Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			4,236,940	0.87%	760,816	0.16%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				716,521	0.15%	3,901,781	0.80%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,953,461	1.01%	4,662,597	0.95%
(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		166,235		7.3080  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		113,742		7.2833  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		65,482		7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,034		7.2966  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,884		7.2894  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,929		7.2847  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,591		7.3137  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,645		7.3103  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,047		7.3121  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,633		7.3227  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,509		7.3128  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,056		7.3037  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,696		7.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,635		7.3008  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,628		7.3023  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,207		7.2861  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,186		7.3193  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,773		7.2931  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,416		7.3018  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,190		7.3079  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,023		7.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,991		7.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,982		7.3123  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,359		7.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,040		7.3068  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,013		7.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		929		7.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		871		7.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		811		7.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		811		7.3002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		754		7.3339  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		667		7.2805  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		600		7.3182  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		592		7.3246  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		590		7.3021  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		321		7.3111  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74		7.2946  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30		7.4492  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		141,884		7.3043  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,947		7.2901  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,960		7.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,069		7.2825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,141		7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,429		7.3175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,987		7.3243  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,009		7.2890  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,891		7.3159  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,167		7.3081  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,413		7.2887  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,268		7.2796  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,405		7.3130  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,840		7.2859  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,084		7.3169  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,785		7.3122  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,204		7.2974  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,073		7.2869  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,912		7.2798  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,345		7.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,650		7.2862  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,552		7.3126  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,967		7.3020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,964		7.3162  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,833		7.3046  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,580		7.2828  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,508		7.3084  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,049		7.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,801		7.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,796		7.3087  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,673		7.3133  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,611		7.2848  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,491		7.2996  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,396		7.3053  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,234		7.2967  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,090		7.3071  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,750		7.2865  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,626		7.3140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,390		7.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,351		7.3185  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,290		7.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,172		7.3018  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,110		7.3012  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,048		7.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		871		7.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		764		7.3171  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		752		7.2927  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		695		7.3224  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		654		7.3253  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		605		7.3168  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		559		7.3034  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		499		7.3113  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		486		7.3194  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		372		7.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		328		7.3249  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		325		7.3026  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		324		7.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		324		7.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		255		7.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		193		7.2833  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		101		7.3109  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		77		7.2941  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51		7.3242  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		12,268	7.2796  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,912	7.2798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,994	7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,069	7.2825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,580	7.2828  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		850	7.2848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,761	7.2849  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,413	7.2887  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		752	7.2927  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		77	7.2941  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,234	7.2967  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,204	7.2974  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	7.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,110	7.3012  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		381	7.3018  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		791	7.3019  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		769	7.3021  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		559	7.3034  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		666	7.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,090	7.3071  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,861	7.3078  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,328	7.3079  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,167	7.3081  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,335	7.3084  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,796	7.3087  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,338	7.3089  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		101	7.3109  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,552	7.3126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		282	7.3156  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,264	7.3162  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		605	7.3168  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		764	7.3171  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51	7.3242  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		328	7.3249  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		654	7.3253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		324	7.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		255	7.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,256	7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,696	7.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		667	7.2805  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,929	7.2847  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,712	7.2849  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,207	7.2861  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,340	7.2894  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74	7.2946  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48,989	7.2991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,416	7.3018  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,628	7.3023  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,056	7.3037  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		68,710	7.3038  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		609	7.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,645	7.3103  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,982	7.3123  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,186	7.3193  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,633	7.3227  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		592	7.3246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50	7.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,367	7.2858  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,066	7.3035  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		70	7.4492  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,834	7.2808  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		107	7.2872  GBP
25p ordinary		Call Options		Increasing Long		120,000	12.9300  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:				20 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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