Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

10 September 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:				09 Sep 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:			3,741,200	0.76%	1,175,256	0.24%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,178,028	0.24%	3,458,071	0.71%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,919,228	1.01%	4,633,327	0.95%
(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		283,189		7.0575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,289		7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,346		7.0549  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,222		7.0611  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,280		7.0553  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,582		7.0502  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,081		7.0371  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,240		7.0651  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,614		7.0567  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,800		7.0777  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,703		7.0551  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,258		7.0417  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		7.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,861		7.0534  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,502		7.0487  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,882		7.0737  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,853		7.0565  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,578		7.0824  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,714		7.0474  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,383		7.0560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,629		7.0537  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,251		7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,245		7.0648  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,154		7.0411  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,143		7.0350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,005		7.0896  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		984		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		965		7.0303  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		812		7.0899  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		743		7.0300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		721		7.0400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		644		7.0525  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		601		7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		422		7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		407		7.0150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		384		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		302		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		269		7.0250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		62		7.0593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		49		7.0451  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17		7.0576  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		111,403		7.0581  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		98,008		7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,041		7.0575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,213		7.0576  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,418		7.0589  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,837		7.0694  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,203		7.0664  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,293		7.0613  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,964		7.0532  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,524		7.0554  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,000		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,938		7.0756  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,489		7.0724  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,090		7.0805  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,754		7.0840  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,524		7.0667  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,522		7.0681  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,504		7.0300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,138		7.0565  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,058		7.0453  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,946		7.0551  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,703		7.0655  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,379		7.0478  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,172		7.0639  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.0524  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		668		7.0794  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		636		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		611		7.0725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		609		7.0201  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		601		7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		600		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		386		7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		370		7.0525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		141		7.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		49		7.0350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38		7.0501  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23		7.0499  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8		7.0150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.0700  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	7.0298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		80	7.0428  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,058	7.0453  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,379	7.0478  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53	7.0494  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23	7.0499  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,117	7.0524  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		99	7.0525  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		120,491	7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,524	7.0554  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,138	7.0565  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		107	7.0571  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56,041	7.0575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,213	7.0576  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,106	7.0586  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,293	7.0613  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,172	7.0639  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,203	7.0664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,522	7.0681  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,837	7.0694  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,324	7.0704  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,026	7.0708  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		273	7.0749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		634	7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,648	7.0773  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,090	7.0805  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,000	7.0842  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.0300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.0301  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,659	7.0367  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,827	7.0372  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,595	7.0373  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,258	7.0417  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49	7.0450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,513	7.0458  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,714	7.0474  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,498	7.0481  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,582	7.0502  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,061	7.0510  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,861	7.0534  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,629	7.0537  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,346	7.0549  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,027	7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,703	7.0551  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,596	7.0553  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,383	7.0560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,853	7.0565  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,614	7.0567  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,189	7.0574  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		291,385	7.0575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		62	7.0592  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,855	7.0601  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,453	7.0602  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,050	7.0605  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		178	7.0614  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		988	7.0631  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,251	7.0647  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,729	7.0648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,882	7.0665  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,794	7.0670  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,375	7.0671  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		126	7.0676  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		143	7.0677  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,220	7.0684  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13	7.0714  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,124	7.0716  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,369	7.0719  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		525	7.0721  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		80	7.0723  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		416	7.0751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		821	7.0755  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,800	7.0777  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,552	7.0788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,769	7.0789  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		604	7.0808  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,637	7.0882  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		224	7.0894  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12	7.0899  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,251	7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		576	7.0901  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		302	7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,000	7.1207  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		29,338	7.0527  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		13,962	7.0529  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,910	7.0943  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,154	7.0416  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		125	7.0705  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:				10 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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