Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

19 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:				18 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:			7,822,655	1.60%	4,600,376	0.94%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,375,601	0.89%	7,707,818	1.57%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			12,198,256	2.49%	12,308,194	2.51%
(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		254,837		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		141,837		5.4702  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		65,319		5.4673  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55,733		5.4440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,370		5.4641  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,369		5.4751  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,274		5.4752  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,039		5.4526  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,208		5.4622  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,331		5.4419  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,794		5.4531  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,371		5.4375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,488		5.4606  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,252		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,209		5.4516  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,064		5.4397  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,506		5.4209  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,278		5.4553  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,242		5.4708  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,156		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,645		5.4461  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,601		5.4631  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,519		5.4664  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,488		5.4525  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,148		5.4636  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,936		5.4476  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,065		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,032		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,927		5.4611  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,642		5.4864  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,319		5.4607  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,081		5.4869  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		971		5.4887  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		922		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		907		5.4117  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		758		5.4441  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		651		5.4295  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		530		5.4282  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		470		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		363		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		337		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		305		5.4448  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		241		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		202		5.4683  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		114		5.4649  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47		5.4153  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29		5.4810  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22		5.4159  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13		5.4949  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		279,266		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		240,800		5.4731  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71,100		5.4741  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		64,140		5.4631  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		61,755		5.4401  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,915		5.4768  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,119		5.4470  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,477		5.4739  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,245		5.4430  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,735		5.4762  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,573		5.4372  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,252		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,432		5.4669  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,000		5.4425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,935		5.4817  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,865		5.4506  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,522		5.4101  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,467		5.4067  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,496		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,485		5.4507  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,911		5.4432  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,630		5.4685  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,200		5.4447  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,111		5.4749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,034		5.4773  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,787		5.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,206		5.4835  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,915		5.4446  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,718		5.4875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,674		5.4989  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,527		5.4336  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,248		5.4811  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,239		5.4202  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,224		5.4322  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,132		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		964		5.4599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		935		5.4824  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		815		5.4439  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		751		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		586		5.4086  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		527		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		500		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		494		5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		437		5.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		392		5.4972  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		241		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		237		5.4555  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		202		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		200		5.4453  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69		5.4152  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		64		5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		5.4766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.5100  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		13,602	5.4485  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,467	5.4066  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,522	5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		69	5.4152  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,100	5.4310  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	5.4349  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,573	5.4372  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,755	5.4401  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		815	5.4439  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,904	5.4441  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		41,119	5.4470  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		437	5.4495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,865	5.4506  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,017	5.4607  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		64,140	5.4631  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,853	5.4632  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,026	5.4655  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,477	5.4739  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,572	5.4747  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		262,933	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,735	5.4762  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16	5.4766  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,915	5.4768  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,034	5.4773  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		64	5.4799  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,248	5.4811  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		935	5.4824  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,206	5.4835  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,035	5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		392	5.4972  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,674	5.4989  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		907	5.4117  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47	5.4151  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22	5.4162  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,506	5.4209  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7	5.4255  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		916	5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,900	5.4303  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,064	5.4397  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36	5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,733	5.4440  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,645	5.4461  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		206	5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17	5.4547  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,278	5.4553  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41	5.4557  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33	5.4568  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12	5.4570  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,148	5.4636  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		51,370	5.4641  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		114	5.4649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,519	5.4664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,201	5.4733  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		76,620	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,369	5.4751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,274	5.4752  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		302	5.4772  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29	5.4811  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13	5.4949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		355	5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,995	5.4676  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		150	5.4196  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,432	5.4668  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,273	5.4746  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,182	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,921	5.4394  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		16,924	5.4445  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,319	5.4607  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		86,762	5.4663  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		50,240	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		58,003	5.4754  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:				19 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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