Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

08 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:				05 Dec 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:			10,790,470	2.20%	2,499,799	0.51%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,273,347	0.46%	10,642,251	2.17%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			13,063,817	2.67%	13,142,050	2.68%
(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		253,152		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		107,178		5.2907  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		84,236		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,589		5.2217  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,618		5.2808  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,425		5.2122  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,894		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,431		5.2747  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,974		5.2676  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,407		5.2468  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,891		5.2879  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,596		5.2221  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,063		5.2166  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,039		5.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,861		5.2640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,340		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,124		5.2575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		708		5.2476  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		707		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		673		5.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		629		5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		547		5.2721  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		530		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		528		5.2759  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		521		5.2516  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		472		5.2239  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		453		5.2525  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		441		5.2812  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		368		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		303		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		243		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		169		5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		42		5.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15		5.1644  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13		5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.2666  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		237,411		5.2938  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		219,243		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		135,986		5.2980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72,155		5.3003  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		59,330		5.2786  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57,346		5.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,672		5.2997  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,716		5.2551  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,397		5.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,070		5.2381  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,870		5.2456  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,364		5.2345  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,137		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,419		5.2509  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,753		5.2457  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,396		5.2672  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,885		5.2326  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,793		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,790		5.2503  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,673		5.2630  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,800		5.2267  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,336		5.2872  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,093		5.2572  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,010		5.2172  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,525		5.2652  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,524		5.2100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,295		5.2655  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,434		5.2588  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,068		5.2665  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,899		5.2543  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,746		5.2398  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,727		5.2585  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,686		5.2541  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,641		5.2470  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,494		5.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,076		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,005		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		839		5.2575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		818		5.2222  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		707		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		657		5.2525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		656		5.2301  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		629		5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		623		5.2749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		466		5.2825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		463		5.2725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		450		5.2475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		368		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		328		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		280		5.2928  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		169		5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		127		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42		5.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.2666  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.1500  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		Increasing Long		14,301	5.2433  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,800	5.2267  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,746	5.2398  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		300	5.2449  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,548	5.2455  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,753	5.2456  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,096	5.2477  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,000	5.2494  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,790	5.2503  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,466	5.2536  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,397	5.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,716	5.2551  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,914	5.2576  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,434	5.2588  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,673	5.2630  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,525	5.2652  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,396	5.2672  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,050	5.2674  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	5.2682  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.2698  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,372	5.2722  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57,346	5.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,099	5.2780  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,231	5.2787  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		280	5.2928  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,674	5.2984  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,672	5.2997  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		215,892	5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11	5.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,340	5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,254	5.1993  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,425	5.2122  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,063	5.2166  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,589	5.2217  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,596	5.2221  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		472	5.2239  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		757	5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,407	5.2468  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		708	5.2476  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		698	5.2497  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		521	5.2516  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,362	5.2528  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,861	5.2640  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,974	5.2676  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3	5.2684  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.2701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		547	5.2721  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,431	5.2747  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,039	5.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		528	5.2759  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,618	5.2808  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		441	5.2812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,891	5.2879  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,888	5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,411	5.3003  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		500	5.2549  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		5,826	5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		578	5.1495  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,302	5.2337  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		39,148	5.2995  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		30,392	5.2996  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		13,017	5.2449  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		604	5.2801  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:				08 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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