Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

17 July 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:				16 Jul 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:			4,908,684	1.00%	353,400	0.07%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			430,651	0.09%	4,613,405	0.94%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,339,335	1.09%	4,966,805	1.01%
(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		319,048		7.9065  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89,281		7.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,368		7.8919  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,855		7.8989  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,055		7.8938  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,865		7.8932  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,872		7.8905  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,088		7.8913  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,974		7.8874  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,178		7.9020  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,900		7.9002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,997		7.8946  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,192		7.8917  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,613		7.8937  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,567		7.9009  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,225		7.8965  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,119		7.8903  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,737		7.8907  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,613		7.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,363		7.9045  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,199		7.8958  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,175		7.9244  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,053		7.9014  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,930		7.9601  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,841		7.8864  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,821		7.9018  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,549		7.9066  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,542		7.8992  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,467		7.8846  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,423		7.8870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,283		7.9316  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,244		7.8934  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,033		7.9071  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		7.8720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		962		7.8750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		755		7.8898  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		699		7.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		612		7.8701  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		550		7.9021  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		524		7.8914  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		292		7.8742  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		271		7.9290  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		228		7.8800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		143		7.9400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50		7.8986  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48		7.8825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		7.9300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		7.9650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		108,546		7.8911  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,090		7.9184  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,363		7.9102  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,809		7.9198  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,824		7.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,889		7.9166  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,892		7.8945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,848		7.9024  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,823		7.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,302		7.8896  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,244		7.8907  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,270		7.9150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,234		7.8932  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,077		7.8982  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,793		7.8986  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,729		7.8894  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,581		7.8941  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,421		7.9100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,361		7.9071  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,215		7.8958  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,135		7.9200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,056		7.9014  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		928		7.9261  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		770		7.9211  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		739		7.9440  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		735		7.8915  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		681		7.9012  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		675		7.9093  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		628		7.9067  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		544		7.9147  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		542		7.8750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		535		7.8933  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		421		7.8879  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		319		7.8725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		276		7.9400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		252		7.9600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		227		7.9042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		107		7.8860  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		7.8899  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		90		7.8800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62		7.9598  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		7.8825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36		7.8925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		7.9607  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		399	7.8963  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,470	7.8964  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,268	7.8963  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,470	7.8964  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		107	7.8860  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		117	7.8879  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,365	7.8894  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,302	7.8896  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	7.8898  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		735	7.8915  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36	7.8923  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,234	7.8932  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,196	7.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,077	7.8982  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,834	7.8986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		628	7.9067  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,361	7.9071  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		572	7.9136  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,164	7.9166  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62	7.9598  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	7.9600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		612	7.8701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,974	7.8874  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,439	7.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,979	7.8901  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,970	7.8903  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,872	7.8905  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,737	7.8907  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,088	7.8913  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,192	7.8917  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		76,368	7.8919  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,865	7.8932  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43	7.8934  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,055	7.8938  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,633	7.8940  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,997	7.8946  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		816	7.8950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,225	7.8965  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,979	7.8972  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,482	7.8976  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50	7.8986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48	7.8989  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,613	7.9000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,567	7.9009  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,178	7.9020  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		264	7.9027  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,126	7.9032  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,012	7.9091  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102	7.9550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,930	7.9601  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,247	7.8899  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		273	7.9152  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		3,137	7.9606  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:				17 Jul 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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