Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

RNS Number : 0334O

Barclays PLC

23 June 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:				20 Jun 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:			4,625,624	0.95%	734,883	0.15%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			680,158	0.14%	4,334,005	0.89%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			5,305,782	1.08%	5,068,888	1.04%
(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		388,107		8.5871 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		371,851		8.5791 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		140,710		8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		81,776		8.6643 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33,902		8.5804 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,859		8.6261 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,990		8.6864 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,204		8.6872 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,120		8.6947 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,180		8.6232 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,601		8.6756 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,242		8.5820 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,352		8.6948 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,757		8.6911 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,400		8.6635 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,270		8.5818 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,124		8.6910 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,741		8.6954 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,584		8.6217 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,407		8.6859 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,969		8.6773 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,143		8.6628 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,074		8.6192 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,267		8.5849 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,506		8.6503 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,494		8.6526 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,626		8.6587 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,475		8.6983 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,446		8.6900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,034		8.6382 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,598		8.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,538		8.6370 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,355		8.6351 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,282		8.6394 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,109		8.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,003		8.6683 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		972		8.6712 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		946		8.6514 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		776		8.6546 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		552		8.6485 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		326		8.6534 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		323		8.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		309		8.6350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		300		8.6480 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		266		8.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		249		8.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		203		8.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		201		8.6850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		183		8.6950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		129		8.6219 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		124		8.6300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		98		8.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		87		8.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		8.6647 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		8.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		419,146		8.5827 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		142,810		8.6880 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		124,541		8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69,214		8.5791 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		50,344		8.6372 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,388		8.6930 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,992		8.5782 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,910		8.6132 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,892		8.6446 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,708		8.6557 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,357		8.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,183		8.6567 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,100		8.6317 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,816		8.5795 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,782		8.6551 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,457		8.6341 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,295		8.5787 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,100		8.5856 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,962		8.6390 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,502		8.6319 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,464		8.6623 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,400		8.6304 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,894		8.6345 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,001		8.6645 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,739		8.5765 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,930		8.6386 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,855		8.6119 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,348		8.6554 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,083		8.6469 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,845		8.6573 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,767		8.6589 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,490		8.6887 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,432		8.5798 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,422		8.6243 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,338		8.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,161		8.6259 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,020		8.6570 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,782		8.5819 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,552		8.6546 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,538		8.6370 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		8.6807 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,337		8.6826 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,233		8.6387 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,231		8.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,213		8.6690 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,212		8.6350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,133		8.6579 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		959		8.5793 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		938		8.6384 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		926		8.6916 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		868		8.6969 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		841		8.6518 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		786		8.6198 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		681		8.6884 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		629		8.6285 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		523		8.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		473		8.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		471		8.6400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		364		8.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		353		8.7003 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		323		8.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		201		8.6850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		183		8.6950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		153		8.7113 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		125		8.6300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71		8.6649 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		8.6425 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		8.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		8.6700 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		6,108	8.5757 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		37,992	8.5782 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,295	8.5787 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		69,214	8.5791 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		959	8.5793 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,816	8.5795 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,432	8.5798 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,448	8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,782	8.5819 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,100	8.5855 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,081	8.5866 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,855	8.6119 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,910	8.6132 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,531	8.6170 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,777	8.6182 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		787	8.6198 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,894	8.6345 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,526	8.6376 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,892	8.6446 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,759	8.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,782	8.6551 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,348	8.6554 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,708	8.6557 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,183	8.6567 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,528	8.6590 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		472	8.6614 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	8.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,337	8.6826 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		681	8.6884 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,490	8.6887 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		926	8.6916 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		107	8.6969 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,038	8.6991 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		180	8.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		353	8.7003 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		153	8.7113 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		43	8.7143 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		220,266	8.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,902	8.5804 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	8.5806 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,270	8.5818 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,242	8.5820 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,267	8.5849 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		127,757	8.5885 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,134	8.5913 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,534	8.6094 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,074	8.6192 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	8.6201 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,584	8.6217 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,355	8.6351 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,034	8.6382 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		300	8.6480 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,494	8.6526 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,626	8.6587 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,400	8.6635 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		972	8.6712 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,601	8.6756 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,475	8.6983 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,104	8.6435 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		10,145	8.6716 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		3,804	8.6356 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,201	8.6507 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,214	8.6558 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?				YES
Date of disclosure:				23 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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