Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

RNS Number : 2199Q

Barclays PLC

23 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:				22 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:			5,208,312	1.07%	5,374,858	1.10%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,912,545	1.01%	4,790,304	0.98%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			10,120,857	2.07%	10,165,162	2.08%
(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		171,394		5.7668 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		154,437		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45,417		5.7608 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		45,066		5.7559 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		38,262		5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28,454		5.7298 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,514		5.7381 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,604		5.7361 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,287		5.7587 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,578		5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,584		5.7434 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,296		5.7513 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,705		5.7392 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,745		5.7529 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,659		5.7496 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,278		5.7406 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,772		5.7215 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,552		5.7309 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,547		5.7613 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,037		5.7611 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,374		5.7695 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,749		5.7302 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,472		5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,327		5.7435 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,318		5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		910		5.7517 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		792		5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		546		5.7750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		441		5.7287 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		433		5.7749 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		417		5.7610 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		382		5.7725 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		248		5.7304 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		224		5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		132		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		123		5.7504 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74		5.7483 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11		5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5		5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.7225 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,958		5.7298 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,113		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,732		5.7325 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46,219		5.7149 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,581		5.7332 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,144		5.7389 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,792		5.7419 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,208		5.7442 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,590		5.7322 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,296		5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,904		5.7360 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,667		5.7283 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,506		5.7426 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,679		5.7347 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,037		5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,974		5.7411 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,769		5.7665 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,407		5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,283		5.7297 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,186		5.7639 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,108		5.7645 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,030		5.7327 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,822		5.7321 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,794		5.7546 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,376		5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,000		5.7469 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,002		5.7390 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,908		5.7543 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,884		5.7234 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,204		5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,092		5.7621 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		720		5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		674		5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		621		5.7374 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		613		5.7534 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		462		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		453		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		295		5.7301 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		254		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		165		5.7716 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		123		5.7752 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		112		5.7700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		53		5.7750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40		5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		5.7293 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.7601 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8		5.7755 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		5.7555 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.7350 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		2	5.7148 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,219	5.7149 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.7225 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,260	5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,667	5.7283 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.7286 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15	5.7293 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,283	5.7297 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50	5.7298 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,660	5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		295	5.7301 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40	5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,822	5.7321 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,732	5.7325 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,030	5.7327 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,373	5.7328 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,296	5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,679	5.7347 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,376	5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,079	5.7357 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		621	5.7374 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,792	5.7419 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,208	5.7442 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,598	5.7460 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.7473 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		522	5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,037	5.7482 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,794	5.7546 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44	5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,407	5.7576 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,092	5.7621 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,108	5.7645 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,579	5.7647 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		123	5.7752 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4	5.7219 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42,260	5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,921	5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,749	5.7302 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		248	5.7304 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,552	5.7309 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,472	5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,841	5.7343 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		454	5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,578	5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		65	5.7354 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,262	5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,790	5.7406 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41	5.7416 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,584	5.7434 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,286	5.7436 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		792	5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		590	5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.7476 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,659	5.7496 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4	5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		123	5.7504 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,600	5.7535 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45	5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,747	5.7573 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	5.7575 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,048	5.7582 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,417	5.7608 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		171,394	5.7668 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		382	5.7725 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		130	5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,030	5.7095 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1	5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		63,841	5.7358 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		200	5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,769	5.7665 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,772	5.7215 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		66,444	5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		31,308	5.7647 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:				23 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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RETUORVRNWUAUAR

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	484.25p-0.77%
Market Cap	£65.03bn

Date	23 Jan 2026
Time	15:11:16
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	2199Q

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	484.25p-0.77%
Market Cap	£65.03bn

Date	23 Jan 2026
Time	15:11:16
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	2199Q

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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE