Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

17 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:				16 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:			7,020,468	1.43%	1,678,422	0.34%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,544,654	0.32%	6,837,530	1.40%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			8,565,122	1.75%	8,515,952	1.74%
(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		639,454		5.8324  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		516,537		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		335,227		5.8452  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		248,422		5.8111  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		106,868		5.8194  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		78,036		5.8379  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		54,089		5.8558  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		52,097		5.8048  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,000		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47,048		5.7800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,912		5.8107  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,393		5.7783  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,583		5.8202  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,584		5.8059  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,243		5.8416  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,801		5.8130  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		5.7550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,587		5.8477  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,426		5.8166  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,998		5.8212  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,000		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,652		5.8331  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,165		5.7722  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,321		5.7669  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,283		5.8438  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,209		5.8298  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,165		5.8467  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,837		5.8056  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,811		5.7735  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,745		5.8319  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,606		5.7662  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,254		5.7978  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,978		5.7778  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,646		5.8116  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,835		5.7845  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,797		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,026		5.7780  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,860		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,495		5.8532  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,128		5.7775  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,920		5.8321  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,871		5.8227  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,745		5.9082  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,571		5.7940  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,368		5.8453  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,152		5.8178  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,004		5.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		5.7241  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		993		5.7771  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		798		5.7825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		784		5.8075  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		600		5.8500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		563		5.8450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		513		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		457		5.7975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		420		5.7658  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		400		5.9147  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		383		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		175		5.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		166		5.8900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		160		5.8146  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		146		5.7870  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		92		5.7879  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17		5.8309  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		340,063		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		259,280		5.8388  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		190,842		5.8125  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		114,914		5.8606  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		91,471		5.8371  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72,453		5.7766  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72,381		5.8374  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68,461		5.8391  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68,130		5.8444  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50,300		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,447		5.7800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,697		5.8110  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,290		5.8028  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,545		5.8108  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,369		5.8359  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,980		5.8404  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,309		5.8859  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,876		5.8289  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,287		5.7875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,247		5.8199  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,206		5.8237  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,153		5.8783  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,000		5.7474  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,766		5.8056  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,251		5.8283  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,593		5.8207  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,076		5.8171  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,974		5.8223  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,952		5.8311  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,900		5.8075  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,534		5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,418		5.8229  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,350		5.8757  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,885		5.8397  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,842		5.8147  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,348		5.7923  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,260		5.9219  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,260		5.8999  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,041		5.8201  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,885		5.8026  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,851		5.8441  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,738		5.8119  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,713		5.9135  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,707		5.8333  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,600		5.8500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,599		5.8362  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,542		5.8113  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		5.7554  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		5.7959  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,428		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,363		5.8103  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,175		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,098		5.7857  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,077		5.8236  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		993		5.8216  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		914		5.8600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		868		5.7213  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		796		5.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		792		5.9104  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		729		5.8259  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		700		5.7814  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		563		5.8450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		511		5.7913  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		400		5.7914  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		399		5.7825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		360		5.9159  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		346		5.7761  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		344		5.7693  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		339		5.8409  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		325		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		306		5.7780  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		300		5.8956  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		296		5.7549  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		281		5.8966  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		250		5.7360  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		218		5.8946  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		198		5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		175		5.9050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		167		5.7940  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		142		5.8967  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131		5.7412  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131		5.7945  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		130		5.8516  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120		5.7293  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		110		5.7303  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		101		5.8521  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		86		5.7340  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		85		5.7847  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		77		5.7440  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		75		5.7446  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71		5.7791  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52		5.7941  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		5.9191  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		5.7929  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44		5.8140  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42		5.8839  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34		5.8041  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34		5.7892  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34		5.8091  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		5.8575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		5.9241  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25		5.8741  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20		5.7320  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18		5.7290  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		5.8200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		5.7691  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17		5.8141  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		5.9289  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.8841  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.8137  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		13,287	5.7875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		198	5.7900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,348	5.7923  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		323	5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		110	5.7960  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,047	5.7986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,133	5.8031  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,000	5.8079  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,545	5.8108  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,697	5.8110  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		190,842	5.8125  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	5.8133  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,077	5.8236  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		729	5.8259  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,297	5.8264  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		880	5.8266  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,534	5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		259,280	5.8388  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,461	5.8391  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,885	5.8397  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		78,340	5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		844	5.8775  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,260	5.8999  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		993	5.7771  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,128	5.7775  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,571	5.7940  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,000	5.7965  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,254	5.7978  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52,097	5.8048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		650	5.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,837	5.8056  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		46,912	5.8107  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		248,422	5.8111  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,848	5.8116  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,801	5.8130  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		99,990	5.8164  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,426	5.8166  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,152	5.8178  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		106,868	5.8194  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,998	5.8212  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,871	5.8227  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,059	5.8228  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,209	5.8298  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,652	5.8331  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78,036	5.8379  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		413,412	5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		185,876	5.8404  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,243	5.8416  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,283	5.8438  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,368	5.8453  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,165	5.8467  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,495	5.8532  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54,089	5.8558  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		844	5.8775  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		700	5.8093  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,497	5.8049  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,708	5.8277  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,187	5.8165  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,463	5.8535  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:				17 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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