Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

06 August 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:				05 Aug 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:			4,784,248	0.98%	639,129	0.13%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				500,851	0.10%	4,393,122	0.90%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,285,099	1.08%	5,032,251	1.03%
(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		110,681		7.5187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,495		7.4822  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,566		7.4834  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,548		7.4811  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,882		7.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,877		7.5230  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,519		7.5033  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,293		7.5034  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,696		7.4803  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,899		7.5016  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,679		7.5191  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,547		7.5038  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,900		7.5012  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,083		7.4801  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,922		7.5042  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,127		7.5028  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,348		7.5068  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,178		7.4959  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,674		7.5166  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,628		7.5169  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,560		7.4998  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,486		7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,484		7.5205  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,348		7.5124  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,995		7.4949  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,994		7.5175  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,932		7.5228  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,842		7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,734		7.4992  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,657		7.5067  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,572		7.4964  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,472		7.5073  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,342		7.4975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,329		7.5105  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,298		7.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,199		7.5153  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,191		7.5007  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		914		7.5216  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		716		7.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		667		7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		608		7.5081  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		588		7.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		494		7.4965  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		486		7.5289  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		478		7.5066  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		453		7.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		449		7.4967  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		391		7.5133  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		319		7.5190  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		299		7.5280  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		277		7.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		208		7.5119  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		204		7.5290  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		85		7.4951  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32		7.5094  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9		7.4908  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.5222  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		92,004		7.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83,884		7.5198  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,132		7.5029  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,474		7.5051  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,763		7.4863  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,243		7.5030  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,109		7.4990  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,948		7.4857  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,491		7.4942  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,457		7.4967  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,117		7.5013  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,197		7.4969  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,797		7.5055  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,313		7.4803  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,850		7.4888  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,674		7.4916  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,917		7.5175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,626		7.5027  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,297		7.5177  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,138		7.5073  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,134		7.5022  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,900		7.4797  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,624		7.4909  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,486		7.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,375		7.4960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,217		7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,100		7.5062  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,674		7.5068  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,550		7.5134  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,137		7.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,049		7.4930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		883		7.5056  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		881		7.5021  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		802		7.4996  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		745		7.4809  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		671		7.4975  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		628		7.5186  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		599		7.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		575		7.4880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		336		7.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		328		7.4999  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		174		7.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94		7.4938  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.4902  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		7.5300  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		Closing Long		4,136	7.4925  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,900	7.4797  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		77,186	7.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,313	7.4803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,669	7.4825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,948	7.4857  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		575	7.4880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,850	7.4888  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,034	7.4892  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,713	7.4897  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,674	7.4916  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94	7.4938  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,491	7.4942  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,457	7.4967  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,197	7.4969  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		130	7.4975  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,109	7.4990  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		352	7.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,232	7.5013  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,065	7.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,474	7.5051  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		883	7.5056  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,100	7.5062  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,402	7.5073  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58	7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		628	7.5186  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,242	7.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,083	7.4801  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,696	7.4803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,741	7.4804  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,548	7.4811  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,566	7.4834  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34	7.4842  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,848	7.4847  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14	7.4860  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,995	7.4949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78	7.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,422	7.4965  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,560	7.4998  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,687	7.5005  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,068	7.5009  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,519	7.5033  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,547	7.5038  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		667	7.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		391	7.5133  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,674	7.5166  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,240	7.5019  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:				06 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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