Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

25 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:				24 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:			3,379,271	0.69%	2,064,198	0.42%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,939,127	0.40%	3,307,625	0.68%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,318,398	1.09%	5,371,823	1.10%
(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		854,089		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		136,059		7.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		115,451		7.0943  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48,679		7.0991  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,021		7.1043  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,544		7.1002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,343		7.1041  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,076		7.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,446		7.1031  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,081		7.1052  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,379		7.1171  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,093		7.0987  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,648		7.1048  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,211		7.0868  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,482		7.1003  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,483		7.0978  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,465		7.0821  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,366		7.1040  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,272		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,262		7.0976  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,221		7.0873  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,992		7.0739  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,666		7.1141  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,459		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,421		7.1027  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,320		7.0833  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		929		7.0676  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		921		7.1009  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		861		7.1420  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		749		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		717		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		591		7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		575		7.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		573		7.0793  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		509		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		103		7.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		68		7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		61		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		7.0725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		741,261		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66,046		7.0944  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,357		7.1020  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,391		7.0990  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,913		7.0892  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,945		7.1017  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,690		7.0998  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,307		7.1101  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,270		7.1173  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,374		7.0972  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,025		7.1015  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,942		7.0925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,672		7.0861  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,391		7.0979  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,186		7.0758  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,071		7.0801  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,969		7.0804  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,695		7.0796  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,453		7.0936  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,202		7.0749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,192		7.1004  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,153		7.1008  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,042		7.0927  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,710		7.0778  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,682		7.1328  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,579		7.1213  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,550		7.1014  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,548		7.0764  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,507		7.0895  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,459		7.0941  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,457		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,428		7.0974  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,418		7.0904  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,400		7.0871  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,346		7.0880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,282		7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,268		7.0734  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,256		7.0592  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,229		7.0938  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,213		7.1535  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,187		7.0756  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,161		7.1158  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,100		7.0604  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,082		7.1435  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		905		7.0709  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		816		7.0824  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		785		7.1149  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		772		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		749		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		641		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		591		7.0879  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		575		7.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		455		7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		259		7.0768  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		196		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		103		7.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		99		7.1157  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69		7.0863  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62		7.1547  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40		7.1026  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35		7.0943  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		7.1647  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12		7.0766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.1650  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		8,500	7.0400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,256	7.0592  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		450	7.0742  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,202	7.0749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,947	7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30	7.0757  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,156	7.0758  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12	7.0770  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,387	7.0779  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,983	7.0796  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,310	7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		136	7.0854  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,672	7.0861  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		706	7.0874  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,110	7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,507	7.0895  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,406	7.0911  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,942	7.0925  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,042	7.0927  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,229	7.0938  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		217	7.0952  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,411	7.0956  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16	7.0959  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,776	7.0966  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		113	7.0968  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,391	7.0979  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,190	7.0987  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,823	7.0995  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,690	7.0998  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55,155	7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,025	7.1015  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21	7.1020  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42	7.1021  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		488	7.1047  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		495	7.1059  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,414	7.1073  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33	7.1074  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,330	7.1098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,228	7.1102  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		242	7.1127  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		785	7.1148  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		131	7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,161	7.1158  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,270	7.1173  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,579	7.1213  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,102	7.1244  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		164	7.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,510	7.1370  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36	7.1375  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,213	7.1535  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	7.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,992	7.0739  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		573	7.0793  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,465	7.0821  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,320	7.0833  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,310	7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,211	7.0868  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,221	7.0873  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,419	7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,076	7.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,537	7.0968  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,713	7.0987  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48,679	7.0991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		165,019	7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,414	7.1003  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,481	7.1009  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,428	7.1011  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,421	7.1027  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,446	7.1031  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,021	7.1043  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,081	7.1052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		203	7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,751	7.1161  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,547	7.1228  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,600	7.1272  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		136,059	7.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,552	7.0811  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		16,453	7.0982  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,611	7.0994  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,945	7.1011  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		197	7.1246  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		394	7.1542  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		717	7.0655  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,154	7.0879  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,611	7.0997  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		476	7.1205  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:				25 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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