Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

12 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:				11 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:			3,510,162	0.72%	1,375,418	0.28%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,439,061	0.29%	3,245,500	0.66%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,949,223	1.01%	4,620,918	0.94%
(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		124,203		7.1299  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		63,083		7.1043  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,674		7.1349  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,570		7.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,241		7.1259  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,019		7.0880  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,955		7.1228  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,028		7.0852  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,344		7.0882  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,896		7.0972  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,168		7.0727  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,522		7.0763  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,040		7.0915  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,025		7.0922  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,227		7.1066  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,271		7.1013  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,172		7.0791  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,668		7.1107  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,218		7.0779  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,588		7.0715  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,227		7.1023  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,090		7.1135  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,953		7.0876  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,842		7.1079  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,788		7.0939  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,673		7.1137  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,585		7.1119  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,467		7.0927  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,229		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,124		7.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		873		7.1039  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		707		7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		700		7.1145  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		672		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		593		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		562		7.1318  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		461		7.0806  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		437		7.0989  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		436		7.1203  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		423		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		417		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		365		7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		351		7.0662  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		200		7.0725  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		182		7.0825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		101		7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36		7.1005  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15		7.0846  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11		7.0827  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		165,901		7.1258  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83,066		7.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		63,323		7.1271  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,424		7.0948  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,319		7.1102  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,360		7.0982  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,533		7.0990  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,658		7.1138  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,438		7.1286  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,772		7.1174  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,096		7.1346  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,248		7.1036  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,121		7.0842  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,225		7.0832  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,352		7.1181  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,586		7.1183  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,208		7.1310  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,187		7.0790  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,784		7.1034  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,666		7.0786  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,383		7.0837  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,294		7.0792  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,690		7.0781  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,556		7.0809  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,465		7.0919  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,272		7.1053  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,254		7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,210		7.0532  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,150		7.0981  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,070		7.1067  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,018		7.0912  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,763		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,735		7.0793  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,644		7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,132		7.0735  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,125		7.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.1091  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		925		7.0922  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		912		7.0891  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		843		7.0633  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		831		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		818		7.1160  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		817		7.0679  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		750		7.0858  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		626		7.0798  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		620		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		474		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		381		7.0992  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		345		7.1354  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		267		7.1444  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		79		7.1225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		7.0645  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26		7.0838  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		7.1100  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		48	7.0645  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,690	7.0781  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,187	7.0790  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,294	7.0792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,710	7.0795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		626	7.0798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,556	7.0809  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26	7.0835  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,890	7.0861  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,025	7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		147	7.0905  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,018	7.0912  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,465	7.0919  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		925	7.0922  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62,424	7.0948  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,150	7.0981  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,360	7.0982  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,533	7.0990  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		381	7.0992  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		186	7.1013  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		148	7.1019  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15	7.1020  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,248	7.1036  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,272	7.1053  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,070	7.1067  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,117	7.1091  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19	7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,658	7.1138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,681	7.1156  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,600	7.1159  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,586	7.1183  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,647	7.1233  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,666	7.1276  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,135	7.1277  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,239	7.1298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,208	7.1310  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,096	7.1346  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		143,246	7.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		345	7.1354  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		267	7.1444  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		429	7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		351	7.0662  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,608	7.0739  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		461	7.0806  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11	7.0826  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15	7.0846  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,028	7.0852  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		101	7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,953	7.0876  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,200	7.0904  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		76,782	7.0917  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3	7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		437	7.0989  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,095	7.0993  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,526	7.1002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,668	7.1107  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,673	7.1137  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,050	7.1142  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,988	7.1160  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42	7.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		436	7.1203  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,955	7.1228  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,474	7.1261  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,957	7.1270  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,273	7.1271  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		749	7.1285  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,173	7.1286  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		562	7.1318  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,674	7.1349  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,777	7.1353  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,567	7.0500  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,086	7.0670  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,458	7.0847  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,039	7.0888  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,487	7.1344  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1	7.1400  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		168	7.0798  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		872	7.1043  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:				12 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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