Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

30 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:				27 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:			4,502,876	0.92%	592,506	0.12%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			518,464	0.11%	4,219,854	0.86%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,021,340	1.03%	4,812,360	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		96,952		8.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,291		8.5445  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,945		8.5725  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,751		8.5557  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,722		8.5440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,397		8.5462  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,441		8.5388  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,106		8.5552  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,576		8.5373  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,372		8.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,541		8.5555  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,172		8.5454  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,292		8.5610  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,883		8.5553  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,504		8.5754  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,292		8.5565  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,505		8.5590  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,065		8.5684  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,853		8.5554  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,604		8.5569  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,995		8.5460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,408		8.5519  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,253		8.5751  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,891		8.5600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,599		8.5176  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,415		8.5558  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,160		8.5423  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,138		8.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,074		8.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		898		8.5518  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		828		8.5687  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		749		8.5575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		722		8.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		647		8.5479  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		578		8.5862  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		483		8.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		430		8.5450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		414		8.5472  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		360		8.5188  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		344		8.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		306		8.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		292		8.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		285		8.5900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		275		8.5850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		199,035		8.5452  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83,172		8.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80,455		8.5735  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,358		8.5555  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,176		8.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,402		8.5607  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,240		8.5687  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,910		8.5532  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,866		8.5729  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,048		8.5586  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,400		8.5671  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,934		8.5574  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,208		8.5569  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,002		8.5562  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,427		8.5477  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,993		8.5583  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,034		8.5641  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,021		8.5745  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,015		8.5498  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,970		8.5435  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,434		8.5760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,181		8.5642  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,140		8.5650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,119		8.5786  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,074		8.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		791		8.5738  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		615		8.5600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		593		8.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		570		8.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		340		8.5440  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		326		8.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		285		8.5900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		275		8.5850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		258		8.5610  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		212		8.5595  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		181		8.5800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		8.5675  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		278	8.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,015	8.5498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,910	8.5532  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,174	8.5543  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.5573  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	8.5578  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,993	8.5583  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,048	8.5586  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,121	8.5587  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		212	8.5595  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,402	8.5607  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,400	8.5671  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4	8.5675  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,240	8.5687  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,079	8.5745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,293	8.5748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		675	8.5749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,367	8.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,434	8.5760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		129	8.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		178	8.5328  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		550	8.5454  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		898	8.5518  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		191	8.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	8.5576  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,505	8.5590  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,467	8.5622  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,065	8.5684  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		828	8.5687  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		163	8.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,829	8.5717  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49	8.5737  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		134	8.5746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,257	8.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,253	8.5751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,504	8.5754  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,427	8.5477  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,143	8.5492  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,275	8.5712  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		579	8.5600  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		849	8.5605  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		26,658	8.5750  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:				30 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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