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

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

RNS Number : 9330Q

Barclays PLC

29 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:				28 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:			5,055,459	1.04%	3,460,212	0.71%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,234,237	0.87%	4,673,665	0.96%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			9,289,696	1.90%	8,133,877	1.67%
(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		516,249		null
25p ordinary		Purchase		276,173		5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		190,812		5.7428 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		179,683		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		165,998		5.7485 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74,385		5.7525 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58,645		5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,361		5.7360 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,168		5.7470 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,334		5.7437 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,796		5.7385 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,386		5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,381		5.7399 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,267		5.7523 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,941		5.7502 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,874		5.7351 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,626		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,017		5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,004		5.7519 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,070		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,943		5.7409 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,728		5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,586		5.7404 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,236		5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,961		5.7462 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,512		5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,433		5.7390 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,326		5.6649 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,245		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,111		5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		851		5.7419 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		750		5.7403 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		548		5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		492		5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55		5.7372 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		380,667		null
25p ordinary		Sale		139,051		5.7427 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		115,932		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		74,997		5.7334 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		70,876		5.7406 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		60,858		5.7469 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		38,346		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,170		5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,199		5.7372 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,168		5.7461 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,457		5.7366 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,216		5.7462 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,066		5.7425 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,966		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,963		5.7397 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,309		5.7402 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,298		5.7479 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,161		5.7518 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,720		5.7550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,692		5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,568		5.7389 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,101		5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,148		5.7421 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,728		5.7600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,847		5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,635		5.7508 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,512		5.7650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,443		5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,376		5.7353 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,326		5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,245		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,210		5.7213 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,150		5.7575 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,111		5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		569		5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		548		5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		504		5.7355 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		338		5.6968 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		5.7552 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		5.7512 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 Long		276,173	5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		328,733	0.0000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		199	5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,210	5.7213 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,487	5.7278 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,637	5.7334 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,369	5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,457	5.7366 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		32,838	5.7372 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,443	5.7391 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,692	5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,963	5.7397 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		594	5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,118	5.7425 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,847	5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		17,824	5.7448 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,298	5.7479 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,037	5.7487 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		17,678	5.7489 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8	5.7495 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,170	5.7497 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43,081	5.7498 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		58,172	5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,635	5.7508 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16	5.7514 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19	5.7551 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		1,270,671	0.0000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		753	5.7348 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,900	5.7360 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,824	5.7390 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		118	5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		851	5.7419 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,334	5.7437 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		90,046	5.7446 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		58,645	5.7447 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,230	5.7455 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		401	5.7457 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,443	5.7458 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,961	5.7462 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,696	5.7473 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,289	5.7475 USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		63	5.7479 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		106	5.7480 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,647	5.7485 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		114,314	5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,227	5.7502 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,267	5.7523 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,385	5.7525 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		404	5.6971 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,464	5.7432 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		93,956	5.7461 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,291	0.0000 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		55	5.7372 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		21,532	5.7404 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,578	5.7464 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		79,757	5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		94	5.7504 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:				29 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE