Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

26 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:				25 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:			3,581,717	0.73%	1,983,273	0.41%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,882,130	0.38%	3,513,929	0.72%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,463,847	1.12%	5,497,202	1.12%
(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		243,405		7.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		77,598		7.0187  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		68,375		7.0170  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,133		7.0152  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,189		7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,519		7.0448  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30,735		7.0130  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,139		7.0177  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,821		7.0635  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,042		7.0582  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,124		7.0633  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,265		7.0628  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,246		7.0573  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,101		7.0171  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,061		7.0685  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,514		7.0641  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,408		7.0638  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,998		7.0642  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,445		7.0693  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,139		7.0689  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,664		7.0593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,474		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,128		7.0648  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,816		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,514		7.0665  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,386		7.0114  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,745		7.0110  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,559		7.0549  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,432		7.0618  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,424		7.0103  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,219		7.0774  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,035		7.0673  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		956		7.0737  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		493		7.0443  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		456		7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		385		7.0625  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		327		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		302		7.0577  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		259		7.0350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		221		7.0439  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		197		7.0683  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		180		7.0686  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39		7.0692  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36		7.0111  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10		7.0425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		275,765		7.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58,895		7.0311  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,297		7.0481  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,378		7.0613  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,596		7.0356  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,636		7.0096  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,659		7.0534  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,459		7.0593  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,941		7.0749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,623		7.0399  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,588		7.0624  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,094		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,610		7.0425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,966		7.0358  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,472		7.0323  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,076		7.0595  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,409		7.0693  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,936		7.0435  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,817		7.0636  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,525		7.0758  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,451		7.0559  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,365		7.0098  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,329		7.0246  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,229		7.0377  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,178		7.0563  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,171		7.0501  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,125		7.0635  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,092		7.0579  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,063		7.0674  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		956		7.0744  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		889		7.0646  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		835		7.0532  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		805		7.0599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		779		7.0454  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		749		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		642		7.0673  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		508		7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		467		7.0792  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		459		7.0652  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		425		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		393		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		348		7.0620  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		297		7.0569  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		258		7.0638  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		198		7.0617  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120		7.0671  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		7.0754  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		89		7.0300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83		7.0689  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35		7.0847  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		8,636	7.0096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,365	7.0098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		119,192	7.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,329	7.0246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,472	7.0323  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,596	7.0356  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,966	7.0358  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,229	7.0377  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,623	7.0399  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,610	7.0425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,936	7.0435  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		779	7.0454  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		495	7.0521  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,659	7.0534  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		957	7.0553  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,178	7.0563  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		385	7.0592  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,459	7.0593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		308	7.0599  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		67	7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,378	7.0613  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		198	7.0617  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		131	7.0623  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,457	7.0624  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,400	7.0626  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,817	7.0636  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		258	7.0638  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		125	7.0648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		78	7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,648	7.0659  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		120	7.0671  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		339	7.0674  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		699	7.0675  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25	7.0676  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		106	7.0683  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,409	7.0693  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		210	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,483	7.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,424	7.0103  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,745	7.0110  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36	7.0111  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,386	7.0114  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,954	7.0114  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,735	7.0130  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,669	7.0138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,133	7.0152  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		77,476	7.0170  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,139	7.0177  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		104	7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,139	7.0216  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,716	7.0302  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		46,485	7.0318  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		58	7.0350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10	7.0425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,519	7.0448  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,523	7.0463  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,559	7.0549  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		125	7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,246	7.0573  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		302	7.0577  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,042	7.0582  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,664	7.0593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		418	7.0601  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,081	7.0616  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,124	7.0633  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,821	7.0635  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,101	7.0643  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,035	7.0673  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		197	7.0683  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,061	7.0685  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		180	7.0686  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,845	7.0695  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		327	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,260	7.0518  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		21,246	7.0554  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,254	7.0557  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,291	7.0672  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		64	7.0104  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		30,995	7.0105  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		14,300	7.0106  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,830	7.0255  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		155	7.0352  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		785	7.0530  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:				26 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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