Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

RNS Number : 5605O

Barclays PLC

12 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:				09 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:			6,730,126	1.37%	6,333,906	1.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,858,667	1.20%	6,399,084	1.30%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			12,588,793	2.57%	12,732,990	2.59%
(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		206,071		5.7511 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		205,461		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		67,890		5.7675 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		54,659		5.7566 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		53,199		5.7540 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,000		5.7627 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,000		5.7826 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		50,000		5.7615 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		42,985		5.7575 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		36,125		5.7253 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,794		5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,747		5.7617 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,012		5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,507		5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,845		5.7477 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,339		5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,882		5.7281 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,787		5.7189 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,898		5.7545 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,953		5.7863 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,673		5.7502 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,287		5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,540		5.7670 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,035		5.7286 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,833		5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,099		5.7907 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,001		5.7522 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,686		5.7464 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,601		5.7285 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,373		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,228		5.7408 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,067		5.7378 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		730		5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		623		5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		548		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		500		5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		113		5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		90		5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		79		5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		77		5.7538 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		70		5.7499 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		40		5.7491 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		30		5.7611 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29		5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		5.7510 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19		5.7551 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14		5.7425 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7		5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.7880 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		140,681		5.7462 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80,000		5.7110 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,510		5.7558 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		51,000		5.7377 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47,341		5.7523 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41,166		5.7452 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,082		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,957		5.7683 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,256		5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,667		5.7538 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,664		5.7542 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,097		5.7501 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,612		5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,966		5.7559 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,000		5.7283 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,355		5.7555 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,551		5.7567 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,467		5.7435 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,371		5.7458 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,000		5.7875 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,714		5.7531 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,009		5.7571 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,405		5.7680 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,358		5.7281 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,899		5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,904		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,569		5.7642 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,283		5.7445 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,127		5.7467 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,656		5.7481 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,473		5.7635 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,425		5.7519 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,775		5.7581 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,678		5.7517 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,452		5.7488 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		942		5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		861		5.7752 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		819		5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		730		5.7773 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		332		5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		176		5.7802 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		113		5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		88		5.7540 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46		5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36		5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29		5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.7851 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		23,483	5.6038 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		85,000	5.6115 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		51,000	5.7377 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		23,483	5.6021 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		85,000	5.6106 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		80,000	5.7109 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9	5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,790	5.7330 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,204	5.7395 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		740	5.7445 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,543	5.7446 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,240	5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,774	5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,256	5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,627	5.7466 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,508	5.7477 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,111	5.7481 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,612	5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,990	5.7487 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,425	5.7519 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,341	5.7523 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,667	5.7538 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		88	5.7540 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,664	5.7542 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,182	5.7548 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,130	5.7555 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		123	5.7567 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,173	5.7574 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50	5.7585 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,569	5.7642 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,957	5.7683 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,392	5.7690 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		730	5.7773 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		176	5.7802 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		332	5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		548	5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,686	5.7274 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,251	5.7287 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,012	5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		154,532	5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,464	5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,686	5.7464 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,287	5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,673	5.7502 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,892	5.7511 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,898	5.7545 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54	5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,112	5.7566 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		103,199	5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,747	5.7617 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,000	5.7627 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		67,890	5.7675 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		241	5.7775 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,000	5.7826 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,953	5.7863 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,099	5.7907 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,929	5.7413 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,467	5.7435 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,500	5.7445 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		24,887	5.7478 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		740	5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		775	5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		48,066	5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,130	5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,001	5.7521 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		19,314	5.7557 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:				12 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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TIDM	BARC
Share Price	492.40p1.67%
Market Cap	£66.12bn

Date	12 Jan 2026
Time	13:43:04
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	5605O

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	492.40p1.67%
Market Cap	£66.12bn

Date	12 Jan 2026
Time	13:43:04
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	5605O

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Form 8.3 - UNITE GROUP PLC, THE