Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

26 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:				23 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:			5,214,126	1.07%	5,278,751	1.08%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,820,394	0.99%	4,801,533	0.98%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			10,034,520	2.05%	10,080,284	2.06%
(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		209,345		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		61,356		5.7160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,138		5.7336  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,145		5.7105  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,980		5.7288  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,659		5.7101  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,559		5.7191  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,078		5.7276  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,297		5.7187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,384		5.7198  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,156		5.7274  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,700		5.7396  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,400		5.7106  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,566		5.7304  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,017		5.7236  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,511		5.7254  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,538		5.7138  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,481		5.7092  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,371		5.7333  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		756		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		735		5.7097  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		696		5.7349  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		595		5.7255  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		565		5.7222  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		504		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		450		5.7102  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		406		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		263		5.7350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		179		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88		5.7075  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		71		5.7454  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		63		5.7116  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		62		5.7382  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45		5.6850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45		5.7093  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		43		5.7446  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23		5.7375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21		5.7325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21		5.7348  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13		5.7425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10		5.7410  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		135,222		5.7099  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69,560		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		61,450		5.7246  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,584		5.7355  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,950		5.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,154		5.7098  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,200		5.7088  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,430		5.7089  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,425		5.7276  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,998		5.7185  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,767		5.7278  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,147		5.7306  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,896		5.7277  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,788		5.7080  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,982		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,100		5.7069  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,951		5.7316  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,502		5.7095  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,417		5.7164  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,177		5.7263  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,650		5.7230  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,593		5.7025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,584		5.7166  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,495		5.7273  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,467		5.7508  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,347		5.7394  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,299		5.7373  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,274		5.7325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,049		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,012		5.7210  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		949		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		919		5.7137  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		912		5.7260  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		877		5.7297  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		859		5.6938  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		732		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		717		5.7001  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		539		5.7500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		428		5.7072  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		355		5.7529  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		345		5.7504  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		247		5.7113  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		247		5.7380  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		222		5.7075  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		179		5.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157		5.7550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		88		5.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		76		5.7478  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66		5.7307  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		54		5.7148  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45		5.6850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		5.7350  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		677	5.6991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		435	5.7052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.7073  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,788	5.7080  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,200	5.7087  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,673	5.7093  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,502	5.7095  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,575	5.7098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		37,947	5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,319	5.7104  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		247	5.7113  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		54	5.7148  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,898	5.7152  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,417	5.7164  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,998	5.7185  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,982	5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		912	5.7260  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		877	5.7297  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,124	5.7302  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,147	5.7306  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66	5.7307  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,584	5.7355  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		247	5.7380  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,347	5.7394  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,169	5.7397  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,049	5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		76	5.7478  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		345	5.7504  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,467	5.7508  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24	5.7052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,481	5.7092  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45	5.7094  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,201	5.7096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		735	5.7097  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		81,185	5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,659	5.7101  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		450	5.7102  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,400	5.7106  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,944	5.7117  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,538	5.7138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,240	5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		61,356	5.7160  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,384	5.7198  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		565	5.7222  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,156	5.7274  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,078	5.7276  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		406	5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,566	5.7304  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,966	5.7310  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,766	5.7324  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		46,138	5.7336  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		62	5.7382  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,700	5.7396  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10	5.7410  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		590	5.7411  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43	5.7448  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		71	5.7454  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		100	5.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		30,950	5.7004  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,317	5.7095  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		31,850	5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		46,382	5.7182  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		765	5.7585  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		22,559	5.7191  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		29,343	5.7357  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:				26 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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