Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

14 January 2026

 

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:				13 Jan 2026
(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:			6,660,456	1.36%	5,905,236	1.21%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,438,379	1.10%	6,281,111	1.28%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			12,098,835	2.46%	12,186,347	2.49%
(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		310,007		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58,906		5.6504  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,000		5.6501  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,823		5.6502  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,057		5.6555  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,700		5.6521  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,146		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,591		5.6508  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,545		5.6610  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,201		5.6612  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,916		5.6511  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,003		5.6527  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,883		5.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,006		5.6561  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,890		5.6463  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,585		5.6553  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,486		5.6559  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,412		5.6557  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,826		5.6514  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,658		5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,620		5.6506  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,763		5.6465  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,597		5.6584  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,560		5.6308  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,213		5.6539  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,187		5.6627  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,011		5.6551  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,868		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,585		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,490		5.6570  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,443		5.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,333		5.6634  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,268		5.6525  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,263		5.6618  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,198		5.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		687		5.6499  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		663		5.6640  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		637		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		448		5.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		284		5.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		108		5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		105		5.6150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		117,559		5.6508  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		113,041		5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		83,558		5.6501  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69,784		5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40,375		5.6412  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,827		5.6513  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,056		5.6559  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,763		5.6418  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,930		5.6596  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,758		5.6587  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,575		5.6505  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,194		5.6584  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,876		5.6502  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,629		5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,334		5.6674  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,955		5.6529  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,214		5.6452  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,940		5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,900		5.6156  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,372		5.6498  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,268		5.6525  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,193		5.6450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,034		5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		976		5.6555  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		920		5.6650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		779		5.6519  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		731		5.6594  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		637		5.6400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		609		5.6497  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		333		5.6425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		284		5.6475  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		248		5.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		205		5.6662  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		108		5.6800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105		5.6150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39		5.6151  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30		5.6496  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22		5.6422  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12		5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9		5.6547  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		Increasing Long		40,375	5.6412  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,176	5.6506  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,900	5.6156  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		106	5.6398  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,763	5.6418  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,705	5.6445  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39	5.6446  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30	5.6495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,934	5.6497  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,372	5.6498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		129,692	5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,827	5.6513  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,158	5.6550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		976	5.6554  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38	5.6560  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,412	5.6562  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32	5.6573  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34	5.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		731	5.6594  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,930	5.6596  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6	5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		73	5.6605  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		205	5.6662  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,334	5.6674  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,474	5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,890	5.6463  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,763	5.6465  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		687	5.6499  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		83,528	5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,221	5.6501  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,402	5.6502  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,426	5.6506  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,331	5.6507  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,916	5.6511  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,826	5.6514  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,184	5.6515  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		58,003	5.6517  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,755	5.6527  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,248	5.6530  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,213	5.6539  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,169	5.6541  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,117	5.6548  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,585	5.6553  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,345	5.6555  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,089	5.6557  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,530	5.6561  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34	5.6575  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,443	5.6580  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		445	5.6600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,545	5.6610  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,201	5.6612  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,187	5.6627  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,112	5.6700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,474	5.6750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		100	5.6799  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		113,004	5.6200  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		554	5.6500  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		62,657	5.6512  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		13,618	5.6538  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		9	5.6544  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,432	5.6567  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,560	5.6308  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,672	5.6494  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		212,277	5.6500  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:				14 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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