Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Aug 28 2025 15:55 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 1060X

Barclays PLC

28 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:				27 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:			4,533,967	0.93%	1,199,908	0.25%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,164,380	0.24%	3,873,862	0.79%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			5,698,347	1.16%	5,073,770	1.04%
(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		547,699		7.1467 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		227,632		7.1554 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		189,588		7.1450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88,887		7.1495 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		61,906		7.1648 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51,691		7.1878 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,832		7.1499 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,690		7.1720 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,964		7.1904 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,112		7.1672 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,848		7.1449 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,436		7.1596 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,936		7.1478 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,904		7.1514 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,337		7.1743 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,691		7.1392 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,520		7.1483 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,994		7.1453 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,236		7.1500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,730		7.1503 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,271		7.1556 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,814		7.1642 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,775		7.1492 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,655		7.1475 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,339		7.1536 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,911		7.1537 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,781		7.1491 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,350		7.1300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,152		7.1479 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,621		7.1693 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,477		7.1650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,236		7.1375 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,188		7.1542 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,975		7.1600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,871		7.1550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,456		7.1431 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,262		7.1525 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,060		7.1250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		985		7.1850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		734		7.1381 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		514		7.1455 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		505		7.1331 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		483		7.1225 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		425		7.1400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		368		7.2050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		358		7.1325 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		345		7.1425 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		307		7.1575 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		258		7.1468 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		189		7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		158		7.1798 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		130		7.1289 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39		7.1253 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7		7.1628 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5		7.2150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		182,913		7.1450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170,509		7.1498 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		92,004		7.1481 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		88,787		7.1536 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81,329		7.1576 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		76,552		7.1542 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		76,403		7.1554 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		64,912		7.1508 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,134		7.1435 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,090		7.1604 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,019		7.1524 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,429		7.1681 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,004		7.1477 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,639		7.1565 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,402		7.1645 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,262		7.1422 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,723		7.1675 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,194		7.1455 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,276		7.1610 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,505		7.1654 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,293		7.1721 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,051		7.1499 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,024		7.1555 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,730		7.1520 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,548		7.1617 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,112		7.1519 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,704		7.1500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,655		7.1475 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,168		7.1546 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,328		7.1378 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,214		7.1381 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,105		7.1559 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,966		7.1300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,861		7.1448 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,748		7.1317 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,710		7.1815 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,635		7.1466 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,601		7.1758 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,588		7.1375 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,486		7.1574 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,427		7.1451 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,384		7.1510 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,227		7.1550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,876		7.1447 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,735		7.1515 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,638		7.1647 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,362		7.1437 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,267		7.1398 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,262		7.1525 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.1485 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,060		7.1250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		874		7.1599 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		854		7.1600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		845		7.1742 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		810		7.1539 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		677		7.1575 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		662		7.1850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		645		7.1650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		546		7.1538 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		546		7.1619 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		483		7.1225 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		425		7.1400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		387		7.1350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		358		7.1325 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		354		7.1847 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		345		7.1425 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		189		7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		126		7.1800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		85		7.1402 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21		7.1752 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		7.1513 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7		7.1628 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		3,328	7.1378 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,267	7.1398 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		85	7.1402 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		517	7.1406 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,447	7.1446 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,861	7.1448 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		73,575	7.1450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,168	7.1481 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,437	7.1482 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,117	7.1485 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		275	7.1500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16	7.1513 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		546	7.1538 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		810	7.1539 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,168	7.1546 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		370	7.1575 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		129,710	7.1594 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		874	7.1599 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,684	7.1608 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		546	7.1619 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7	7.1623 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,638	7.1647 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,293	7.1721 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		845	7.1742 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21	7.1752 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,601	7.1758 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		507	7.1800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		130	7.1289 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,538	7.1450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,994	7.1453 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		853	7.1454 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,450	7.1455 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		258	7.1468 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,686	7.1478 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,775	7.1492 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,832	7.1499 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,904	7.1514 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,415	7.1520 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,339	7.1536 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,436	7.1596 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7	7.1626 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		528	7.1631 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,389	7.1635 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		61,906	7.1648 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,267	7.1661 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,112	7.1672 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,328	7.1700 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,690	7.1720 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		985	7.1850 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,964	7.1904 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		2,258	7.1597 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		26,170	7.1489 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,948	7.1559 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:				28 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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