Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

04 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:				01 Aug 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:			4,791,734	0.98%	590,161	0.12%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				450,836	0.09%	4,445,062	0.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,242,570	1.07%	5,035,223	1.03%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		173,910		7.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,245		7.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,382		7.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,651		7.4617  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,503		7.4577  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,048		7.4912  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,486		7.4686  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,233		7.4490  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,245		7.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,345		7.4674  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,770		7.4593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,730		7.4904  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,547		7.4453  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,993		7.4998  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,225		7.4812  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,987		7.4435  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,629		7.4488  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,444		7.4793  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,160		7.4705  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,922		7.4810  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,638		7.4605  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,588		7.4977  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,434		7.4390  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		888		7.5066  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		875		7.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		812		7.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		797		7.4587  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		747		7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		632		7.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		456		7.4710  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		436		7.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		404		7.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		371		7.4540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		329		7.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		132		7.3850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		105		7.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20		7.5040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19		7.4478  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7		7.4475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69,259		7.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,907		7.4599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,330		7.4956  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,367		7.4829  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,183		7.4483  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,868		7.4646  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,778		7.4585  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,249		7.4566  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,260		7.4549  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,884		7.4721  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,779		7.4688  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,228		7.4567  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,750		7.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,776		7.4571  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,637		7.4438  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,804		7.4440  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,214		7.4745  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,092		7.4577  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,081		7.4668  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,072		7.4953  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,585		7.4594  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,553		7.4992  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,535		7.4596  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,515		7.4827  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,361		7.4679  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,324		7.4580  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,301		7.4488  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,189		7.4790  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		878		7.4808  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		817		7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		753		7.4643  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		529		7.4485  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		506		7.4725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		480		7.4809  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		430		7.4977  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		415		7.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		404		7.4769  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		329		7.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		284		7.4795  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		280		7.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		260		7.4748  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		176		7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52		7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44		7.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22		7.4763  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		7.5078  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.4602  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		7.4466  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		7.4300  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		3	7.4323  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		124	7.4436  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,637	7.4438  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,946	7.4446  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,395	7.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	7.4466  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		284	7.4467  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		529	7.4485  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,301	7.4488  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		83	7.4498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,750	7.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,249	7.4566  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,228	7.4567  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,776	7.4571  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,935	7.4574  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,092	7.4577  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,778	7.4585  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,585	7.4594  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		867	7.4597  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,907	7.4599  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		291	7.4619  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		753	7.4643  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,361	7.4679  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,884	7.4721  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,214	7.4745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		772	7.4748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,367	7.4829  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,343	7.4883  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,706	7.4939  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,072	7.4953  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,073	7.4956  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		430	7.4977  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19	7.5077  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,921	7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		274	7.3850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		132	7.3851  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.4326  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,567	7.4435  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,189	7.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,753	7.4452  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,547	7.4453  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19	7.4476  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,245	7.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,703	7.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,561	7.4575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		797	7.4587  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,770	7.4593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,852	7.4596  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,651	7.4617  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		169	7.4625  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,486	7.4686  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		329	7.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,157	7.4709  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		184	7.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20	7.5042  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		571	7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		105	7.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		14,924	7.4665  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,189	7.4788  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,647	7.4345  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		16,203	7.4602  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)	Exercise
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:				04 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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