Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

21 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:				20 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:			5,212,061	1.07%	5,624,114	1.15%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,136,718	1.05%	4,787,593	0.97%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			10,348,779	2.11%	10,411,707	2.12%
(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		99,616		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		97,581		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,742		5.7244  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55,285		5.7243  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,373		5.7216  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,656		5.7152  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,045		5.7251  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,095		5.7252  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,490		5.7182  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,744		5.7266  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,483		5.7123  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,882		5.7421  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,825		5.7162  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,964		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,814		5.7521  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,678		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,501		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,270		5.7246  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,014		5.7400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		964		5.7178  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		865		5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		790		5.7254  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		717		5.7350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		658		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		596		5.7180  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		479		5.7105  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		450		5.7285  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		432		5.8025  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		298		5.7475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		184		5.8402  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		125		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74		5.7654  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		139,252		5.7257  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		126,644		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		67,016		5.7177  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,000		5.6994  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50,040		5.7201  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,121		5.7229  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,941		5.7247  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,848		5.7242  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,725		5.7248  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,914		5.7293  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,100		5.7606  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,404		5.7085  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,320		5.7255  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,708		5.7195  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,230		5.7132  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,186		5.7299  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,369		5.7245  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,404		5.7197  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,031		5.7185  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,006		5.7157  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,769		5.7225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,673		5.7156  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,333		5.7018  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,093		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,964		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,954		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,904		5.7251  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,870		5.7075  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,808		5.7078  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,754		5.7144  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,535		5.7243  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,517		5.7203  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,361		5.7219  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,309		5.7334  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,092		5.7244  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,065		5.7105  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,044		5.7083  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		865		5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		846		5.7273  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		717		5.7350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		658		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		363		5.6993  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		242		5.7400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58		5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11		5.7636  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7		5.7600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.6900  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		51,000	5.6994  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		49,428	5.7201  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.6923  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		363	5.6993  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,870	5.7075  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,404	5.7085  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,679	5.7147  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,680	5.7156  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,006	5.7157  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,053	5.7158  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,820	5.7177  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,754	5.7190  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,708	5.7195  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,517	5.7203  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,361	5.7219  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,121	5.7229  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,369	5.7245  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,941	5.7247  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		366	5.7249  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		116,539	5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,904	5.7251  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,775	5.7253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,320	5.7255  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		994	5.7261  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		373	5.7262  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		846	5.7273  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,893	5.7358  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,100	5.7606  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	5.7636  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58	5.7650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.6926  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,582	5.7152  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,457	5.7177  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		964	5.7178  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		596	5.7180  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		449	5.7211  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,373	5.7216  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20	5.7237  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		469	5.7242  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		53,919	5.7243  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,742	5.7244  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,270	5.7246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,476	5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,942	5.7251  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,095	5.7252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		790	5.7254  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,744	5.7266  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		430	5.7287  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		156	5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,882	5.7421  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		99,616	5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,502	5.7594  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74	5.7654  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		184	5.8402  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		200	5.7125  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		47,055	5.7189  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		108	5.7246  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		50,196	5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,871	5.7280  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		15,914	5.7293  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		14,771	5.7369  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,778	5.7142  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		12,442	5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,814	5.7522  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:				21 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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