Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

09 January 2026

 

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:				08 Jan 2026
(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:			6,794,242	1.39%	6,569,904	1.34%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				6,097,237	1.24%	6,463,166	1.31%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			12,891,479	2.63%	13,033,070	2.65%
(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		155,291		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89,967		5.7201  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		83,440		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		70,390		5.7298  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,610		5.7282  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,120		5.7271  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,720		5.7332  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,447		5.7547  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,353		5.7346  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,869		5.7302  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,024		5.7398  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,598		5.6996  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,165		5.7571  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,788		5.7366  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,481		5.7338  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,366		5.7622  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,449		5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,497		5.7712  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,446		5.7685  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,073		5.7126  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,928		5.7325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,853		5.6908  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,724		5.7800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,407		5.7820  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,206		5.6970  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,040		5.7829  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,842		5.7675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,363		5.6920  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,336		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,222		5.7939  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,145		5.7144  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,097		5.7902  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		926		5.7022  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		896		5.7716  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		718		5.7400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		576		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		535		5.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		465		5.7519  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		446		5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		429		5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		333		5.7093  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		312		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		307		5.7702  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		240		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		237		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		237		5.7750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		224		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		221		5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		219		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		175		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		121		5.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		120		5.7550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		118		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		115		5.8250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		112		5.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		110		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		110		5.7500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		95		5.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		95		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		95		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30		5.7700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25		5.7084  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14		5.7125  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		5.7117  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		202,399		5.7205  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		93,519		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		78,152		5.7159  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		67,098		5.7199  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50,365		5.7209  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,178		5.7505  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,195		5.7298  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,023		5.7238  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,100		5.7020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,839		5.7602  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,406		5.7253  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,895		5.7384  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,885		5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,330		5.7571  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,781		5.7507  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,688		5.7195  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,373		5.8085  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,157		5.7117  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,996		5.7197  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,892		5.7685  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,570		5.7017  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,130		5.7188  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,971		5.7452  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,900		5.7594  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,798		5.7162  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,315		5.7420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,832		5.7277  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,814		5.7820  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,500		5.7391  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,197		5.7622  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,079		5.7880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,881		5.7800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,654		5.7838  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,444		5.7939  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,685		5.7471  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,120		5.7233  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,103		5.6970  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		885		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		830		5.7112  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		693		5.6695  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		576		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		514		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		483		5.6433  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		446		5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		435		5.6566  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		325		5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		312		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		240		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		237		5.7750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		237		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		224		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		221		5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		219		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		199		5.7234  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		158		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		152		5.7400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		121		5.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120		5.7550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		118		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		115		5.8250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		112		5.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		110		5.7500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		95		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		95		5.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		95		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		89		5.7152  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.7850  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		1,272	5.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,560	5.6956  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,570	5.7017  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,100	5.7020  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,872	5.7057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,120	5.7073  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,010	5.7096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		89	5.7152  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		78,152	5.7159  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,130	5.7188  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,688	5.7195  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65	5.7196  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,547	5.7197  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		86,902	5.7199  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		117,513	5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,365	5.7209  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,120	5.7233  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,023	5.7238  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		826	5.7325  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,200	5.7384  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,500	5.7391  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,822	5.7489  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,178	5.7505  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,781	5.7507  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,998	5.7508  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,604	5.7560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,900	5.7594  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,839	5.7602  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		325	5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,654	5.7838  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,079	5.7880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		175	5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		83,438	5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		535	5.6620  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,853	5.6908  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,363	5.6920  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,598	5.6996  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		333	5.7093  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,073	5.7126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49,736	5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		89,967	5.7201  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,255	5.7202  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,807	5.7209  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,120	5.7271  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,610	5.7282  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,481	5.7338  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,664	5.7346  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,137	5.7545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		307	5.7702  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		896	5.7716  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,461	5.7754  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		22,457	5.7159  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		88,569	5.7182  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		20,406	5.7253  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		152	5.7400  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,373	5.8085  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,234	5.7152  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		62,728	5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		46,700	5.7343  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,858	5.7368  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,024	5.7398  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:				09 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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