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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Published: 08/10/2025, 14:45

RNS Number : 6121C

Barclays PLC

08 October 2025

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:				07 Oct 2025
(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:			3,586,422	0.73%	2,217,852	0.45%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,148,173	0.44%	3,572,789	0.73%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			5,734,595	1.17%	5,790,641	1.18%
(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		153,487		7.0672 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		143,637		7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		137,652		7.0727 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		99,622		7.0673 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		77,807		7.0600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		57,931		7.0636 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		27,790		7.0803 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,602		7.0927 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,270		7.0942 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,098		7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,955		7.0961 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,830		7.0714 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,314		7.0761 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,224		7.1067 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,623		7.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,221		7.0722 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,299		7.0898 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,292		7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,290		7.0995 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,904		7.0651 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,470		7.0943 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,432		7.1091 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,348		7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,172		7.0826 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,169		7.0755 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,020		7.0780 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,803		7.0823 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,502		7.0980 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,487		7.0955 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,213		7.1150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		735		7.1066 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		716		7.1100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		693		7.0963 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		640		7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		618		7.0907 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		616		7.1075 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		556		7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		417		7.1125 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		397		7.0708 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		390		7.0949 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		365		7.1200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		98		7.0525 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		92		7.0802 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89		7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41		7.1350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8		7.0908 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8		7.0912 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3		7.0400 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		7.0607 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		323,743		7.0689 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		78,785		7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		78,679		7.0608 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,990		7.0661 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,974		7.0832 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,634		7.0664 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,535		7.0646 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,354		7.0765 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,310		7.0976 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,779		7.1044 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,700		7.0820 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,796		7.0877 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,950		7.0958 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,527		7.1051 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,289		7.0766 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,414		7.0919 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,232		7.0993 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,384		7.0322 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,015		7.1254 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,942		7.0979 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,867		7.0711 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,527		7.1056 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,398		7.1239 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,197		7.1224 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,142		7.0809 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,023		7.1204 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,916		7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,800		7.0757 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,551		7.0853 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,522		7.1050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,402		7.1150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,373		7.0950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,291		7.1029 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,096		7.1134 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,083		7.1154 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,000		7.1176 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		799		7.1245 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		757		7.0984 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		703		7.0754 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		556		7.0550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		527		7.1185 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		485		7.1104 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		420		7.1075 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		417		7.1125 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		402		7.0850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		400		7.0553 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		356		7.0450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		283		7.0607 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		282		7.0717 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		197		7.0785 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		143		7.0786 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		104		7.1052 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69		7.0988 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		46		7.1039 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41		7.1343 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5		7.1250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3		7.1033 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		7.1025 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		3,384	7.0322 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		393	7.0635 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,535	7.0646 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55,473	7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		76,000	7.0705 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,803	7.0706 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,867	7.0711 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		282	7.0717 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		74	7.0731 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		180	7.0740 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,289	7.0766 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		197	7.0785 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		143	7.0786 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,142	7.0809 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8	7.0948 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,096	7.0962 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		490	7.0970 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		757	7.0984 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		620	7.0992 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,232	7.0993 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		685	7.1000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,597	7.1051 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		600	7.1150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		799	7.1245 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5	7.1250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3	7.0396 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,400	7.0553 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.0607 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		73,528	7.0650 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,904	7.0651 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,793	7.0655 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,539	7.0661 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,627	7.0663 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,549	7.0664 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		397	7.0708 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,830	7.0714 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,314	7.0761 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		89	7.0773 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,020	7.0780 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40	7.0787 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		92	7.0802 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,790	7.0803 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,299	7.0898 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		626	7.0907 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8	7.0908 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,109	7.0912 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,623	7.0920 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,602	7.0927 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,270	7.0942 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8	7.0951 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,518	7.1019 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,273	7.1033 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,000	7.1057 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		735	7.1066 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,388	7.0637 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,380	7.1090 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,899	7.0655 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		18,933	7.0656 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:				08 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE