Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Jul 30 2025 14:37 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 2391T

Barclays PLC

30 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:				29 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:			4,667,751	0.95%	446,211	0.09%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			519,530	0.11%	4,376,078	0.89%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			5,187,281	1.06%	4,822,289	0.99%
(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		172,665		7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58,066		7.6788 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,100		7.7532 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		42,483		7.6750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,481		7.8043 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,690		7.6706 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		25,797		7.6627 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,386		7.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,784		7.6742 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,784		7.6817 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,459		7.7169 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,034		7.7332 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,510		7.7658 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,592		7.7085 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,132		7.6534 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,194		7.7427 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,373		7.6854 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,100		7.6462 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,982		7.6626 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,225		7.7219 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,624		7.6956 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,507		7.7555 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,402		7.7035 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,747		7.7031 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,581		7.6451 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,419		7.6453 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,180		7.6900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,174		7.7618 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,049		7.6805 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,905		7.6807 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,903		7.6865 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,506		7.6905 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,447		7.8100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,445		7.7956 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,307		7.6851 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,140		7.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,128		7.6801 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,122		7.7012 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		973		7.8000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		920		7.8297 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		882		7.8350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		874		7.6575 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		849		7.6845 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		825		7.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		729		7.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		702		7.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		695		7.6475 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		693		7.7022 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		691		7.6850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		686		7.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		680		7.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		663		7.7023 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		602		7.7294 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		524		7.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		523		7.6524 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		481		7.7925 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		445		7.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		432		7.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		383		7.8250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		379		7.6775 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		349		7.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		326		7.6725 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		312		7.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		303		7.7006 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		296		7.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		293		7.8200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		293		7.6975 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		293		7.8197 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		270		7.6925 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		266		7.6800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		262		7.6350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		261		7.7175 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		111,708		7.8017 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		95,798		7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		93,580		7.6572 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		82,177		7.6799 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,189		7.7031 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,321		7.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,977		7.7122 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,343		7.7077 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,537		7.6785 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,926		7.6936 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,942		7.6737 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,297		7.6859 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,828		7.6766 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,033		7.6446 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,861		7.6938 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,009		7.6840 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,890		7.6862 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,723		7.8068 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,946		7.6796 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,638		7.6584 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,925		7.8057 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,746		7.6963 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,681		7.6639 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,817		7.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,710		7.8091 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,488		7.6954 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,255		7.6944 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,157		7.6858 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,180		7.6900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,966		7.7026 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,892		7.6693 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,892		7.7087 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,281		7.6536 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,204		7.8100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,140		7.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,117		7.6546 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,037		7.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		939		7.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		920		7.8305 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		882		7.8350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		874		7.6575 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		848		7.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		811		7.7263 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		774		7.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		695		7.6475 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		691		7.6850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		677		7.6684 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		648		7.7009 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		587		7.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		549		7.6802 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		524		7.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		524		7.6750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		501		7.6708 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		492		7.8000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		458		7.6815 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		445		7.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		383		7.8250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		326		7.6725 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		317		7.7395 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		312		7.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		296		7.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		293		7.6975 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		293		7.8200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		270		7.6925 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		266		7.6800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		262		7.6350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		261		7.7175 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		259		7.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		243		7.8107 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		243		7.6657 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		193		7.6617 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26		7.6425 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		119	7.6050 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26	7.6425 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,085	7.6444 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,033	7.6446 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,977	7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		83	7.6540 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		193	7.6617 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,681	7.6639 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		243	7.6657 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		677	7.6684 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,942	7.6737 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		257	7.6750 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		573	7.6756 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,828	7.6766 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,946	7.6796 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,896	7.6804 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,224	7.6805 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		99,155	7.6824 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,890	7.6862 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,501	7.6901 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,255	7.6944 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,746	7.6963 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		648	7.7009 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		620	7.7073 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,892	7.7087 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,050	7.7120 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	7.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,925	7.8057 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,259	7.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,419	7.6453 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,100	7.6462 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,657	7.6491 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		523	7.6523 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,982	7.6626 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,797	7.6627 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	7.6675 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		432	7.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,690	7.6706 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		283	7.6950 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,624	7.6956 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,122	7.7012 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		693	7.7022 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		663	7.7023 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,430	7.7085 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,459	7.7169 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,225	7.7219 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,174	7.7618 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,095	7.6639 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		222	7.6056 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,930	7.8253 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:				30 Jul 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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