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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE - Barclays PLC | RNS | Ticker

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

RNS Number : 2919P

Barclays PLC

16 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:				15 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:			6,390,961	1.31%	5,768,574	1.18%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,256,042	1.07%	5,956,931	1.22%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			11,647,003	2.38%	11,725,505	2.39%
(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		107,320		5.7614 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		63,734		5.7757 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,190		5.7761 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,979		5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,858		5.7774 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,267		5.7902 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,175		5.7871 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,764		5.7704 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,570		5.7830 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,836		5.7812 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,718		5.7854 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,017		5.7784 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,984		5.7901 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,785		5.7735 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,749		5.7632 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,545		5.7885 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,851		5.7773 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,227		5.7705 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,121		5.7892 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,580		5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,356		5.7725 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,252		5.7832 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		998		5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		914		5.7591 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		753		5.7138 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		689		5.7801 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		659		5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		542		5.7695 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		500		5.7740 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		430		5.7605 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		423		5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		101		5.7797 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		66		5.7746 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157,543		5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		79,621		5.7875 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,350		5.7871 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		43,229		5.7897 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		27,007		5.7631 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,991		5.7733 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,954		5.7817 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,938		5.7772 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,748		5.7716 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,154		5.7884 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,796		5.7666 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,454		5.7705 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,117		5.7879 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,080		5.7698 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,080		5.7673 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,000		5.7804 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,746		5.7846 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,028		5.7541 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,160		5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,113		5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,097		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,822		5.7808 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,777		5.7820 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,549		5.7794 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,222		5.7707 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,461		5.7710 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,101		5.7720 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,039		5.7738 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,034		5.7926 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		959		5.7676 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		948		5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		888		5.7672 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		817		5.7593 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		809		5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		757		5.7798 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		637		5.7732 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		602		5.7895 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		568		5.7655 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		556		5.7230 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		479		5.7775 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		412		5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		136		5.7160 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		94		5.7494 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72		5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		63		5.7818 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39		5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.7150 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		7,732	5.7716 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,938	5.7772 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		378	5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		136	5.7160 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		512	5.7199 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94	5.7494 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,028	5.7541 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,007	5.7631 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,080	5.7698 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,117	5.7731 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		637	5.7732 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,991	5.7733 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,808	5.7769 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,552	5.7770 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8	5.7772 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		790	5.7798 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,000	5.7804 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		63	5.7818 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,746	5.7846 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		602	5.7895 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,396	5.7897 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,459	5.7898 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,376	5.7899 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		70,013	5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		753	5.7138 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		914	5.7591 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,467	5.7598 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		542	5.7695 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,764	5.7704 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,356	5.7725 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,508	5.7757 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,851	5.7773 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,858	5.7774 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		101	5.7796 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		213	5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		689	5.7801 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,141	5.7807 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,509	5.7820 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,336	5.7826 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,570	5.7830 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,385	5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,936	5.7854 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,759	5.7861 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,572	5.7866 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,804	5.7879 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,094	5.7892 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,285	5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,984	5.7901 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,267	5.7902 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,633	5.7622 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,519	5.7796 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		51,333	5.7809 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,472	5.7898 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		33,646	5.7664 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,626	5.7671 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		87	5.7904 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:				16 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE