Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Jul 17 2025 16:01 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 5447R

Barclays PLC

17 July 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 Jul 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:			4,908,684	1.00%	353,400	0.07%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			430,651	0.09%	4,613,405	0.94%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			5,339,335	1.09%	4,966,805	1.01%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		319,048		7.9065 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89,281		7.8900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,368		7.8919 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,855		7.8989 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		34,055		7.8938 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,865		7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,872		7.8905 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,088		7.8913 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,974		7.8874 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,178		7.9020 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,900		7.9002 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,997		7.8946 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,192		7.8917 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,613		7.8937 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,567		7.9009 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,225		7.8965 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,119		7.8903 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,737		7.8907 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,613		7.9000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,363		7.9045 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,199		7.8958 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,175		7.9244 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,053		7.9014 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,930		7.9601 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,841		7.8864 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,821		7.9018 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,549		7.9066 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,542		7.8992 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,467		7.8846 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,423		7.8870 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,283		7.9316 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,244		7.8934 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,033		7.9071 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		7.8720 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		962		7.8750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		755		7.8898 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		699		7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		612		7.8701 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		550		7.9021 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		524		7.8914 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		292		7.8742 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		271		7.9290 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		228		7.8800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		143		7.9400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50		7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48		7.8825 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		7.9300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		7.9650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		108,546		7.8911 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,090		7.9184 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,363		7.9102 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,809		7.9198 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,824		7.8900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,889		7.9166 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,892		7.8945 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,848		7.9024 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,823		7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,302		7.8896 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,244		7.8907 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,270		7.9150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,234		7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,077		7.8982 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,793		7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,729		7.8894 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,581		7.8941 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,421		7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,361		7.9071 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,215		7.8958 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,135		7.9200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,056		7.9014 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		928		7.9261 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		770		7.9211 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		739		7.9440 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		735		7.8915 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		681		7.9012 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		675		7.9093 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		628		7.9067 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		544		7.9147 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		542		7.8750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		535		7.8933 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		421		7.8879 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		319		7.8725 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		276		7.9400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		252		7.9600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		227		7.9042 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		107		7.8860 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		7.8899 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		90		7.8800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62		7.9598 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		7.8825 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36		7.8925 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		7.9607 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		399	7.8963 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,470	7.8964 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,268	7.8963 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,470	7.8964 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		107	7.8860 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		117	7.8879 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,365	7.8894 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,302	7.8896 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	7.8898 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		735	7.8915 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36	7.8923 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,234	7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,196	7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,077	7.8982 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,834	7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		628	7.9067 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,361	7.9071 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		572	7.9136 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,164	7.9166 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62	7.9598 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	7.9600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		612	7.8701 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,974	7.8874 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,439	7.8900 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,979	7.8901 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,970	7.8903 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,872	7.8905 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,737	7.8907 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,088	7.8913 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,192	7.8917 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		76,368	7.8919 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,865	7.8932 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43	7.8934 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,055	7.8938 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,633	7.8940 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,997	7.8946 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		816	7.8950 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,225	7.8965 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,979	7.8972 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,482	7.8976 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50	7.8986 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48	7.8989 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,613	7.9000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,567	7.9009 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,178	7.9020 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		264	7.9027 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,126	7.9032 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,012	7.9091 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102	7.9550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,930	7.9601 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,247	7.8899 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		273	7.9152 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		3,137	7.9606 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)	Exercising
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 Jul 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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