416  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,551	5.4418  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		975	5.4422  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		112	5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,299	5.4468  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		676	5.4470  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		138	5.4492  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,934	5.4494  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,546	5.4526  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		558	5.4529  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	5.4534  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,671	5.4540  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,565	5.4557  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,154	5.4560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,562	5.4562  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,642	5.4580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		135,075	5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		254	5.4601  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,806	5.4602  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,604	5.4610  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		80	5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		296	5.4283  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		27,755	5.4287  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,263	5.4459  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		38,925	5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		30,429	5.4389  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,585	5.4434  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		47,858	5.4593  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		81,272	5.4600  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:				19 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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