Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

24 December 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:				23 Dec 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:			7,164,560	1.46%	4,716,874	0.96%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,489,155	0.92%	6,972,352	1.42%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			11,653,715	2.38%	11,689,226	2.39%
(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		102,237		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		84,959		5.4861  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		73,233		5.4906  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		59,076		5.4833  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		53,291		5.5304  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,885		5.5180  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,915		5.5398  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,923		5.4996  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,345		5.5337  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,171		5.4752  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,124		5.5068  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,365		5.5260  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,376		5.5354  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,715		5.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,167		5.5213  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,076		5.5246  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,910		5.5345  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,644		5.5192  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,393		5.4753  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,782		5.5229  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,693		5.4834  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,297		5.5182  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,228		5.5181  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,962		5.5091  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,369		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,291		5.5311  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,197		5.5236  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,082		5.5351  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,892		5.5478  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,831		5.4852  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,794		5.5379  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,753		5.5440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,358		5.5142  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,249		5.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,241		5.5157  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,096		5.5375  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		959		5.5505  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		893		5.5323  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		733		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		715		5.5046  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		661		5.5446  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		661		5.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		380		5.5302  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		338		5.5001  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		327		5.5253  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		258		5.5044  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		246		5.5156  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		188		5.5350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		126		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17		5.5115  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14		5.5055  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		5.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.5450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		104,470		5.4784  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		74,200		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,361		5.5028  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,764		5.5188  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,473		5.5304  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,332		5.4912  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,538		5.4833  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,826		5.5407  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,388		5.5550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,026		5.5134  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,737		5.4758  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,483		5.5030  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,707		5.4748  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,007		5.5132  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,150		5.5225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,546		5.4837  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,462		5.5244  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,175		5.4747  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,564		5.5229  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,352		5.5038  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,177		5.5288  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,990		5.5285  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,988		5.4749  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,955		5.5008  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,594		5.5182  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,062		5.5068  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,924		5.5091  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,588		5.5373  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,438		5.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,372		5.5217  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,569		5.4773  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,344		5.5092  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,204		5.5278  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,999		5.5083  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,946		5.5204  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,842		5.5475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,591		5.5138  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,565		5.5450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,291		5.5311  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,124		5.4819  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,082		5.5351  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,906		5.5211  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,794		5.5347  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,671		5.5287  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,431		5.4849  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,419		5.5195  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,345		5.5415  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,331		5.5133  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,306		5.5025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,178		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,093		5.5036  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,017		5.5268  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		990		5.5210  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		946		5.5478  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		873		5.4745  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		812		5.4811  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		793		5.5067  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		661		5.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		548		5.5375  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		505		5.4744  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		469		5.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		465		5.4993  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		456		5.5152  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		298		5.4755  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		250		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		188		5.5350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		5.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40		5.4981  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.5250  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		505	5.4744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,193	5.4745  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,175	5.4747  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,707	5.4748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		127,188	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		298	5.4755  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		233	5.4772  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,569	5.4773  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		556	5.4785  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		207	5.4788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,546	5.4837  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,431	5.4849  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		492	5.4853  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,332	5.4912  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		114	5.4944  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	5.4954  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		465	5.4993  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,955	5.5008  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,361	5.5028  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,483	5.5030  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,352	5.5038  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,999	5.5083  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		403	5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,031	5.5120  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,007	5.5132  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,026	5.5134  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,591	5.5138  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6	5.5141  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		41,764	5.5188  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		468	5.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		990	5.5210  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,163	5.5216  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,017	5.5268  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,354	5.5319  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,794	5.5347  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,499	5.5392  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,345	5.5415  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		133	5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		51,541	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,346	5.4752  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,393	5.4753  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,623	5.4757  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,603	5.4758  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,981	5.4775  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,091	5.4797  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,693	5.4834  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,831	5.4852  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,471	5.4996  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,707	5.5023  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,644	5.5054  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		205	5.5055  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,845	5.5088  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17	5.5115  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,241	5.5157  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,885	5.5180  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,131	5.5185  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,167	5.5213  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,197	5.5236  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		327	5.5253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,520	5.5349  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,266	5.5491  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,014	5.5505  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		885	5.5320  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		342	5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,445	5.4934  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		47	5.5151  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,177	5.5288  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,281	5.4751  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		171	5.4754  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		45,144	5.4952  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		19,625	5.5244  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,753	5.5440  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:				24 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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