Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			6,851,016	1.40%	1,450,821	0.30%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,196,845	0.24%	6,812,200	1.39%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			8,047,861	1.64%	8,263,021	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		143,100		5.4187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		132,055		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		107,899		5.4141  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,121		5.4241  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,912		5.4258  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,278		5.4134  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,949		5.4172  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,479		5.4137  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,771		5.4052  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,909		5.4239  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,203		5.4177  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,781		5.4328  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,060		5.4146  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,690		5.4404  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,442		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,334		5.4264  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,226		5.4117  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,472		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,315		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,982		5.4197  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,533		5.4372  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,466		5.4465  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,644		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,593		5.4429  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,574		5.4227  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,249		5.4396  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,003		5.4289  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		992		5.4324  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		979		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		816		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		567		5.4431  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		542		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		471		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		441		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		398		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		356		5.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		355		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		328		5.4253  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		318		5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		266		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		160		5.4402  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		138,799		5.4141  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		60,690		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,997		5.4252  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,754		5.4429  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,246		5.4165  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,855		5.4068  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,754		5.4316  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,529		5.4247  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,277		5.4054  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,176		5.4293  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,986		5.4266  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,327		5.4297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,412		5.4060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,725		5.4092  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,461		5.4371  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,307		5.4555  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,100		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,771		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,753		5.4458  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,713		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,548		5.4399  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,137		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		974		5.4056  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		939		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		938		5.4303  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		916		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		889		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		883		5.4426  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		816		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		754		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		502		5.3951  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		497		5.4356  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		398		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		388		5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		356		5.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		355		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		312		5.4042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		256		5.4583  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		184		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		159		5.4550  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		10,794	5.4256  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		312	5.4041  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,320	5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,277	5.4054  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,855	5.4068  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,725	5.4092  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,775	5.4193  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,997	5.4252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,986	5.4266  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,499	5.4290  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,327	5.4297  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		461	5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,754	5.4316  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,528	5.4318  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		401	5.4354  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		166	5.4364  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		262	5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		703	5.4428  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		71	5.4445  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,307	5.4555  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		256	5.4583  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		418	5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		754	5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		144,820	5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,771	5.4052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,269	5.4053  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,779	5.4056  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,479	5.4137  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,909	5.4239  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,121	5.4241  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,833	5.4251  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,912	5.4258  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,334	5.4264  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,274	5.4296  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57	5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,650	5.4312  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		992	5.4324  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,781	5.4328  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		160	5.4402  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		567	5.4431  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		383	5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		249	5.4059  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,176	5.4293  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		969	5.4339  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		456	5.4590  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,395	5.4168  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,003	5.4289  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		56,667	5.4361  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 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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