Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

24 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:				21 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:			7,298,618	1.49%	1,474,895	0.30%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,222,380	0.25%	7,240,039	1.48%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			8,520,998	1.74%	8,714,934	1.78%
(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		260,346		5.3654  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127,809		5.3667  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47,802		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		42,994		5.3782  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,246		5.3696  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,711		5.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,377		5.3981  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,737		5.3081  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,264		5.3757  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,570		5.3660  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,866		5.3563  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,492		5.3876  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,147		5.3866  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,003		5.4006  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,198		5.3864  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,298		5.3652  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,438		5.3917  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,510		5.3985  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,499		5.3793  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,423		5.3811  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,804		5.3437  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,741		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,587		5.3759  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,408		5.3947  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,127		5.3606  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,942		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,897		5.3827  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,755		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,682		5.4004  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,578		5.3850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,429		5.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,293		5.3753  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,191		5.3900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,149		5.3996  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,143		5.3738  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		919		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		841		5.3524  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		753		5.3658  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		567		5.3583  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		506		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		481		5.3848  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		472		5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		357		5.3728  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		335		5.3935  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		210		5.4025  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		209		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		145		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		125		5.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		80		5.3911  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		64		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		148,295		5.3759  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125,487		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,164		5.3569  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,711		5.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,398		5.3647  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,705		5.3944  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,975		5.3662  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,860		5.3933  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,411		5.3698  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,123		5.3634  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,341		5.3688  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,234		5.3641  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,046		5.3679  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,867		5.3910  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,840		5.3842  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,639		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,483		5.3838  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,123		5.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,723		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,722		5.3783  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,581		5.3789  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,579		5.3850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,562		5.3848  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,420		5.3727  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,400		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,304		5.3946  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,176		5.3900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,099		5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,095		5.4081  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		929		5.3324  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		856		5.3547  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		786		5.3757  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		784		5.3880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		595		5.3889  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		506		5.3796  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		506		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		430		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		414		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		285		5.3675  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		209		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		145		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125		5.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		77		5.3915  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75		5.3825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		64		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		5.3860  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		9,741	5.3724  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,164	5.3569  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,268	5.3628  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,123	5.3634  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,234	5.3641  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,398	5.3647  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65,555	5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,975	5.3662  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,046	5.3679  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,406	5.3703  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		324	5.3732  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,722	5.3783  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,581	5.3789  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		506	5.3796  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		224	5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,483	5.3838  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,840	5.3842  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,568	5.3848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		750	5.3861  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,685	5.3882  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		595	5.3889  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,867	5.3910  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		77	5.3915  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,860	5.3933  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,095	5.4081  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,389	5.6273  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,804	5.3437  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		841	5.3524  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,127	5.3606  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48,710	5.3645  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		238,769	5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,298	5.3652  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,570	5.3660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,246	5.3696  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		357	5.3728  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,432	5.3743  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,293	5.3753  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,587	5.3759  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42,994	5.3782  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,499	5.3793  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,423	5.3811  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,897	5.3827  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		80	5.3911  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,379	5.3915  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,407	5.3916  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,137	5.3929  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		335	5.3935  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,377	5.3981  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,879	5.3996  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.4001  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		851	5.3398  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		443	5.3796  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,286	5.3641  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		617	5.4004  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,874	5.4008  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 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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