Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

28 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:				27 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:			7,910,252	1.61%	1,807,273	0.37%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,579,861	0.32%	7,812,795	1.59%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,490,113	1.94%	9,620,068	1.96%
(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		266,261		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		86,582		5.2677  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		81,256		5.2618  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		72,524		5.2611  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		43,290		5.2516  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,545		5.2581  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,907		5.2653  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,682		5.2577  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,000		5.2222  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,446		5.2649  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,539		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,319		5.2563  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,971		5.2499  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,808		5.2429  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,668		5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,564		5.2578  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,618		5.2652  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,564		5.2242  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,467		5.3051  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,335		5.3138  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,218		5.2828  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,445		5.2318  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,043		5.2522  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,043		5.2204  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,334		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,086		5.2546  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,835		5.1020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,846		5.2217  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,709		5.2967  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,022		5.2654  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,791		5.2288  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,748		5.2332  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,475		5.2608  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,432		5.2246  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,517		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,132		5.2320  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		865		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		832		5.2705  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		731		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		649		5.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		630		5.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		629		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		489		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		472		5.3131  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		374		5.3198  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		365		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		300		5.2366  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		220		5.2594  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		215		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		182		5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		176		5.2155  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		129		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		128		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		121		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		120		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		117		5.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		112		5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		109		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		106		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		105		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		102		5.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		86		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		54		5.3151  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		52		5.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		363,300		5.2587  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		153,349		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		113,909		5.2414  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		92,624		5.2621  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		78,087		5.2542  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57,302		5.2639  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		54,428		5.2585  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,505		5.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,788		5.2647  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,275		5.2719  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,740		5.2534  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,514		5.2242  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,344		5.2545  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,990		5.2184  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,820		5.2477  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,157		5.2738  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,408		5.2404  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,588		5.2518  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,582		5.2288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,496		5.2332  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,356		5.3605  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,053		5.2171  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,667		5.2969  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,388		5.2319  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,104		5.2325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,939		5.2353  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,466		5.2120  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,007		5.2785  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,651		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,564		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,562		5.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,510		5.2106  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,337		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,264		5.2320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,018		5.2452  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,975		5.1019  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,606		5.2624  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,573		5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,453		5.2984  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,378		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		970		5.2535  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		908		5.1903  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		800		5.2383  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		662		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		649		5.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		632		5.2154  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		630		5.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		629		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		490		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		447		5.2100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		365		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		246		5.2375  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		215		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		182		5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		176		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		129		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		121		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		117		5.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		112		5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		109		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		107		5.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		106		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		99		5.3149  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.2566  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.3600  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		3,466	5.2120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		632	5.2154  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,372	5.2239  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,708	5.2252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,803	5.2365  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,408	5.2403  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		113,909	5.2414  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,018	5.2452  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,820	5.2477  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,549	5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,588	5.2518  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		175,822	5.2522  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,629	5.2532  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,505	5.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,946	5.2542  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,344	5.2545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	5.2566  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,323	5.2580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,469	5.2621  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,606	5.2624  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57,302	5.2639  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		387	5.2641  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,788	5.2647  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		110,199	5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,007	5.2785  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		544	5.2805  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,667	5.2969  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,453	5.2984  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		99	5.3148  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.3198  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		852	5.3374  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		534	5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,356	5.3605  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52	5.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		176	5.2155  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,846	5.2217  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,432	5.2246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,445	5.2318  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		416	5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,861	5.2445  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,290	5.2516  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		132,222	5.2556  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,564	5.2578  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		220	5.2594  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,475	5.2608  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,446	5.2649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,082	5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,618	5.2652  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,907	5.2653  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		841	5.2667  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		86,582	5.2677  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,364	5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,218	5.2828  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,709	5.2967  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39	5.2996  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,160	5.3048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,283	5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	5.3151  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,234	5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		984	5.2083  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,125	5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		61,099	5.2645  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,465	5.3463  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		109	5.1304  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,037	5.2653  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,460	5.2654  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		21,426	5.2835  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,123	5.2880  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:				28 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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