Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

03 November 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:				31 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:			7,582,830	1.55%	1,634,026	0.33%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,434,386	0.29%	7,599,150	1.55%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,017,216	1.84%	9,233,176	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		123,255		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		100,611		5.6714  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		97,566		5.6702  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,191		5.6884  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,632		5.6864  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,106		5.6910  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,856		5.6710  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,686		5.6916  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,796		5.6719  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,163		5.6738  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,400		5.6932  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,118		5.6721  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,192		5.6788  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,928		5.6792  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,524		5.6770  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,181		5.6818  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,175		5.6825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,112		5.6681  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,650		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,757		5.6726  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,694		5.6821  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,491		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,005		5.6761  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,725		5.6883  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,575		5.6742  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		997		5.6935  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		398		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		283		5.6820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		257		5.6790  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		242		5.6735  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		200		5.6866  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		190		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		190		5.6754  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		128,264		5.6702  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120,938		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,415		5.6707  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,328		5.6766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,980		5.6916  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,444		5.6804  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,126		5.6697  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,542		5.6794  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,800		5.6743  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,381		5.6773  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,855		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,905		5.6795  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,209		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,157		5.6656  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,000		5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,183		5.6813  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,644		5.6909  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,720		5.6872  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,627		5.6932  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,537		5.6727  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,523		5.6825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,029		5.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,721		5.6699  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,661		5.6882  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,443		5.6806  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,304		5.6921  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,205		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,186		5.6835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		653		5.6805  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		614		5.6744  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		399		5.6973  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		249		5.6771  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		227		5.6729  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		179		5.6763  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		150		5.6883  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		140		5.6691  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		129		5.6952  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75		5.6692  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		5.6768  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.6550  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		5,157	5.6656  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		140	5.6691  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		75	5.6692  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,126	5.6697  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,721	5.6699  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		111,907	5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,537	5.6727  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		227	5.6729  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,011	5.6740  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		614	5.6744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,549	5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		179	5.6763  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,328	5.6766  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19	5.6769  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		788	5.6778  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,542	5.6794  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,905	5.6795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,183	5.6812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,055	5.6824  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,523	5.6825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,618	5.6909  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,304	5.6921  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		394	5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		241	5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42	0.0000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		190	5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		128,733	5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4	5.6701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,471	5.6702  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,296	5.6711  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,757	5.6726  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		242	5.6735  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,575	5.6742  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		190	5.6754  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,524	5.6770  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		638	5.6787  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,192	5.6788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,928	5.6792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		249	5.6806  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,181	5.6818  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,694	5.6821  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,175	5.6825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,632	5.6864  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,725	5.6883  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		400	5.6896  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,106	5.6910  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,686	5.6916  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		997	5.6935  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,000	5.7060  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		103	5.6852  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		468	5.7153  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:				03 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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