Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Nov 11 2025 14:41 GMTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 1139H

Barclays PLC

11 November 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:				10 Nov 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:			8,694,540	1.77%	1,691,544	0.35%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,440,703	0.29%	8,673,315	1.77%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			10,135,243	2.07%	10,364,859	2.12%
(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		145,130		5.5804 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89,640		5.5859 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		64,578		5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,633		5.5924 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,222		5.5972 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,300		5.5965 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,590		5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,440		5.5933 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,264		5.5901 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,241		5.5945 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,962		5.5978 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,873		5.5810 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,991		5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,743		5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,707		5.5988 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,580		5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,062		5.5967 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,140		5.6043 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,520		5.5894 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,919		5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,843		5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,286		5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,165		5.6074 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		900		5.5996 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		875		5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		825		5.5980 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		777		5.5952 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		692		5.5898 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		663		5.5796 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		628		5.6549 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		535		5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		519		5.5936 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		384		5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24		5.5883 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7		5.5957 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		229,500		5.6030 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		131,688		5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125,643		5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105,627		5.5930 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		84,335		5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,875		5.5876 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,247		5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,084		5.5968 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,021		5.5824 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,915		5.6048 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,429		5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,938		5.5853 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,799		5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,447		5.5932 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,316		5.5971 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,847		5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,747		5.6018 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,257		5.5937 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,127		5.5797 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,620		5.5792 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,784		5.5943 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,267		5.5870 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,906		5.5896 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,832		5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,785		5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,699		5.6025 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,183		5.6016 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,084		5.5911 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		884		5.5966 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		875		5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		794		5.5875 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		693		5.6124 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		665		5.5828 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		628		5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		617		5.6043 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		280		5.5920 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		87		5.5855 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24		5.5883 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7		5.5957 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		5.5825 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		3,620	5.5791 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,127	5.5797 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,288	5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		84,335	5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,797	5.5815 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4	5.5818 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,021	5.5824 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		665	5.5828 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		153	5.5857 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		387	5.5858 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,875	5.5876 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24	5.5882 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,447	5.5932 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,257	5.5937 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,784	5.5943 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7	5.5948 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,953	5.5968 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,316	5.5971 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		647	5.5995 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,170	5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,183	5.6016 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		229,500	5.6030 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		693	5.6124 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	5.6149 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		125,643	5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,700	5.6180 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		172,084	5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,590	5.5811 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24	5.5884 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,520	5.5894 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,155	5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,264	5.5901 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.5904 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		519	5.5936 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		101	5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7	5.5951 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		777	5.5952 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,300	5.5965 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,222	5.5972 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,962	5.5978 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,707	5.5988 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,743	5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,140	5.6043 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,165	5.6074 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		384	5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,843	5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		61,330	5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		310	5.5998 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		14,915	5.6048 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,630	5.6086 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,996	5.5924 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,580	5.6050 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:				11 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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