Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

29 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:				26 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:			3,549,482	0.73%	2,073,029	0.42%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,943,869	0.40%	3,479,256	0.71%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,493,351	1.12%	5,552,285	1.13%
(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		204,521		7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		59,799		7.1109  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,523		7.0871  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,324		7.0877  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,529		7.0551  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,906		7.1059  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,100		7.0882  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,031		7.1113  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,202		7.0646  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,533		7.0865  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,526		7.1101  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,464		7.0555  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,919		7.1050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,487		7.0768  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,020		7.0476  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,622		7.0593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,958		7.0692  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,176		7.0617  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,935		7.1107  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,810		7.1061  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,615		7.1025  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,597		7.0902  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,465		7.0501  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,457		7.0529  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,410		7.0779  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,105		7.0385  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,018		7.0359  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		662		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		580		7.0959  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		579		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		545		7.0786  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		495		7.0847  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		424		7.0597  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		248		7.0550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		175		7.0425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		138		7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		134		7.0300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		100		7.0701  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		94		7.0405  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		87		7.1112  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.0200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		303,834		7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		134,550		7.1023  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,813		7.1096  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,175		7.0941  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,910		7.1044  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,919		7.1050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,560		7.0921  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,041		7.0466  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,903		7.0889  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,383		7.0708  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,383		7.0760  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,240		7.1064  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,136		7.0951  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,879		7.0927  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,449		7.0810  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,872		7.0877  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,729		7.0888  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,638		7.0738  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,430		7.0868  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,128		7.0778  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,486		7.0782  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,477		7.0599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,412		7.0994  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,407		7.0686  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,398		7.1056  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,384		7.0731  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,377		7.0865  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,296		7.0836  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,238		7.0862  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,102		7.0846  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		940		7.0375  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		845		7.0250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		752		7.0445  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		747		7.0576  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		699		7.0690  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		696		7.0600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		677		7.1154  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		655		7.0450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		552		7.0287  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		521		7.1076  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		501		7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		434		7.0650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		422		7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		419		7.1022  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		405		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		382		7.0325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		243		7.0149  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		238		7.0602  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		204		7.0985  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		147		7.0420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		140		7.0684  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		49		7.0671  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25		7.0766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25		7.1125  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		7.0197  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14		7.0648  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6		7.0225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.0200  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		552	7.0287  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,041	7.0466  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,973	7.0570  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,078	7.0625  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		495	7.0705  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,128	7.0778  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,238	7.0862  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,807	7.0865  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,119	7.0872  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		215	7.0874  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		82	7.0877  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		880	7.0894  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,339	7.0895  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,560	7.0921  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,879	7.0927  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,136	7.0951  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		204	7.0985  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,412	7.0994  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,257	7.0998  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,951	7.1014  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,403	7.1035  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,910	7.1044  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,813	7.1096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		195,086	7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25	7.1125  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21	7.0100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		134	7.0300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,105	7.0385  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		94	7.0405  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,998	7.0438  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,976	7.0455  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,020	7.0476  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,322	7.0492  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,465	7.0501  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,457	7.0529  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,529	7.0551  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,036	7.0560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		69	7.0690  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,586	7.0692  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	7.0701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18	7.0705  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,487	7.0768  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,415	7.0778  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		545	7.0786  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,680	7.0816  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,533	7.0865  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8	7.0869  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,100	7.0882  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,597	7.0902  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		580	7.0959  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22	7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,906	7.1059  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,810	7.1061  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,229	7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,526	7.1101  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,960	7.1103  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,935	7.1106  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,799	7.1109  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		87	7.1112  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,031	7.1113  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,012	7.1114  USD
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		15,492	7.0612  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,112	7.0628  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,165	7.0675  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		191	7.0127  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		303	7.0509  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		512	7.0794  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,742	7.0810  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:				29 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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