Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

08 September 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:				05 Sep 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:			3,617,555	0.74%	1,120,678	0.23%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,101,188	0.23%	3,269,426	0.67%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,718,743	0.96%	4,390,104	0.90%
(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		194,532		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		136,752		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,534		7.0738  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,426		7.0658  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,272		7.0825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,498		7.0726  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,217		7.0110  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,073		7.0728  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,789		6.9944  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,353		7.0760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,275		7.0767  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,851		7.0853  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,106		7.0858  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,624		7.0621  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,121		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,615		7.0772  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,600		7.0297  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,053		7.0895  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		916		7.0894  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		457		7.0111  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		419		7.0596  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		193		7.0057  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		150		7.0275  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		108		7.1050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		105		6.9950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		52		6.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51		7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41		6.9947  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14		7.0364  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.0400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		103,352		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,722		7.0627  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,443		7.0834  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,021		7.0713  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39,602		7.0665  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,326		7.0695  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,027		7.0673  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,146		7.0399  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,471		7.0677  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,663		7.0559  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,541		7.0611  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,430		7.0739  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,272		7.0825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,104		7.0708  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,882		7.0656  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,600		7.0274  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,372		7.0641  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,856		7.0419  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,810		7.0260  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,427		7.0145  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,402		7.0799  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,967		7.0354  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,317		6.9924  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,977		7.0269  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,735		7.0670  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,711		7.0742  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,579		7.0554  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,167		7.0102  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,083		7.0778  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,386		7.0392  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,854		7.0225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,377		7.0429  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,186		7.0746  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,110		7.0621  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,983		7.0060  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,574		7.0715  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,409		7.0630  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,370		7.0510  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,190		7.0569  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,142		7.0512  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,074		7.0538  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,026		7.0290  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,571		6.9976  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,543		7.0652  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,453		7.0345  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,290		7.0932  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,193		6.9982  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,191		7.0297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,168		7.0380  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,078		7.0180  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,023		7.0387  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		848		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		776		7.0562  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		762		6.9992  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		473		7.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		465		7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		441		7.0175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		425		6.9950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		389		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		387		7.0326  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		375		7.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		372		6.9925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		369		7.0120  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		359		7.0794  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		343		7.0617  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		273		7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		172		7.0780  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52		6.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38		7.0808  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		7.0848  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		7.1100  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		2,983	7.0060  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,167	7.0102  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		423	7.0252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,600	7.0274  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,026	7.0290  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,683	7.0316  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		387	7.0326  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,950	7.0327  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		704	7.0345  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		282	7.0381  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,021	7.0386  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		54,656	7.0387  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,386	7.0392  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,146	7.0399  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,370	7.0510  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,142	7.0512  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,823	7.0525  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,188	7.0542  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		267	7.0545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,663	7.0559  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		776	7.0562  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,190	7.0569  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,117	7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		108	7.0619  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,882	7.0656  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39,602	7.0665  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		43,907	7.0695  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		389	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,711	7.0742  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,186	7.0746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		74,722	7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		172	7.0780  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	7.0794  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,402	7.0799  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38	7.0808  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14	7.0848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		64	6.9950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		193	7.0057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		457	7.0111  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,600	7.0297  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.0400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		91	7.0625  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		233	7.0627  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,426	7.0658  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,498	7.0726  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,534	7.0738  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,921	7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,353	7.0760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		822	7.0763  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,278	7.0767  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,374	7.0770  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,000	7.0832  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,121	7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,851	7.0853  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,783	7.0116  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		194	7.0594  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		671	7.0809  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:				08 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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