Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

22 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:				21 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:			4,202,520	0.86%	967,501	0.20%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				924,306	0.19%	3,875,336	0.79%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,126,826	1.05%	4,842,837	0.99%
(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		200,000		7.2558  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,732		7.2688  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40,947		7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,299		7.2554  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,149		7.2568  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,837		7.2673  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,035		7.2552  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,697		7.2491  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,522		7.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,463		7.2667  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,177		7.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,600		7.2418  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,334		7.2416  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,017		7.2525  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,935		7.2760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,926		7.2454  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,895		7.2586  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,717		7.2601  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,441		7.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,881		7.2411  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,644		7.2504  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,279		7.2613  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,003		7.2475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,312		7.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,188		7.2383  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,181		7.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,151		7.2520  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,044		7.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		815		7.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		650		7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		620		7.2499  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		459		7.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		440		7.2575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		357		7.2425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		347		7.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		326		7.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		272		7.2375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		229		7.2364  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		189		7.2761  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		54		7.2509  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40		7.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		168,560		7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131,211		7.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		65,841		7.2609  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58,823		7.2723  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,939		7.2486  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,817		7.2465  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,069		7.2529  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,933		7.2496  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,478		7.2510  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,824		7.2755  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,497		7.2721  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,336		7.2746  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,005		7.2508  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,744		7.2509  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,300		7.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,009		7.2725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,448		7.2531  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,280		7.2484  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,160		7.2640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,989		7.2488  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,776		7.2681  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,061		7.2735  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,308		7.2615  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,116		7.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,017		7.2525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,909		7.2621  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,602		7.2610  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,442		7.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,454		7.2554  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,146		7.2332  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,579		7.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,518		7.2497  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,328		7.2410  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,283		7.2754  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.2651  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,109		7.2542  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,085		7.2454  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,044		7.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,037		7.2383  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		936		7.2404  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		897		7.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		815		7.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		772		7.2325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		765		7.2568  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		715		7.2425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		708		7.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		656		7.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		650		7.2376  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		650		7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		556		7.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		554		7.2714  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		516		7.2429  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		440		7.2575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		401		7.2386  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		386		7.2475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		350		7.2812  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		310		7.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		272		7.2375  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		196		7.2354  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		150		7.2530  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		99		7.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.2587  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		148	7.2386  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		371	7.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		386	7.2475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52	7.2494  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,309	7.2498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100,905	7.2509  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,109	7.2542  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		348	7.2586  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	7.2587  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		74	7.2595  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		299	7.2596  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,602	7.2610  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,421	7.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,160	7.2640  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		97	7.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,117	7.2651  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		773	7.2681  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		554	7.2715  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,323	7.2716  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,497	7.2721  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,009	7.2725  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,061	7.2735  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,336	7.2746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		240,099	7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		350	7.2812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		229	7.2364  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,881	7.2411  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,926	7.2454  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,003	7.2475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,697	7.2491  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54	7.2509  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,151	7.2520  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,181	7.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,035	7.2552  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,299	7.2554  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,149	7.2568  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,574	7.2582  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,938	7.2586  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		190	7.2618  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,961	7.2644  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,837	7.2673  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,876	7.2686  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,482	7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,763	7.2755  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,503	7.2760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		189	7.2761  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		971	7.2434  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,748	7.2743  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,738	7.2697  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		546	7.2752  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:				22 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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