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Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

18th Dec 2025 12:46

RNS Number : 1605M

Barclays PLC

18 December 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:				17 Dec 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:			7,828,346	1.60%	4,341,455	0.89%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,234,020	0.86%	7,755,919	1.58%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			12,062,366	2.46%	12,097,374	2.47%
(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		163,231		5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		88,528		5.4159 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		67,088		5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		47,286		5.3779 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,851		5.4152 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23,698		5.3749 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,345		5.4251 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,761		5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,395		5.3740 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,994		5.4252 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,464		5.3861 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,302		5.3729 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,414		5.3746 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,440		5.3828 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,558		5.3835 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,139		5.3747 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,979		5.3886 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,892		5.3919 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,827		5.3968 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,534		5.3644 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,525		5.4233 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,284		5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,172		5.4054 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,102		5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		966		5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		872		5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		566		5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		540		5.4052 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		480		5.3830 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		445		5.4111 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		127		5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35		5.3674 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		5.3935 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		233,946		5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		182,480		5.4237 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		80,108		5.3938 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,435		5.3758 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48,384		5.3812 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,554		5.4220 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,264		5.4159 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		40,845		5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,102		5.3708 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,652		5.3975 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,200		5.4050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,363		5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,569		5.3759 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,010		5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,802		5.4241 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,577		5.3661 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,024		5.3891 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,944		5.3768 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,837		5.4094 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,439		5.4234 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,732		5.3873 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,683		5.3803 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,088		5.4175 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,900		5.3843 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,643		5.3780 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,193		5.4107 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,981		5.3792 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,777		5.3721 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,672		5.3912 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,465		5.3818 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,187		5.4131 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,040		5.3650 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		890		5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		642		5.3600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		466		5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		446		5.3950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		371		5.4207 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		290		5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		100		5.3548 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		92		5.3977 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57		5.3898 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35		5.3674 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		5.3637 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		8,068	5.3771 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	5.3548 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16	5.3634 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,577	5.3661 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35	5.3673 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,102	5.3708 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,435	5.3758 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,944	5.3768 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		421	5.3778 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,981	5.3792 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40,812	5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,384	5.3812 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,363	5.3827 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12	5.3850 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,829	5.3876 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57	5.3898 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	5.3899 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		890	5.3900 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,672	5.3912 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,139	5.3915 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		80,108	5.3938 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		92	5.3977 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,779	5.4056 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,837	5.4094 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		79	5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,193	5.4107 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,187	5.4131 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		885	5.4147 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		329	5.4162 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.4200 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		371	5.4207 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,554	5.4220 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,439	5.4234 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55,954	5.4249 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		128,733	5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,534	5.3644 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35	5.3676 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,302	5.3729 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,395	5.3740 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,286	5.3779 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		67,088	5.3800 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,558	5.3835 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		549	5.3858 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		127	5.3910 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12	5.3935 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.4000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		103	5.4046 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		540	5.4052 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,172	5.4054 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		261	5.4094 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		827	5.4100 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,695	5.4140 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,525	5.4233 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,635	5.4250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,345	5.4251 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,994	5.4252 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,034	5.3845 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		28,652	5.3975 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		57,327	5.4245 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		9,455	5.4246 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		8,570	5.3856 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,979	5.3886 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		66,791	5.4036 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		16,208	5.4250 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:				18 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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