Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

04 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:				03 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:			10,406,119	2.12%	2,250,198	0.46%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,029,865	0.41%	10,268,550	2.10%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			12,435,984	2.53%	12,518,748	2.56%
(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		426,563		5.1319  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		168,679		5.1519  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		117,523		5.1332  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,048		5.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		49,097		5.1380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45,284		5.1497  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,017		5.1368  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,662		5.1304  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,574		5.1302  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,610		5.1457  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,362		5.1356  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,789		5.1404  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,461		5.1309  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,507		5.1339  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,780		5.1480  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,979		5.1597  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,874		5.1467  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,497		5.1473  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,501		5.1695  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,140		5.1285  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,004		5.2232  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,948		5.1384  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,654		5.1422  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,623		5.1449  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,386		5.1335  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,530		5.1539  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,058		5.1983  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,766		5.1487  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,620		5.2033  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,274		5.1627  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		899		5.1492  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		737		5.1440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		654		5.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		600		5.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		564		5.1475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		553		5.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		498		5.2225  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		488		5.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		432		5.1647  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		393		5.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		349		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		294		5.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		290		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		234		5.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		128		5.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		125		5.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		116		5.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		73		5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58		5.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21		5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.2100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		123,495		5.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,302		5.1313  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,098		5.1499  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,025		5.2332  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,715		5.1351  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,722		5.1530  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,662		5.1304  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,600		5.1352  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,390		5.1396  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,280		5.1285  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,321		5.1317  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,451		5.1516  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,623		5.1454  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,479		5.1966  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,266		5.2425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,802		5.1585  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,678		5.1342  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,341		5.1620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,062		5.1379  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,447		5.1617  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,284		5.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,279		5.1233  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,087		5.1674  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		553		5.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		447		5.1390  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		412		5.1337  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		396		5.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		393		5.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		351		5.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		338		5.2183  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		294		5.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		276		5.1238  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		234		5.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		226		5.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		207		5.1299  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		178		5.1638  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		178		5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		171		5.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		128		5.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125		5.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		116		5.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		116		5.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		5.1949  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58		5.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46		5.1605  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8		5.1262  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.1266  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.1800  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		1,279	5.1233  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	5.1265  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		207	5.1298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,323	5.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		391	5.1306  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,804	5.1314  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		412	5.1337  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,791	5.1348  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,924	5.1352  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		447	5.1390  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		686	5.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,498	5.1502  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,888	5.1530  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		247	5.1535  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,140	5.1554  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		533	5.1559  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,802	5.1585  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		933	5.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,447	5.1617  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,341	5.1620  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		178	5.1638  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,087	5.1674  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.1773  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.1836  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,479	5.1966  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		211	5.2100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,400	5.2235  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,025	5.2332  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,266	5.2425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		293,281	5.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,574	5.1302  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,110	5.1313  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		117,523	5.1332  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,507	5.1339  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,362	5.1356  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49,097	5.1380  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,948	5.1384  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,789	5.1404  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,654	5.1422  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,417	5.1425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		737	5.1440  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.1476  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,284	5.1497  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,795	5.1501  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,000	5.1515  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		168,679	5.1519  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,542	5.1544  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		483	5.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,400	5.1614  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		559	5.1618  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		891	5.1695  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,058	5.1983  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.2076  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.2201  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.2300  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		21,341	5.1295  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		826	5.1978  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		24,512	5.1304  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		6,175	5.1440  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,407	5.1886  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:				04 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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