Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

02 October 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:				01 Oct 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:			3,535,551	0.72%	2,488,383	0.51%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,347,393	0.48%	3,511,067	0.72%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,882,944	1.20%	5,999,450	1.23%
(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		685,199		7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		52,871		7.2715  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47,742		7.2745  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,105		7.2753  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,377		7.1400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,528		7.2562  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,700		7.2577  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,575		7.2617  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,497		7.2346  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,259		7.1882  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,417		7.1969  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,814		7.2120  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,782		7.2720  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,098		7.2598  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,419		7.2751  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,792		7.1885  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,639		7.2024  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,578		7.1970  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,974		7.2492  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,879		7.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,471		7.1924  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,192		7.2261  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,964		7.2031  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,652		7.2535  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,914		7.2380  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,876		7.2250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,705		7.2306  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,246		7.2147  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,186		7.2542  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,986		7.2049  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,926		7.1343  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,373		7.2319  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,072		7.2034  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,788		7.2385  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,784		7.2415  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,673		7.2386  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,672		7.2519  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,653		7.1785  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,338		7.2413  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,307		7.2555  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,301		7.2291  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,251		7.2467  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,065		7.2536  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,005		7.2460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		951		7.1900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		932		7.1918  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		865		7.2325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		800		7.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		705		7.2540  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		693		7.2161  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		661		7.2468  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		641		7.1431  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		620		7.2012  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		559		7.1686  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		537		7.2500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		516		7.2522  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		443		7.2475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		443		7.2484  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		420		7.2725  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		386		7.2645  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		358		7.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		75		7.1750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20		7.1340  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		7.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		618,971		7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		166,136		7.2579  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		150,738		7.2383  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75,973		7.2648  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,241		7.2732  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,061		7.2450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,839		7.2712  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,000		7.2608  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,759		7.2548  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,272		7.2610  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,817		7.2624  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,740		7.2721  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,753		7.2206  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,991		7.2739  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,711		7.2746  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,686		7.2619  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,572		7.2351  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,428		7.2600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,998		7.2042  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,835		7.2445  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,806		7.1573  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,946		7.2352  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,893		7.2550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,837		7.2305  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,813		7.2483  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,330		7.2504  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,239		7.1849  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,232		7.2554  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,111		7.2492  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,005		7.2289  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		875		7.2280  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		849		7.2541  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		792		7.2202  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		779		7.1642  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		619		7.2565  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		613		7.2640  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		559		7.2014  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		536		7.1599  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		517		7.2288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		508		7.2463  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		433		7.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		430		7.2630  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		411		7.1872  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		358		7.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		254		7.2537  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		183		7.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		126		7.2238  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		124		7.2425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75		7.2749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39		7.2156  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13		7.2100  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		1,321	7.1400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,592	7.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		536	7.1599  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		779	7.1642  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		183	7.1650  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,485	7.1726  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	7.1825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,239	7.1849  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		433	7.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		495	7.1989  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,712	7.1992  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		559	7.2014  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13	7.2099  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,381	7.2116  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39	7.2156  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		875	7.2280  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,837	7.2305  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		269	7.2358  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		674	7.2365  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,300	7.2371  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,381	7.2416  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		124	7.2425  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,835	7.2445  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		508	7.2463  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,813	7.2483  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,000	7.2608  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,272	7.2610  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,686	7.2619  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,190	7.2624  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		430	7.2630  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		613	7.2640  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		75,973	7.2648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		689	7.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,839	7.2712  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,740	7.2721  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,241	7.2732  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,991	7.2739  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,711	7.2746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		75	7.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,384	7.2749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		71,779	7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20	7.1340  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,327	7.1400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,050	7.1407  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,592	7.1550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		559	7.1686  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		75	7.1751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,031	7.1821  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.1825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		932	7.1918  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,471	7.1924  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,417	7.1969  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4	7.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11	7.2022  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,072	7.2034  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,814	7.2120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,192	7.2261  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,096	7.2291  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,489	7.2391  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,005	7.2460  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		661	7.2468  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		443	7.2484  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,974	7.2492  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		516	7.2522  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,652	7.2535  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,186	7.2542  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,098	7.2598  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,575	7.2617  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,094	7.2701  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,782	7.2720  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,742	7.2745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		77,004	7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,419	7.2751  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		51,440	7.2753  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,059	7.2764  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		30,403	7.1932  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,898	7.2095  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,903	7.2124  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,237	7.2412  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,170	7.2744  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		176	7.1402  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		728	7.1542  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,204	7.1802  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:				02 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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