Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Jan 28 2026 15:17 GMTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 7814Q

Barclays PLC

28 January 2026

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 Jan 2026
(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:			4,999,121	1.02%	6,420,514	1.31%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				6,003,602	1.23%	4,593,678	0.94%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			11,002,723	2.25%	11,014,192	2.25%
(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		621,742		5.6594 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		304,560		5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		177,627		5.6604 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55,057		5.6272 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38,535		5.6225 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28,277		5.6318 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,102		5.6479 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,479		5.6260 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,237		5.5848 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,558		5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,297		5.5970 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,281		5.6339 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,987		5.6205 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,903		5.6147 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,864		5.6378 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,945		5.6377 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,220		5.6354 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,771		5.6374 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,668		5.6547 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,561		5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,368		5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,333		5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,303		5.6366 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,017		5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,845		5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,729		5.6255 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,378		5.6603 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,283		5.6231 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,096		5.5700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,019		5.6325 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,952		5.6334 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,810		5.6481 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,206		5.6487 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,014		5.5993 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		965		5.6425 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		918		5.6475 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		671		5.5687 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		662		5.5775 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		645		5.6238 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		597		5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		365		5.6175 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		269		5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		223		5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		129		5.5949 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		86		5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40		5.6542 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39		5.6625 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,066,695		5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		747,233		5.6586 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		386,606		5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		107,475		5.6238 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,477		5.6189 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		61,790		5.6233 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,593		5.6218 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,606		5.6315 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,681		5.6594 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,090		5.6483 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,629		5.6320 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,117		5.6597 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,753		5.6224 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,855		5.6325 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,033		5.6266 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,613		5.6329 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,134		5.6364 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,200		5.6440 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,992		5.6182 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,459		5.6334 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,313		5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,086		5.6132 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,319		5.6590 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,312		5.6351 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,993		5.5950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,400		5.6245 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,181		5.6567 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,357		5.6404 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,921		5.6225 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,650		5.6433 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,884		5.6328 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,771		5.5847 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,561		5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,471		5.6422 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,368		5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,347		5.6274 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,333		5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,100		5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,017		5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,845		5.6350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,567		5.6348 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,405		5.6321 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,222		5.6253 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,096		5.5700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,746		5.5968 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,691		5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,579		5.6059 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,540		5.6104 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,443		5.5928 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,407		5.6027 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,220		5.6425 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		903		5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		760		5.6044 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		749		5.5917 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		678		5.6316 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		675		5.5992 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		662		5.5775 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		454		5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		365		5.6175 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		269		5.5750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		204		5.6394 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105		5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		5.5850 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		29,090	5.6483 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		44,355	5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	5.5850 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,407	5.6027 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,846	5.6053 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,579	5.6059 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,593	5.6218 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,790	5.6233 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,184	5.6237 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		107,475	5.6238 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,400	5.6245 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,548	5.6272 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,012	5.6298 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,561	5.6299 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,497	5.6328 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,567	5.6348 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,312	5.6351 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		101,501	5.6356 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,134	5.6363 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		204	5.6394 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,357	5.6404 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,650	5.6433 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		305,288	5.6437 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,200	5.6440 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		115,477	5.6442 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,525	5.6506 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,100	5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,181	5.6567 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,319	5.6590 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		134,681	5.6593 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,117	5.6597 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		815,001	5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		671	5.5687 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		17,237	5.5848 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,014	5.5993 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,903	5.6147 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		532	5.6185 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,987	5.6205 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,614	5.6225 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,283	5.6231 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		28,277	5.6318 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,049	5.6327 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,281	5.6339 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,303	5.6366 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,945	5.6377 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		21,626	5.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		65	5.6404 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,810	5.6481 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,181	5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		826	5.6505 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		40	5.6542 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,668	5.6547 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		75,016	5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,378	5.6603 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		177,627	5.6604 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31	5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		999	5.6220 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,405	5.6321 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,304	5.6405 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		188	5.6575 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		645	5.6238 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		17,177	5.6427 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		690	5.6454 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		670	5.6604 GBP
25p ordinary		OPTION		Exercise of Long Option		1675	NA
25p ordinary		OPTION		Purchase of Call Option		1100	17.0400 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 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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