Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

17 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:				13 Nov 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:			7,503,277	1.53%	1,568,503	0.32%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,300,549	0.27%	7,482,301	1.53%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			8,803,826	1.80%	9,050,804	1.85%
(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		222,749		5.6049  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,738		5.6015  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74,443		5.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,994		5.6268  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,751		5.6011  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,313		5.6401  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,025		5.6264  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,421		5.6170  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,558		5.6267  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,993		5.6438  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,497		5.6122  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,389		5.6002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,131		5.6208  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,914		5.6274  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,866		5.6050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,026		5.6325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,632		5.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,481		5.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,477		5.6126  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,467		5.6150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,452		5.6058  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,415		5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,413		5.6301  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,313		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,121		5.6413  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,049		5.6392  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		954		5.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		946		5.6250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		804		5.6271  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		800		5.6071  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		728		5.6172  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		677		5.6771  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		600		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		475		5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		336		5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		321		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		320		5.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		173		5.6125  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		69		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		43		5.6140  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14		5.6078  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8		5.6494  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		992,634		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		93,879		5.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,762		5.6262  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,126		5.6029  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,157		5.6364  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,040		5.6325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,099		5.6167  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,699		5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,543		5.6208  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,011		5.6025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,504		5.6073  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,433		5.6409  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,154		5.6109  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,541		5.6207  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,116		5.6361  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,928		5.6232  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,663		5.6042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,950		5.6257  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,890		5.6236  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,825		5.6518  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,104		5.6138  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,856		5.6194  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,632		5.6144  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,530		5.6173  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,467		5.6150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,400		5.6220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,313		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,174		5.6285  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,147		5.6304  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		924		5.6250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		842		5.6178  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		778		5.6050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		767		5.6100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		760		5.6302  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		698		5.6202  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		627		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		574		5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		528		5.6129  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		321		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		320		5.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		281		5.6300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		260		5.6351  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		178		5.6297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		134		5.6051  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		5.5998  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		15	5.5998  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,564	5.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,011	5.6025  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,126	5.6029  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,663	5.6042  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,142	5.6057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,154	5.6109  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,104	5.6138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		582	5.6144  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,099	5.6167  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		770	5.6177  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		698	5.6202  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,543	5.6208  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,400	5.6220  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,890	5.6236  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,202	5.6253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,950	5.6257  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		201	5.6259  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		135	5.6266  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		335	5.6288  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		418	5.6294  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,022	5.6299  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,147	5.6304  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,052	5.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		260	5.6351  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,116	5.6361  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,157	5.6364  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,433	5.6409  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		992,034	5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		600	5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		238,063	5.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,389	5.6002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,751	5.6011  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,087	5.6050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,497	5.6122  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,477	5.6126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,421	5.6170  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		728	5.6172  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		353	5.6198  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		300	5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19	5.6250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,558	5.6267  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,914	5.6274  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		875	5.6276  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,632	5.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,585	5.6000  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,825	5.6518  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,468	5.6117  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		30,094	5.6259  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		11,025	5.6264  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:				17 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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