Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

26 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:				25 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:			4,738,457	0.97%	538,189	0.11%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			539,715	0.11%	4,453,751	0.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,278,172	1.08%	4,991,940	1.02%
(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		208,500		8.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,776		8.4181  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40,539		8.4332  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,589		8.4395  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,493		8.4114  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,890		8.4172  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,972		8.4925  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,768		8.4104  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,574		8.4252  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,759		8.4409  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,324		8.4202  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,269		8.4361  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,758		8.4112  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,006		8.4543  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,883		8.4316  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,022		8.4226  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,353		8.4991  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,250		8.4523  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,243		8.4445  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,162		8.4418  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,072		8.4441  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,071		8.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,002		8.4259  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		984		8.4195  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		875		8.4101  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		858		8.4383  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		830		8.4573  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		765		8.4486  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		618		8.4490  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		475		8.4222  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		413		8.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		386		8.4116  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		326		8.4241  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		149		8.4870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		121		8.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		82		8.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58		8.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35		8.4538  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		8.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		102,479		8.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,894		8.4115  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,258		8.4101  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,358		8.4355  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,646		8.4359  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,537		8.4124  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,890		8.4314  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,239		8.4131  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,720		8.4404  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,058		8.4095  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,041		8.4373  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,092		8.4217  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,766		8.4367  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,733		8.4452  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,900		8.4664  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,823		8.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,282		8.4598  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,061		8.4422  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,973		8.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,858		8.4437  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,693		8.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		8.4383  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,459		8.4362  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,265		8.4446  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,162		8.4426  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,039		8.4525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,011		8.4427  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		984		8.4203  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		777		8.4429  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		704		8.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		675		8.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		572		8.4475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		550		8.4520  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		497		8.4448  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		495		8.4344  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		359		8.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		182		8.4457  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		142		8.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		140		8.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		119		8.5548  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		103		8.5106  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		78		8.4093  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45		8.4224  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		8.5300  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		78	8.4093  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,058	8.4095  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,196	8.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,258	8.4101  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,537	8.4124  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,099	8.4174  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,693	8.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,060	8.4216  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,092	8.4217  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5	8.4243  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,187	8.4332  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45	8.4343  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,646	8.4359  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,041	8.4373  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,364	8.4402  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		777	8.4429  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		497	8.4448  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		182	8.4457  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,282	8.4598  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		420	8.4616  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,900	8.4664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103	8.5106  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		119	8.5548  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		82,624	8.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		875	8.4101  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,768	8.4104  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		180	8.4111  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,758	8.4112  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,493	8.4114  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		452	8.4116  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,869	8.4138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,890	8.4172  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		475	8.4222  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,022	8.4226  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,574	8.4252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4	8.4256  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,002	8.4259  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,883	8.4316  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,869	8.4395  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,759	8.4409  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,007	8.4455  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		765	8.4486  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,250	8.4523  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,006	8.4543  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		208	8.4685  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,972	8.4925  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		121	8.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		88	8.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,146	8.4332  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		17,787	8.4106  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,408	8.4107  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:				26 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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