Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

01 August 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:				31 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:			4,752,716	0.97%	555,705	0.11%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			410,018	0.08%	4,443,102	0.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,162,734	1.05%	4,998,807	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		129,221		7.4908  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		104,149		7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		86,958		7.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		75,903		7.4915  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		54,645		7.5319  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,697		7.5264  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38,258		7.5245  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,695		7.5146  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,847		7.5172  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,923		7.4853  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,473		7.5315  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,035		7.5048  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,091		7.5321  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,247		7.5361  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,126		7.5187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,741		7.5266  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,714		7.5202  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,121		7.5204  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,216		7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,182		7.5166  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,686		7.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,447		7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,246		7.5380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,056		7.5352  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,911		7.5768  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,240		7.5228  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,650		7.5562  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,507		7.5359  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,377		7.5475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,363		7.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,268		7.5455  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,130		7.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,114		7.5526  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		976		7.5665  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		895		7.5209  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		883		7.5290  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		843		7.5135  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		840		7.5233  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		829		7.5301  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		772		7.5411  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		645		7.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		589		7.5179  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		508		7.5211  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		452		7.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		354		7.5350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		258		7.5700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		158		7.5850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		100		7.4984  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		53		7.5950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47		7.5112  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38		7.5073  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17		7.5650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125,960		7.5236  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100,000		7.4988  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		90,962		7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		88,838		7.4958  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71,754		7.4861  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,959		7.4985  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,301		7.5211  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,882		7.5260  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,216		7.4945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,834		7.4928  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,163		7.5191  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,656		7.4883  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,973		7.5290  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,415		7.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,833		7.5020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,257		7.5069  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,159		7.5672  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,109		7.5533  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,002		7.5725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,906		7.5378  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,729		7.5945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,433		7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,297		7.4835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,164		7.5301  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,760		7.5289  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,671		7.5164  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,515		7.5397  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,392		7.5350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,238		7.5174  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,228		7.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,205		7.5506  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,053		7.5605  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,008		7.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		926		7.5570  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		913		7.5564  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		834		7.5731  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		794		7.5212  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		766		7.5328  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		730		7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		659		7.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		645		7.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		478		7.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		452		7.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		401		7.5604  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		322		7.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		269		7.5451  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		267		7.5372  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		251		7.5106  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		158		7.5850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		7.5650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.5140  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		2,297	7.4835  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,563	7.4846  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,175	7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,108	7.4854  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,656	7.4883  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,834	7.4928  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		88,838	7.4958  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,959	7.4985  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,148	7.5010  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,685	7.5033  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,010	7.5048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,243	7.5068  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,257	7.5069  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,000	7.5082  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	7.5133  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		476	7.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,385	7.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		794	7.5212  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12	7.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		847	7.5287  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,973	7.5290  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		267	7.5372  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,205	7.5506  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,109	7.5533  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		926	7.5570  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,830	7.5599  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,053	7.5605  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,563	7.5725  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,729	7.5945  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54,583	7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,033	7.4851  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,923	7.4853  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,095	7.4877  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38	7.5073  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,763	7.5096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47	7.5112  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		843	7.5135  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,695	7.5146  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,847	7.5151  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,121	7.5204  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,738	7.5235  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,258	7.5245  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12	7.5253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		829	7.5301  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,686	7.5352  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,507	7.5359  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,247	7.5361  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,392	7.5366  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,178	7.5392  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,692	7.5394  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,377	7.5475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,468	7.5483  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		107	7.5737  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		208	7.5750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,911	7.5768  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		53	7.5950  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,646	7.5174  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,264	7.4856  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		6,123	7.5354  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:				01 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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