Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

18 June 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:				17 Jun 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:			4,381,044	0.90%	659,920	0.13%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			574,025	0.12%	4,150,510	0.85%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,955,069	1.01%	4,810,430	0.98%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,757		8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,657		8.4338  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,060		8.3511  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,605		8.3540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,045		8.4449  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,766		8.4487  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,191		8.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,874		8.4504  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,565		8.3940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,776		8.3811  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,227		8.3688  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,831		8.3945  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,003		8.3731  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,555		8.4233  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,326		8.3681  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,138		8.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		910		8.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		835		8.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		807		8.3652  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		699		8.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		546		8.3476  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		387		8.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		379		8.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		341		8.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		330		8.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		311		8.3859  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		291		8.4141  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		272		8.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		257		8.3675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		255		8.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		252		8.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		252		8.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		234		8.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		225		8.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		184		8.3684  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		155		8.4393  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		120		8.4516  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		8.3900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10		8.3740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		158,687		8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66,991		8.4359  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,407		8.3656  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,267		8.4490  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,824		8.4410  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,346		8.4471  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,272		8.4288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,701		8.3853  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,646		8.4334  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,210		8.4419  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,002		8.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,856		8.3932  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,499		8.4415  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,454		8.3967  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,347		8.4230  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,683		8.3745  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,401		8.3798  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,386		8.4408  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,083		8.4373  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,016		8.3599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,007		8.3747  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,908		8.4337  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,841		8.3596  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,828		8.3835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,778		8.4150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,624		8.4276  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,545		8.3689  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,428		8.4282  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,425		8.4063  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		977		8.4315  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		975		8.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		911		8.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		872		8.4390  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		810		8.4324  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		762		8.3843  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		693		8.4429  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		678		8.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		635		8.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		631		8.3608  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		577		8.4525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		574		8.4241  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		546		8.3485  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		519		8.3092  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		344		8.3319  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		334		8.3466  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		330		8.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		328		8.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		315		8.4313  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		300		8.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		277		8.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		272		8.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		257		8.3675  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		255		8.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		253		8.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		234		8.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		225		8.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		193		8.4296  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		167		8.4487  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		8.3813  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62		8.4072  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40		8.3014  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25		8.4298  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21		8.3727  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		8.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		8.3780  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		8.3300  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		519	8.3092  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		344	8.3319  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.3448  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.3548  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	8.3773  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47	8.3793  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14	8.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,701	8.3853  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,449	8.3873  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,113	8.3881  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,856	8.3932  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,693	8.4063  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,347	8.4230  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,624	8.4276  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,428	8.4282  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,336	8.4288  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		193	8.4296  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		977	8.4315  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		267	8.4333  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,646	8.4334  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		107	8.4335  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,908	8.4337  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,083	8.4373  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,386	8.4408  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,486	8.4415  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13	8.4417  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,121	8.4457  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,346	8.4471  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		167	8.4487  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,267	8.4490  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,475	8.4494  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,002	8.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		63,771	8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	8.3664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,326	8.3681  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10	8.3744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		379	8.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,555	8.4233  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,647	8.4391  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		155	8.4393  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,153	8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,874	8.4504  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		120	8.4516  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,173	8.3896  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		10,516	8.4278  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,000	8.4438  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,351	8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,025	8.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,000	8.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,500	8.4500  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)	Exercising
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:				18 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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