Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

23 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:				22 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:			8,961,010	1.83%	1,432,980	0.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,255,090	0.26%	8,859,766	1.81%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			10,216,100	2.09%	10,292,746	2.10%
(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		433,203		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		412,520		5.7862  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,000		5.7932  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,513		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,236		5.7269  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,475		5.7985  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,723		5.7654  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,457		5.7994  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,164		5.8002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,993		5.7749  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,238		5.7929  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,157		5.7078  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,931		5.7400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,337		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,903		5.7382  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,420		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,544		5.7086  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,147		5.7272  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,794		5.7108  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,478		5.7977  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,667		5.6980  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,575		5.7824  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,116		5.7028  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,546		5.7325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,384		5.7139  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,578		5.7080  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,220		5.6746  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,980		5.6742  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,834		5.7133  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,808		5.7117  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,542		5.6768  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,497		5.6747  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,439		5.7060  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,358		5.7366  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,306		5.7224  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,119		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,085		5.6850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		854		5.7050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		711		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		630		5.7223  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		502		5.6554  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		492		5.7350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		448		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		403		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		240		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		113,134		5.7963  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		107,367		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		95,699		5.7989  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57,180		5.7988  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		53,799		5.8004  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,143		5.6925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,093		5.7492  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,856		5.7920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,299		5.7780  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,752		5.7398  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,908		5.7819  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,033		5.7135  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,880		5.7220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,610		5.7892  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,161		5.7100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,152		5.7697  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,148		5.7973  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,195		5.7200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,062		5.7991  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,720		5.7728  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,261		5.7648  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,140		5.7114  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,026		5.7927  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,867		5.7972  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,842		5.7974  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,498		5.7890  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,578		5.7052  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,634		5.7433  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,463		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,237		5.7413  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,151		5.6588  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,077		5.7664  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,043		5.6918  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		862		5.7450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		784		5.7598  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		561		5.7250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		484		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		478		5.7994  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		470		5.7300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		383		5.7951  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		300		5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		109		5.7933  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94		5.7953  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50		5.7992  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		5.7993  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.8007  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		251	5.6649  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		484	5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,578	5.7052  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,140	5.7114  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,752	5.7398  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,634	5.7433  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,184	5.7449  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,093	5.7492  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,579	5.7525  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,175	5.7571  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,261	5.7648  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,077	5.7664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,709	5.7757  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,299	5.7780  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,498	5.7890  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,610	5.7892  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,856	5.7920  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		109	5.7933  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94	5.7953  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,867	5.7972  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,148	5.7973  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,000	5.7979  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57,180	5.7988  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,062	5.7991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50	5.7992  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15	5.7993  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		478	5.7994  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16	5.7998  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,865	5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,000	5.6655  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,220	5.6746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,497	5.6747  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		110	5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,991	5.6755  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,927	5.6764  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,850	5.6839  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		712	5.6955  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,157	5.7078  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,808	5.7117  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,306	5.7224  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,236	5.7269  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,147	5.7272  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,903	5.7382  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,109	5.7606  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,614	5.7664  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,993	5.7749  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,238	5.7929  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		46,000	5.7932  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,478	5.7977  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,475	5.7985  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,457	5.7994  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		148,830	5.7999  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		353,299	5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,164	5.8002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,543	5.8004  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,891	5.7382  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		53,677	5.7995  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		11,185	5.6829  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		6,308	5.7441  GBP
25p ordinary		OPTION		Expiration of Long Option		130,000	NA
(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:				23 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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