Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Sep 17 2025 17:26 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 7542Z

Barclays PLC

17 September 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:				16 Sep 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:			3,335,959	0.68%	1,419,044	0.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,499,662	0.31%	3,113,404	0.64%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			4,835,621	0.99%	4,532,448	0.93%
(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		105,950		7.0699 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		72,497		7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,721		7.0758 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,812		7.1700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,221		7.1201 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,239		7.0464 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,216		7.0453 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,520		7.1124 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,251		7.1187 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,447		7.1321 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,489		7.0609 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		7.1900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,460		7.1080 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,238		7.1031 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,218		7.0615 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,468		7.0975 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,245		7.0656 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,120		7.1052 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,731		7.1055 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,590		7.1296 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,459		7.1225 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,876		7.0738 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,876		7.0851 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,634		7.1527 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,553		7.1544 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,432		7.0603 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,299		7.0612 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,050		7.0500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		976		7.1061 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		953		7.0773 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		947		7.0600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		743		7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		696		7.0540 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		637		7.0936 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		567		7.0525 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		544		7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		522		7.0900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		508		7.1311 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		352		7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		351		7.1550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5		7.0660 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		97,233		7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,566		7.0848 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		61,857		7.0763 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,774		7.0474 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,778		7.0620 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,021		7.1084 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,844		7.1410 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,898		7.1252 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,255		7.0743 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,445		7.1934 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,116		7.1646 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,214		7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,383		7.0997 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,475		7.1164 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,642		7.0525 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,555		7.1800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,130		7.0874 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,102		7.0445 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,079		7.0637 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,818		7.0500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,705		7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,684		7.0719 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,660		7.0980 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,583		7.0663 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,553		7.0729 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,533		7.0890 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,169		7.1285 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,124		7.0869 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		806		7.0532 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		757		7.1224 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		752		7.1152 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		459		7.0452 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		371		7.0600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		241		7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		124		7.1600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		82		7.1748 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		81		7.0783 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56		7.0989 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33		7.0451 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30		7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.1840 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		7.0660 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		2,102	7.0445 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,537	7.0449 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,924	7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,600	7.0455 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,782	7.0478 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		806	7.0532 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,705	7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	7.0598 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,079	7.0637 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5	7.0648 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,724	7.0663 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		225	7.0664 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,553	7.0729 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		830	7.0834 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62,342	7.0848 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,214	7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,642	7.0877 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,270	7.0883 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,533	7.0890 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56	7.0989 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		241	7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,021	7.1084 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,475	7.1164 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,898	7.1252 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		82	7.1748 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		806	7.1750 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	7.1840 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,481	7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,216	7.0453 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,239	7.0464 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,996	7.0498 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.0601 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,489	7.0609 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,299	7.0612 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,962	7.0635 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5	7.0651 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,658	7.0706 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,225	7.0711 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,105	7.0729 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		522	7.0900 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		637	7.0936 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,968	7.0940 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,037	7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,902	7.1068 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,762	7.1155 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,369	7.1173 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,251	7.1187 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,221	7.1201 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,459	7.1225 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,590	7.1296 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,447	7.1321 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,634	7.1527 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,812	7.1700 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		150	7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		10,141	7.0750 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,919	7.0986 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		23,292	7.1232 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		365	7.1004 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		322	7.1005 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,142	7.1297 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:				17 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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