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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

22nd Jan 2026 14:50

RNS Number : 0193Q

Barclays PLC

22 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:				21 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:			5,116,152	1.05%	5,448,962	1.11%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,965,437	1.01%	4,695,277	0.96%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			10,081,589	2.06%	10,144,239	2.07%
(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		162,350		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88,015		5.7139 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		80,793		5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		68,957		5.7107 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48,800		5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		43,202		5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		24,000		5.7237 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,865		5.7207 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,000		5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,488		5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,672		5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,112		5.7322 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,878		5.7294 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,797		5.7195 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,890		5.7199 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,700		5.7109 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,240		5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,206		5.7270 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,217		5.7266 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,700		5.7154 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,355		5.7254 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,156		5.7215 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,028		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		982		5.7250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		956		5.7211 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		909		5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		634		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		457		5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		376		5.7303 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		289		5.7285 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		193		5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		185		5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		165		5.7246 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		81		5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60		5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		60		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		127,510		5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		55,230		5.7115 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		53,301		5.7142 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,750		5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,464		5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,144		5.7143 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,752		5.7097 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,568		5.7128 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,125		5.7120 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,969		5.7186 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,861		5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,212		5.7450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,903		5.7098 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,552		5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,688		5.7284 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,564		5.7324 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,071		5.7240 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,532		5.7193 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,132		5.7268 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,839		5.7231 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,631		5.7151 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,484		5.7274 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,165		5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,700		5.7205 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,562		5.7191 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,217		5.7351 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,212		5.7316 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,210		5.7400 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,168		5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,152		5.7297 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		984		5.7475 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		981		5.7175 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		954		5.7228 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		914		5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		902		5.7221 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		774		5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		493		5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		402		5.7255 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		384		5.7374 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		355		5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		345		5.7451 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157		5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		76		5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		60		5.7350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		43		5.7494 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31		5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.7250 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		19,125	5.7128 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,752	5.7097 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,903	5.7098 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,325	5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,036	5.7135 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53,301	5.7142 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,144	5.7143 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,455	5.7161 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,552	5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,165	5.7182 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,969	5.7186 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,750	5.7187 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,128	5.7200 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		334	5.7203 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,700	5.7205 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,952	5.7211 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.7225 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,861	5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,464	5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		76	5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		914	5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		573	5.7254 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,517	5.7311 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		355	5.7342 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		774	5.7394 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		43	5.7494 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,222	5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		130	5.7103 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		185	5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		63,290	5.7107 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,660	5.7108 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,700	5.7109 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6	5.7112 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		529	5.7118 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,423	5.7125 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,268	5.7149 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4	5.7150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,700	5.7154 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,202	5.7176 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		127	5.7189 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,484	5.7194 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7	5.7202 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,865	5.7207 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		956	5.7211 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		240	5.7220 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,761	5.7222 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,797	5.7227 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		595	5.7232 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48,800	5.7235 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		165	5.7246 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,672	5.7247 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,488	5.7252 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55	5.7264 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,217	5.7266 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,206	5.7270 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,878	5.7294 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		81	5.7312 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,112	5.7322 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,240	5.7339 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		101	5.7429 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		162,175	5.7500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		100	5.7300 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		35,255	5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,587	5.7131 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		13,398	5.7148 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		63,172	5.7181 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,484	5.7273 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,715	5.7373 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,741	5.7100 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		62,697	5.7104 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		909	5.7226 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,958	5.7411 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:				22 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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