Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

15 October 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:				14 Oct 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:			6,062,168	1.24%	1,958,250	0.40%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,814,879	0.37%	5,880,156	1.20%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			7,877,047	1.61%	7,838,406	1.60%
(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		235,212		6.0033  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		204,235		6.0105  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		109,586		6.0577  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		101,676		5.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		90,426		6.0740  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		69,526		6.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56,960		6.0086  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,238		6.0256  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,341		6.0397  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,257		5.9948  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,177		5.9960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,000		6.1375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,408		6.0147  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,593		6.0142  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,393		6.0471  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,597		6.0101  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,195		6.0527  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,249		6.0274  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,059		6.0479  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,426		5.9916  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,392		6.0278  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,987		6.0158  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,241		5.9996  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,157		5.9942  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,204		6.0199  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,140		6.0102  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,593		5.9808  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,134		5.9823  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,117		6.0681  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,919		5.9817  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,729		5.9991  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,294		5.9549  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,172		5.9986  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,156		6.1275  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,087		6.0687  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,990		5.9824  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,815		6.0849  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,798		5.9802  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,741		6.0828  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,699		5.9903  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,620		6.0775  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,600		6.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,553		6.0310  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,243		5.9821  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,192		5.9902  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		887		5.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		836		6.0071  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		781		6.0702  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		607		6.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		595		5.9800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		445		6.0478  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		400		6.0250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		250		6.1138  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		245		6.0559  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		192		6.0048  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		192		6.0050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		145		6.0703  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		143		6.1234  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127		6.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		115		6.0270  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		114		6.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88		6.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		67		5.9959  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		114,031		6.0092  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81,184		6.0026  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		70,000		6.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68,668		5.9854  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		63,343		5.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,958		6.0461  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,173		5.9904  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,488		5.9813  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,229		6.0281  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,140		6.1295  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,962		6.0515  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,388		5.9948  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,917		5.9897  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,541		6.0228  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,378		6.0499  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,214		6.0116  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,926		5.9835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,873		6.0670  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,605		6.0027  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,056		6.0362  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,562		6.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,001		6.0064  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,962		6.0282  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,671		6.0160  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,443		6.0021  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,145		5.9989  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,127		6.0571  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,083		6.1220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,054		6.0151  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,000		6.0218  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,847		5.9763  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,746		6.1076  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,730		6.0112  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,611		6.0375  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,583		6.0044  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,514		6.0224  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,513		6.0322  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,262		5.9750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,146		6.0128  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,096		6.0005  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,035		5.9961  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,916		6.1217  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,902		6.0097  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,740		6.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,653		6.0169  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,648		6.0309  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,587		5.9950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		6.1416  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,349		6.0691  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,248		6.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,245		6.0549  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,160		6.0113  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,000		6.0025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,000		5.9915  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,000		6.1449  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		997		5.9783  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		906		6.0106  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		887		5.9700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		847		5.9879  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		825		6.0548  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		823		6.0693  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		771		6.0619  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		740		5.9834  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		739		6.0123  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		724		6.0339  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		662		5.9984  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		660		6.0551  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		655		6.1049  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		560		6.0050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		508		6.0381  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		495		6.0152  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		467		6.0159  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		454		6.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		412		6.0665  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		400		6.0684  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		389		6.0697  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		383		6.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		374		6.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		364		5.9747  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		334		5.9749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		331		5.9815  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		330		6.1377  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		326		6.0657  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		283		5.9762  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		267		5.9712  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		250		6.1349  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		250		6.0752  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		232		5.9597  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		197		6.0533  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		167		5.9760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		167		5.9634  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		162		6.0620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		160		6.0377  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		150		6.0502  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		135		6.0528  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		114		6.0096  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86		6.0046  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83		5.9550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83		5.9600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83		6.1022  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		82		5.9945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81		6.0694  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66		5.9960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		65		5.9853  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		6.0777  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41		5.9845  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		5.9796  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		5.9496  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		6.0045  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22		6.1352  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20		6.0296  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		5.9800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		6.0350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		6.0547  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		6.0313  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		5.9596  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12		6.0196  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		6.1100  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		2,000	5.9744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		466	5.9834  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,200	5.9835  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		158	5.9853  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,575	5.9854  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		847	5.9879  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,917	5.9897  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,201	5.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,173	5.9904  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,249	5.9914  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66	5.9960  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,035	5.9961  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,005	6.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		86,570	6.0026  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,219	6.0027  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,583	6.0044  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,001	6.0064  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		114,031	6.0092  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		555	6.0201  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,529	6.0224  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,229	6.0281  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,513	6.0322  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,605	6.0324  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		508	6.0381  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,930	6.0387  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		572	6.0461  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,497	6.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		135	6.0529  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,245	6.0549  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,873	6.0670  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4	6.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		183,396	5.9900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,299	5.9903  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,426	5.9916  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,257	5.9948  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,177	5.9960  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,729	5.9991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,241	5.9996  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		836	6.0071  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		56,960	6.0086  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		204,235	6.0105  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,198	6.0128  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,408	6.0147  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,987	6.0158  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,000	6.0216  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,311	6.0253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		51,238	6.0256  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,249	6.0274  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,553	6.0313  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,997	6.0325  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,836	6.0380  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,393	6.0471  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,702	6.0477  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		445	6.0478  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,497	6.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,527	6.0525  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		380	6.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		245	6.0559  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,117	6.0681  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		90,426	6.0740  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,815	6.0849  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,620	6.0928  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,164	6.0978  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		143	6.1234  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		4,490	6.0721  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,587	6.0293  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		421	6.0544  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,484	5.9897  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,959	6.0130  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		257	6.0377  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		15,439	6.0724  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:				15 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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