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REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

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RNS Number : 5819V  Barclays PLC  15 August 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:                                                     14 Aug 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:                                                      4,320,910          0.88%            688,021          0.14%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          568,392            0.12%            4,028,937        0.82%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0                0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  4,889,302          1.00%            4,716,958        0.96%
 (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                              68,765                              7.3200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              28,858                              7.3624  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              16,812                              7.3235  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              10,170                              7.3203  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              8,243                               7.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,900                               7.3205  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,588                               7.3403  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,826                               7.3171  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,603                               7.3388  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,842                               7.3546  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,537                               7.3438  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,374                               7.3364  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,228                               7.3099  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,040                               7.3571  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              934                                 7.3273  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              924                                 7.3350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              807                                 7.3174  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              640                                 7.3365  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              552                                 7.3280  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              335                                 7.3511  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              321                                 7.3300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              239                                 7.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              189                                 7.3137  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              152                                 7.3650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              88                                  7.3450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              86                                  7.3250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              36                                  7.3352  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2                                   7.3000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  90,979                              7.3200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  36,934                              7.3212  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  26,563                              7.3213  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,120                              7.3358  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,357                               7.3292  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,046                               7.3351  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,773                               7.3222  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,325                               7.3366  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,577                               7.3311  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,525                               7.3196  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,401                               7.3362  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,303                               7.3201  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,181                               7.3459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,859                               7.3191  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,533                               7.3461  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,505                               7.3232  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,146                               7.3448  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,056                               7.3650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  994                                 7.3050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  770                                 7.3403  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  720                                 7.3274  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  598                                 7.2985  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  378                                 7.3526  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  370                                 7.2970  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  355                                 7.3178  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  323                                 7.3350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  319                                 7.3500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  294                                 7.3600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  201                                 7.3425  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  190                                 7.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  97                                  7.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  86                                  7.3250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  86                                  7.3251  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  36                                  7.3347  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5                                   7.3000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5                                   7.3360  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2                                   7.3002  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                    370              7.2970  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    355              7.3178  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,859            7.3191  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,525            7.3196  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    44,655           7.3200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    36,934           7.3212  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,100            7.3213  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,773            7.3222  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,505            7.3232  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    720              7.3274  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,357            7.3292  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,882            7.3342  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    36               7.3348  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,046            7.3351  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    3,132            7.3353  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    10,120           7.3358  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5                7.3360  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,401            7.3362  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,325            7.3366  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    770              7.3403  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    89               7.3450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,181            7.3459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    11               7.3549  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,027            7.3631  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    251              7.3650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1                7.3900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,228            7.3099  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    189              7.3137  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    4,826            7.3171  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    807              7.3174  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    6,592            7.3200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    10,170           7.3203  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,155            7.3205  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    505              7.3215  USD
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    10,635           7.3251  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    934              7.3273  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    321              7.3300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    23               7.3350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    937              7.3351  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    4,603            7.3388  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    8,155            7.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,588            7.3403  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    87               7.3450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    995              7.3522  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,842            7.3546  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    423              7.3559  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,040            7.3571  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    28,858           7.3624  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Long                        2,105            7.3197  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:                                                                      15 Aug 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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