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

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

RNS Number : 6449P

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			5,343,184	1.09%	5,497,731	1.12%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,003,669	1.02%	4,915,746	1.00%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			10,346,853	2.11%	10,413,477	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		156,448		5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		70,071		5.8172 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,462		5.8242 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26,017		5.8302 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,713		5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,735		5.7981 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,681		5.8194 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,352		5.8178 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,233		5.8090 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,003		5.8144 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,330		5.8076 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,660		5.7947 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,579		5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,406		5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		793		5.7955 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		717		5.8032 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		535		5.8100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		497		5.7925 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		363		5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		218		5.8443 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		212		5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		185		5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		145		5.8063 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		101		5.8200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		51		5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		186,667		5.8282 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		171,122		5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		65,333		5.8074 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62,924		5.8242 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,083		5.8167 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,997		5.8018 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,600		5.8124 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,493		5.7981 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,250		5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,920		5.8077 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,966		5.8209 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,746		5.8016 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,775		5.8182 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,466		5.8090 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,793		5.7956 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,262		5.8136 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,354		5.7996 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,778		5.8079 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,441		5.7949 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,808		5.7898 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,204		5.8112 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,823		5.7958 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,807		5.8083 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,737		5.8088 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,496		5.7969 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,978		5.7964 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,816		5.8084 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,573		5.8031 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,500		5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,419		5.8201 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,416		5.8029 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,376		5.7998 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,193		5.8100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,101		5.8027 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		967		5.8104 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		956		5.7968 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		776		5.8235 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		774		5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		577		5.7850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		564		5.8366 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		561		5.8014 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		547		5.7900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		490		5.7750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		429		5.8400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		408		5.8357 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		396		5.7884 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		307		5.7800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		263		5.8184 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		212		5.8000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105		5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		101		5.8200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		82		5.8156 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80		5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52		5.8350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.8050 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		21,250	5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,366	5.8027 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		80	5.7843 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		105	5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,204	5.7897 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,489	5.7925 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,695	5.7952 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,141	5.7967 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,496	5.7969 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,123	5.7981 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,746	5.8016 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,997	5.8018 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		208	5.8025 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65,333	5.8074 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,920	5.8077 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,778	5.8079 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,807	5.8083 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,816	5.8084 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,044	5.8119 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,946	5.8124 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		658	5.8125 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		493	5.8150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		82	5.8156 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,083	5.8167 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,711	5.8180 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,775	5.8182 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		263	5.8184 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,419	5.8201 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		729	5.8228 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,689	5.8235 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,312	5.8243 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,895	5.8297 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		239,068	5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		564	5.8366 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		185	5.7848 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,527	5.7903 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,489	5.7925 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,660	5.7947 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		769	5.7950 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		793	5.7955 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,579	5.7985 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		717	5.8032 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,711	5.8050 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		145	5.8063 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		658	5.8125 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,212	5.8133 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	5.8154 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		70,071	5.8172 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		787	5.8175 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,036	5.8253 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,371	5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,017	5.8302 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,441	5.7948 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,271	5.8115 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		48,711	5.8161 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,837	5.8166 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,410	5.8298 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		22,106	5.8300 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		84	5.8103 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		202	5.8151 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,681	5.8194 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		50,196	5.8300 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:				20 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE