Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

31 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:				30 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:			7,568,421	1.55%	1,631,766	0.33%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,432,005	0.29%	7,581,714	1.55%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,000,426	1.84%	9,213,480	1.88%
(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		193,868		5.7014  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		84,679		5.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,705		5.6969  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,725		5.7009  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,632		5.7019  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,577		5.7118  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,072		5.7002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,141		5.7082  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,181		5.6959  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,789		5.6883  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,959		5.7001  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,905		5.7145  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,203		5.6934  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,011		5.7064  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,539		5.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,276		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,791		5.7026  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,163		5.7160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,049		5.6735  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,808		5.7088  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,597		5.7051  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,366		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,150		5.7027  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,913		5.6992  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,911		5.7077  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,842		5.7307  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,767		5.7071  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,555		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,493		5.7350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,431		5.7187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,155		5.7166  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,155		5.6791  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		799		5.6908  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		697		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		692		5.6782  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		641		5.7599  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		509		5.7091  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		348		5.7025  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		318		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		244		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		144		5.7134  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56		5.7594  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29		5.7125  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120,496		5.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		61,278		5.6991  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,564		5.7031  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,503		5.7071  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,839		5.7313  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,667		5.7142  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,519		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,924		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,111		5.6534  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,331		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,243		5.7161  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,221		5.7042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,638		5.7146  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,260		5.7111  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,454		5.8090  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,949		5.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,532		5.7104  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,102		5.7016  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,959		5.7140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,880		5.7084  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,549		5.7256  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,152		5.7103  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,115		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,982		5.7069  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,866		5.7010  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,562		5.6909  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,540		5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,539		5.7249  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,530		5.7148  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,438		5.6574  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,392		5.7288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,316		5.7062  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,198		5.7128  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,059		5.7182  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		963		5.7246  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		716		5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		653		5.7193  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		539		5.7350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		362		5.7251  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		362		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		181		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		160		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27		5.7235  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.7125  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		2,020	5.6985  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,278	5.6991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,822	5.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,866	5.7010  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,982	5.7016  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,564	5.7031  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		798	5.7036  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,221	5.7042  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		160	5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,316	5.7062  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,982	5.7069  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,503	5.7071  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,868	5.7083  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,880	5.7084  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,152	5.7103  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,260	5.7111  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,667	5.7142  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,530	5.7148  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,449	5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,270	5.7161  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,115	5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27	5.7235  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		963	5.7246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,539	5.7249  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		609	5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,378	5.7962  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		692	5.6782  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,218	5.6878  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,789	5.6883  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,203	5.6934  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,181	5.6959  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		150,251	5.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,959	5.7001  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,072	5.7002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35	5.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,632	5.7019  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,802	5.7026  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,644	5.7035  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,605	5.7042  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,276	5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,911	5.7077  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,141	5.7082  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		679	5.7119  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109	5.7143  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		265	5.7151  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		922	5.7253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,431	5.7028  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		775	5.6996  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,403	5.7023  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		337	5.6838  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		39,926	5.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,334	5.7126  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:				31 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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