Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

03 December 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:				02 Dec 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:			9,710,564	1.98%	2,244,196	0.46%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,031,366	0.41%	9,570,184	1.95%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			11,741,930	2.40%	11,814,380	2.41%
(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		335,838		5.1575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		245,863		5.2106  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		197,577		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		108,434		5.1856  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,499		5.1882  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,278		5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38,795		5.1928  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,083		5.2203  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,389		5.1786  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,454		5.1899  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,733		5.1990  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,378		5.2051  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,641		5.1962  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,795		5.1943  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,314		5.1848  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,250		5.1973  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,820		5.2175  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,022		5.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,487		5.1722  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,238		5.2065  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,206		5.1621  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,733		5.2023  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,636		5.1724  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,947		5.2046  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,729		5.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,569		5.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,526		5.1909  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,453		5.2238  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,338		5.1396  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,289		5.1893  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,255		5.2138  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		921		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		897		5.1700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		814		5.1746  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		720		5.1854  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		681		5.2202  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		658		5.1991  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		600		5.2325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		561		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		556		5.1901  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		538		5.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		513		5.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		499		5.2100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		474		5.1978  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		410		5.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		379		5.2104  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		189		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		172		5.1711  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		155		5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58		5.2036  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		49		5.2037  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38		5.1954  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9		5.1694  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5		5.1975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.1794  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86,923		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86,915		5.2198  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50,762		5.2152  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39,629		5.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,200		5.2048  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,391		5.1774  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,374		5.2136  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,529		5.1824  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,458		5.2028  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,299		5.2224  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,343		5.2041  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,060		5.1873  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,957		5.0720  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,600		5.2016  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,510		5.1975  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,492		5.2030  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,719		5.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,671		5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,327		5.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,084		5.2276  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,461		5.1963  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,349		5.1619  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,310		5.1875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,260		5.1798  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,138		5.1980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		980		5.1700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		921		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		721		5.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		627		5.2128  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		561		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		464		5.2202  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		424		5.2100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		411		5.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		315		5.1910  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		263		5.1971  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		249		5.2142  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		189		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		155		5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86		5.1701  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		49		5.2042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22		5.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11		5.2054  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8		5.1905  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.1500  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		Increasing Long		4,957	5.0749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		130	5.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,820	5.1745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,260	5.1798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,529	5.1824  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		849	5.1862  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		360	5.1876  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,502	5.1912  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,461	5.1963  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		263	5.1971  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,505	5.1975  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,064	5.1978  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,089	5.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,897	5.2028  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,492	5.2030  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,285	5.2041  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		122	5.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	5.2056  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		627	5.2128  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,374	5.2136  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		249	5.2142  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,823	5.2144  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,859	5.2174  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57,548	5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,000	5.2219  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,084	5.2276  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		335,838	5.1575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,000	5.1655  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.1675  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,060	5.1693  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,487	5.1722  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		814	5.1746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		201	5.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		66,317	5.1810  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,472	5.1848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		720	5.1854  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		108,434	5.1856  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		770	5.1876  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,289	5.1893  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,490	5.1895  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		556	5.1901  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,526	5.1909  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,795	5.1928  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,795	5.1943  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,869	5.1952  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		474	5.1978  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,079	5.1986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		290	5.2002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,378	5.2051  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,238	5.2065  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		379	5.2104  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,320	5.2130  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,804	5.2136  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,255	5.2138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,820	5.2175  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,186	5.2198  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		267,707	5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		681	5.2202  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,083	5.2203  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,316	5.1746  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,561	5.2028  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,296	5.2095  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		9,541	5.2195  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,153	5.2196  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		788	5.1751  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		6,688	5.1837  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		38	5.1955  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		29,463	5.2200  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 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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