Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Aug 04 2025 15:28 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 8909T

Barclays PLC

04 August 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 Aug 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:			4,791,734	0.98%	590,161	0.12%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				450,836	0.09%	4,445,062	0.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			5,242,570	1.07%	5,035,223	1.03%
(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		173,910		7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,245		7.4550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,382		7.5000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,651		7.4617 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,503		7.4577 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,048		7.4912 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,486		7.4686 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,233		7.4490 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,245		7.4495 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,345		7.4674 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,770		7.4593 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,730		7.4904 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,547		7.4453 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,993		7.4998 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,225		7.4812 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,987		7.4435 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,629		7.4488 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,444		7.4793 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,160		7.4705 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,922		7.4810 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,638		7.4605 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,588		7.4977 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,434		7.4390 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		888		7.5066 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		875		7.4600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		812		7.4750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		797		7.4587 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		747		7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		632		7.4700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		456		7.4710 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		436		7.4500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		404		7.4950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		371		7.4540 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		329		7.4650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		132		7.3850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		105		7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20		7.5040 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19		7.4478 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7		7.4475 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.4300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69,259		7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,907		7.4599 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,330		7.4956 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,367		7.4829 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,183		7.4483 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,868		7.4646 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,778		7.4585 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,249		7.4566 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,260		7.4549 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,884		7.4721 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,779		7.4688 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,228		7.4567 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,750		7.4545 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,776		7.4571 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,637		7.4438 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,804		7.4440 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,214		7.4745 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,092		7.4577 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,081		7.4668 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,072		7.4953 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,585		7.4594 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,553		7.4992 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,535		7.4596 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,515		7.4827 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,361		7.4679 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,324		7.4580 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,301		7.4488 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,189		7.4790 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		878		7.4808 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		817		7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		753		7.4643 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		529		7.4485 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		506		7.4725 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		480		7.4809 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		430		7.4977 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		415		7.4750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		404		7.4769 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		329		7.4650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		284		7.4795 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		280		7.4500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		260		7.4748 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		176		7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52		7.4850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44		7.4800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22		7.4763 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		7.5078 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.4602 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.4600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		7.4466 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.4350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		7.4300 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		3	7.4323 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		124	7.4436 USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,637	7.4438 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,946	7.4446 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,395	7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	7.4466 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		284	7.4467 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		529	7.4485 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,301	7.4488 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		83	7.4498 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,750	7.4545 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,249	7.4566 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,228	7.4567 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,776	7.4571 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,935	7.4574 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,092	7.4577 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,778	7.4585 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,585	7.4594 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		867	7.4597 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,907	7.4599 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		291	7.4619 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		753	7.4643 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,361	7.4679 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,884	7.4721 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,214	7.4745 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		772	7.4748 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,367	7.4829 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,343	7.4883 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,706	7.4939 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,072	7.4953 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,073	7.4956 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		430	7.4977 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19	7.5077 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,921	7.5100 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		274	7.3850 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		132	7.3851 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.4326 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,567	7.4435 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,189	7.4450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,753	7.4452 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,547	7.4453 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19	7.4476 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,245	7.4495 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,703	7.4550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,561	7.4575 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		797	7.4587 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,770	7.4593 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,852	7.4596 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,651	7.4617 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		169	7.4625 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,486	7.4686 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		329	7.4700 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,157	7.4709 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		184	7.4750 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20	7.5042 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		571	7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		105	7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		14,924	7.4665 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,189	7.4788 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,647	7.4345 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		16,203	7.4602 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:				04 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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