Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

26 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:				25 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:			7,987,754	1.63%	1,567,442	0.32%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,334,121	0.27%	7,893,573	1.61%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,321,875	1.90%	9,461,015	1.93%
(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		277,783		5.3533  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		49,494		5.2765  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,332		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,800		5.3425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,257		5.3468  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,173		5.2767  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,183		5.2870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,000		5.3123  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,824		5.3417  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,831		5.3121  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,899		5.2959  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,424		5.3034  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,723		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,417		5.2912  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,105		5.3285  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,048		5.2986  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,545		5.3652  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,239		5.2648  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,637		5.3240  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,631		5.2896  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,555		5.3177  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,526		5.3263  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,921		5.3115  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,887		5.3275  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,815		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,639		5.3298  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,255		5.3161  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,189		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,137		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,106		5.2886  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,087		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,051		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		960		5.3199  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		865		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		854		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		830		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		830		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		813		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		799		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		777		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		760		5.2904  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		645		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		628		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		589		5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		575		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		476		5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		474		5.3183  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		452		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		439		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		340		5.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		276		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		190		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		131		5.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		112		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		110		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		104		5.3523  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		67		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41		5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37		5.2931  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		127,222		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		65,944		5.3647  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,143		5.3523  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,436		5.3498  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,345		5.2953  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,655		5.3575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,665		5.3129  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,557		5.3539  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,103		5.3249  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,500		5.3229  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,762		5.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,996		5.3508  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,643		5.3316  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,641		5.2727  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,357		5.2686  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,700		5.2784  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,688		5.2845  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,021		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,404		5.2522  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,086		5.2913  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,019		5.2854  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,206		5.3442  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,027		5.2856  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,284		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,137		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,051		5.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,018		5.3643  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		977		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		878		5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		874		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		865		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		813		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		803		5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		799		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		760		5.2903  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		745		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		735		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		711		5.3553  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		701		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		683		5.2430  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		645		5.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		625		5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		589		5.2400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		575		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		527		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		480		5.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		439		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		416		5.2929  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		341		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		340		5.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		276		5.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		192		5.3637  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131		5.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		112		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		110		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		87		5.2366  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		5.3697  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		5.2871  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11		5.2590  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		5.3648  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		87	5.2366  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		683	5.2430  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		370	5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,404	5.2522  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		811	5.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	5.2593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		608	5.2699  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,641	5.2727  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,700	5.2784  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		868	5.2798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,762	5.2803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,589	5.2821  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,688	5.2845  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,019	5.2854  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,027	5.2856  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14	5.2875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,170	5.2887  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,086	5.2913  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		416	5.2929  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,345	5.2953  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,103	5.3249  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,996	5.3508  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,143	5.3523  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		711	5.3553  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,764	5.3575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		192	5.3637  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,945	5.3645  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65,944	5.3647  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9	5.3648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65,403	5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48	5.3697  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27	5.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35	5.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,239	5.2648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		200	5.2675  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,953	5.2724  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49,494	5.2765  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,183	5.2870  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,428	5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,817	5.2906  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,417	5.2912  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37	5.2931  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,697	5.2937  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,899	5.2958  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,842	5.2986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		499	5.3000  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,424	5.3034  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,831	5.3121  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,000	5.3123  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,334	5.3126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,783	5.3164  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,637	5.3240  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,105	5.3285  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,639	5.3298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,312	5.3505  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		104	5.3522  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,536	5.3535  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,920	5.3649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		114,730	5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,545	5.3652  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,107	5.2490  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		339	5.2496  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		427	5.3007  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,301	5.3154  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,467	5.2431  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		17,673	5.3009  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:				26 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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