Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

25 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:				24 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:			7,790,794	1.59%	1,508,202	0.31%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,282,448	0.26%	7,711,613	1.57%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,073,242	1.85%	9,219,815	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		395,535		5.3015  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		151,468		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		67,100		5.3001  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60,140		5.3043  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,850		5.3012  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,601		5.3136  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28,981		5.3030  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,318		5.3141  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,180		5.3243  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,950		5.3057  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,671		5.3218  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,386		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,233		5.3076  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,104		5.3160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,587		5.3045  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,721		5.3302  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,531		5.3126  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,570		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,612		5.3264  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,485		5.3184  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,231		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,680		5.3197  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,629		5.3211  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,731		5.3099  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,150		5.3327  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,987		5.3170  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,910		5.2989  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,818		5.3066  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,445		5.3208  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,196		5.3296  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,813		5.3002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,679		5.3446  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,629		5.2869  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,626		5.3075  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,566		5.3047  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,468		5.3094  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,467		5.2951  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,229		5.3217  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,104		5.3077  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,011		5.3129  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		989		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		984		5.3072  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		905		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		876		5.3192  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		665		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		571		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		427		5.3125  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		414		5.3107  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		307		5.3390  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		270		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		222		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		179		5.3175  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		166		5.3186  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		94		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		167,599		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,272		5.3229  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,641		5.3053  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,316		5.3034  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,175		5.2989  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,003		5.3035  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,708		5.3054  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,174		5.3045  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,515		5.3079  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,021		5.2997  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,831		5.3046  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,954		5.3129  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,243		5.3012  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,094		5.3120  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,788		5.2994  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,462		5.3099  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,453		5.3180  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,407		5.3031  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,174		5.3206  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,029		5.3124  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,148		5.3157  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,090		5.3161  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,512		5.3010  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,875		5.3364  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,330		5.2963  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,258		5.2869  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,064		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,004		5.3132  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,313		5.3029  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,059		5.2974  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,968		5.3072  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,900		5.3114  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,800		5.3246  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,750		5.3166  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,686		5.3240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,467		5.2949  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,386		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,222		5.3058  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,189		5.3121  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,131		5.3175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		939		5.2925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		612		5.3460  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		571		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		524		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		349		5.3367  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		302		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		270		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		255		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		222		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		220		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		216		5.3049  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7		5.3550  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		1,467	5.2949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,355	5.2989  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,021	5.2997  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		97,840	5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,243	5.3012  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,407	5.3031  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,567	5.3046  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,776	5.3048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		216	5.3049  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,222	5.3058  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		692	5.3067  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,638	5.3092  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,094	5.3120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,189	5.3121  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,954	5.3129  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,750	5.3166  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,131	5.3175  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,272	5.3229  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,686	5.3240  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,800	5.3246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,191	5.3345  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		349	5.3367  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,950	5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,467	5.2951  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		242,713	5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,788	5.3002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,950	5.3007  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		46,850	5.3012  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,624	5.3033  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,950	5.3057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,233	5.3076  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,104	5.3077  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,468	5.3094  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		296	5.3097  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		98	5.3106  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44,601	5.3136  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,402	5.3141  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		223	5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,104	5.3160  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,124	5.3183  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		361	5.3184  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		166	5.3186  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,514	5.3193  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,671	5.3218  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,221	5.3230  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		166	5.3232  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,180	5.3243  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,721	5.3301  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		871	5.3309  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,792	5.3331  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		715	5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		607	5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		287	5.2933  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,486	5.3165  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,658	5.3185  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,028	5.3316  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		81,075	5.3004  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		35,256	5.3020  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,798	5.3182  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		3,854	5.3232  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		3,150	5.3327  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,199	5.3365  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:				25 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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