Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

01 December 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:				28 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:			8,432,346	1.72%	1,789,665	0.37%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,573,591	0.32%	8,333,588	1.70%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			10,005,937	2.04%	10,123,253	2.07%
(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		422,875		5.2809  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		420,201		5.2805  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		224,259		5.2889  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		137,544		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		135,671		5.2814  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		62,153		5.2847  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,001		5.2701  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,843		5.2683  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,226		5.2874  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,083		5.2802  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,770		5.2788  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,684		5.2787  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,887		5.2837  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,050		5.2731  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,246		5.2619  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,053		5.2827  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,337		5.2722  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,575		5.2792  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,084		5.2913  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,470		5.2895  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,137		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,753		5.2744  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,519		5.2908  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,265		5.2768  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,496		5.2868  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,813		5.2798  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,799		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,408		5.2888  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,320		5.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,202		5.2373  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,175		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,153		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		955		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		948		5.2749  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		881		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		790		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		702		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		690		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		618		5.2914  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		557		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		514		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		484		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		465		5.3025  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		296		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		213		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		212		5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		202		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		170		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22		5.2897  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.2766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		259,614		5.2768  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		140,667		5.2757  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		139,083		5.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		127,500		5.3123  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80,220		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		65,847		5.2762  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,684		5.2782  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,375		5.2910  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39,931		5.2867  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,882		5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,629		5.2880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,821		5.2864  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,361		5.2918  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,714		5.2797  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,144		5.2716  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,082		5.2723  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,763		5.2662  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,215		5.2529  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,352		5.2659  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,692		5.2688  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,086		5.2868  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,386		5.2962  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,186		5.2689  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,177		5.2798  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,867		5.2824  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,708		5.2770  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,263		5.2664  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,110		5.2737  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,991		5.2755  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,508		5.2890  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,799		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,780		5.2808  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,710		5.2763  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,603		5.2826  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,446		5.2513  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,320		5.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,175		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,158		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,153		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,111		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,109		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		973		5.2533  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		934		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		894		5.2561  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		880		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		836		5.2621  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		816		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		639		5.2551  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		622		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		622		5.2853  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		514		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		484		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		381		5.2837  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		296		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		269		5.3025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		213		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		202		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		74		5.2795  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31		5.2710  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		Opening Long		127,500	5.3123  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		319	5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,446	5.2513  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,215	5.2529  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		795	5.2580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		836	5.2621  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,953	5.2660  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,763	5.2662  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,263	5.2663  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,009	5.2687  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,591	5.2696  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,846	5.2717  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		853	5.2730  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		989	5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,500	5.2752  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,991	5.2755  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,787	5.2757  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		129,861	5.2762  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,708	5.2770  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,615	5.2782  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,382	5.2788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		74	5.2795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,714	5.2797  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,177	5.2798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,339	5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,780	5.2808  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,867	5.2824  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,603	5.2826  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		381	5.2837  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		622	5.2853  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,508	5.2890  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		399	5.2914  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,386	5.2962  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		225	5.3045  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,056	5.3132  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,202	5.2373  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,246	5.2619  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		68	5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		681	5.2673  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44,843	5.2683  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,001	5.2701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,367	5.2710  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,337	5.2722  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,050	5.2731  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,213	5.2737  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,753	5.2744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3	5.2766  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,265	5.2768  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,042	5.2778  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,684	5.2787  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,770	5.2788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,915	5.2797  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,246	5.2799  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		83,011	5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,083	5.2802  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,999	5.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		135,671	5.2814  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,053	5.2827  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,887	5.2837  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		62,153	5.2847  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		97,260	5.2874  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,408	5.2888  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		224,259	5.2889  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,470	5.2895  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,006	5.2940  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,160	5.3051  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,000	5.3155  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,970	5.2767  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,073	5.2796  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		22,873	5.2793  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		13,479	5.2804  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:				01 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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