Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

30 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:				29 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:			3,384,072	0.69%	2,310,305	0.47%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,209,685	0.45%	3,355,670	0.69%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,593,757	1.14%	5,665,975	1.16%
(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		989,163		7.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88,326		7.1798  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,089		7.1594  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,700		7.1692  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,431		7.1795  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,681		7.1271  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,782		7.1725  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,802		7.1391  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,552		7.1278  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,716		7.1592  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,441		7.1241  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,888		7.1347  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,190		7.1427  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,363		7.1151  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,844		7.1184  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,816		7.1337  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,802		7.1335  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,674		7.1306  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,620		7.1262  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,598		7.1700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,424		7.1495  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,333		7.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,114		7.1288  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,028		7.1527  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		969		7.1251  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		889		7.1377  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		722		7.1415  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		548		7.1485  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		542		7.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		448		7.1147  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		448		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		434		7.1446  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		430		7.1381  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		312		7.1050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		282		7.0969  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		217		7.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		185		7.1580  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		178		7.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		167		7.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		121		7.1390  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		67		7.1392  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55		7.1353  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		7.1400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,021,818		7.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		190,774		7.1662  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		138,389		7.1483  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47,023		7.1766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,282		7.1637  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,186		7.1015  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,057		7.1525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,394		7.1597  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,759		7.1229  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,495		7.1614  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,490		7.1435  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,101		7.1510  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,226		7.1186  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,528		7.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,197		7.1796  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,241		7.1629  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,166		7.1318  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,109		7.1782  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,000		7.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,982		7.1789  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,834		7.0971  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,426		7.1197  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,952		7.1208  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,947		7.1367  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,549		7.1240  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,411		7.1360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,354		7.1671  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,260		7.0986  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,249		7.1366  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,249		7.1204  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		825		7.1496  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		798		7.1031  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		698		7.1159  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		689		7.1358  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		545		7.1575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		451		7.1295  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		448		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		440		7.1268  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		439		7.1282  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		382		7.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		359		7.1112  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		357		7.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		153		7.1481  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41		7.1194  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		7.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		7.1400  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		1,260	7.0986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,186	7.1015  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,181	7.1175  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57	7.1195  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,369	7.1197  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,875	7.1206  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,792	7.1214  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,759	7.1229  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,000	7.1242  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		495	7.1259  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		439	7.1282  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,273	7.1313  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		800	7.1350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,635	7.1353  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		689	7.1358  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,411	7.1360  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,249	7.1366  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	7.1398  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,490	7.1435  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,998	7.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,263	7.1463  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		153	7.1481  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		138,389	7.1483  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		825	7.1496  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,101	7.1510  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,057	7.1525  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,037	7.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		245	7.1571  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		545	7.1573  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,394	7.1597  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		620	7.1613  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,241	7.1629  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,282	7.1637  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		382	7.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,354	7.1671  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,825	7.1737  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,023	7.1766  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,109	7.1782  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,982	7.1789  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		74,780	7.1795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,856	7.1796  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		70,553	7.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		312	7.1050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,363	7.1151  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		969	7.1251  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,762	7.1270  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,681	7.1271  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,368	7.1279  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,114	7.1288  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,674	7.1306  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		430	7.1381  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		121	7.1390  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,802	7.1391  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		67	7.1392  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.1401  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		722	7.1415  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,190	7.1427  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,424	7.1495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,028	7.1527  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,200	7.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		185	7.1580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,716	7.1592  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,673	7.1701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,782	7.1725  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,432	7.1792  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,431	7.1795  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		88,326	7.1798  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,914	7.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,566	7.1803  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		888	7.1813  USD
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,517	7.1083  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,536	7.1196  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,284	7.1264  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,081	7.1793  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,024	7.1118  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		824	7.1348  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:				30 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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