Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

30 July 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:				29 Jul 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:			4,667,751	0.95%	446,211	0.09%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			519,530	0.11%	4,376,078	0.89%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,187,281	1.06%	4,822,289	0.99%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		172,665		7.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58,066		7.6788  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,100		7.7532  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		42,483		7.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,481		7.8043  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,690		7.6706  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,797		7.6627  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,386		7.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,784		7.6742  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,784		7.6817  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,459		7.7169  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,034		7.7332  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,510		7.7658  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,592		7.7085  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,132		7.6534  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,194		7.7427  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,373		7.6854  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,100		7.6462  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,982		7.6626  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,225		7.7219  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,624		7.6956  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,507		7.7555  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,402		7.7035  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,747		7.7031  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,581		7.6451  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,419		7.6453  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,180		7.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,174		7.7618  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,049		7.6805  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,905		7.6807  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,903		7.6865  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,506		7.6905  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,447		7.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,445		7.7956  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,307		7.6851  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,140		7.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,128		7.6801  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,122		7.7012  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		973		7.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		920		7.8297  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		882		7.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		874		7.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		849		7.6845  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		825		7.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		729		7.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		702		7.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		695		7.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		693		7.7022  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		691		7.6850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		686		7.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		680		7.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		663		7.7023  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		602		7.7294  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		524		7.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		523		7.6524  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		481		7.7925  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		445		7.7500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		432		7.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		383		7.8250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		379		7.6775  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		349		7.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		326		7.6725  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		312		7.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		303		7.7006  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		296		7.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		293		7.8200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		293		7.6975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		293		7.8197  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		270		7.6925  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		266		7.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		262		7.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		261		7.7175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		111,708		7.8017  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		95,798		7.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		93,580		7.6572  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		82,177		7.6799  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,189		7.7031  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,321		7.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,977		7.7122  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,343		7.7077  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,537		7.6785  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,926		7.6936  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,942		7.6737  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,297		7.6859  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,828		7.6766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,033		7.6446  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,861		7.6938  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,009		7.6840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,890		7.6862  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,723		7.8068  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,946		7.6796  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,638		7.6584  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,925		7.8057  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,746		7.6963  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,681		7.6639  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,817		7.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,710		7.8091  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,488		7.6954  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,255		7.6944  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,157		7.6858  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,180		7.6900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,966		7.7026  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,892		7.6693  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,892		7.7087  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,281		7.6536  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,204		7.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,140		7.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.6546  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,037		7.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		939		7.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		920		7.8305  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		882		7.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		874		7.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		848		7.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		811		7.7263  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		774		7.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		695		7.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		691		7.6850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		677		7.6684  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		648		7.7009  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		587		7.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		549		7.6802  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		524		7.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		524		7.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		501		7.6708  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		492		7.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		458		7.6815  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		445		7.7500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		383		7.8250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		326		7.6725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		317		7.7395  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		312		7.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		296		7.7000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		293		7.6975  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		293		7.8200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		270		7.6925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		266		7.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		262		7.6350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		261		7.7175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		259		7.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		243		7.8107  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		243		7.6657  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		193		7.6617  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26		7.6425  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		119	7.6050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26	7.6425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,085	7.6444  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,033	7.6446  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,977	7.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		83	7.6540  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		193	7.6617  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,681	7.6639  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		243	7.6657  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		677	7.6684  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,942	7.6737  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		257	7.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		573	7.6756  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,828	7.6766  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,946	7.6796  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,896	7.6804  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,224	7.6805  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		99,155	7.6824  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,890	7.6862  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,501	7.6901  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,255	7.6944  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,746	7.6963  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		648	7.7009  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		620	7.7073  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,892	7.7087  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,050	7.7120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	7.7150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,925	7.8057  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,259	7.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,419	7.6453  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,100	7.6462  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,657	7.6491  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		523	7.6523  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,982	7.6626  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,797	7.6627  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	7.6675  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		432	7.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,690	7.6706  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		283	7.6950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,624	7.6956  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,122	7.7012  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		693	7.7022  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		663	7.7023  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,430	7.7085  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,459	7.7169  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,225	7.7219  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,174	7.7618  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,095	7.6639  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		222	7.6056  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,930	7.8253  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)	Exercising
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:				30 Jul 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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