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

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RNS Number : 3240J  Barclays PLC  27 November 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:                                                     26 Nov 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:                                                      8,021,370          1.64%            1,648,602        0.34%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          1,419,910          0.29%            7,925,920        1.62%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0                0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  9,441,280          1.93%            9,574,522        1.95%
 (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                              186,054                             5.4182  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              107,215                             5.3632  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              59,558                              5.4550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              58,316                              5.3768  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              31,236                              5.3626  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              18,520                              5.3579  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              15,265                              5.3450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              14,282                              5.3724  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              13,863                              5.3442  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              13,000                              5.3805  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              12,544                              5.3421  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              8,375                               5.3977  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              7,676                               5.3513  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              6,723                               5.4139  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,192                               5.4297  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,130                               5.3557  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,886                               5.3500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,862                               5.3512  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,434                               5.4189  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,341                               5.4230  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,270                               5.3684  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,129                               5.3495  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,841                               5.4220  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,607                               5.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,574                               5.4128  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,486                               5.3638  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,421                               5.4400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,269                               5.4450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,251                               5.3600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,246                               5.4522  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,218                               5.4482  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,061                               5.4200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              998                                 5.3546  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              640                                 5.3650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              619                                 5.3700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              608                                 5.4350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              596                                 5.4300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              582                                 5.4650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              539                                 5.4261  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              524                                 5.4225  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              439                                 5.4250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              432                                 5.3250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              431                                 5.4100  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              409                                 5.3850  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              341                                 5.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              337                                 5.3200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              298                                 5.3800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              263                                 5.4600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              260                                 5.4500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              245                                 5.4091  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              195                                 5.3000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              194                                 5.4050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              162                                 5.4800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              134                                 5.3900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              126                                 5.3675  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              122                                 5.3950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              121                                 5.2900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              120                                 5.3350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              111                                 5.3750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              107                                 5.2950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              106                                 5.4000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              105                                 5.4750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              100                                 5.4349  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              69                                  5.4700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              58                                  5.3100  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  118,825                             5.3971  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  103,135                             5.3431  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  68,246                              5.4450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  58,542                              5.4550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  45,468                              5.4299  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  37,301                              5.4538  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  36,674                              5.4197  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  28,886                              5.4233  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  28,168                              5.4001  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  25,827                              5.4358  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  18,798                              5.4290  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  17,396                              5.4363  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  11,436                              5.3875  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  9,332                               5.4274  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6,385                               5.4204  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,545                               5.4492  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,532                               5.3562  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,322                               5.4547  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,377                               5.4509  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,227                               5.4483  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,136                               5.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,085                               5.4062  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,911                               5.3496  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,802                               5.3500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,235                               5.4626  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,176                               5.3744  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  933                                 5.4400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  789                                 5.3600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  640                                 5.3650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  619                                 5.3700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  608                                 5.4350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  596                                 5.4300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  588                                 5.4650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  439                                 5.4250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  432                                 5.3250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  412                                 5.3450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  409                                 5.3850  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  354                                 5.4545  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  341                                 5.3400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  337                                 5.3200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  298                                 5.3800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  282                                 5.4613  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  262                                 5.4500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  255                                 5.4750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  247                                 5.4339  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  235                                 5.4600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  195                                 5.3000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  194                                 5.4050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  162                                 5.4800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  134                                 5.3900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  127                                 5.4551  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  122                                 5.3950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  121                                 5.2900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  120                                 5.3350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  115                                 5.4623  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  111                                 5.3750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  107                                 5.2950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  105                                 5.4000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  105                                 5.4420  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  92                                  5.4200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  69                                  5.4700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  58                                  5.3100  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                    1                5.3173  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,911            5.3496  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,356            5.3718  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,176            5.3744  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,642            5.3802  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    11,436           5.3875  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    102              5.3900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    118,825          5.3971  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    28,168           5.4001  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,881            5.4038  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,385            5.4204  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    9,332            5.4274  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    18,798           5.4290  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    45,568           5.4299  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    251              5.4300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    25,827           5.4358  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    17,396           5.4363  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    68,246           5.4450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,545            5.4492  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2                5.4500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,377            5.4509  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    354              5.4545  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    3,322            5.4547  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    45,276           5.4550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    671              5.4552  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    877              5.4616  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    115              5.4623  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,235            5.4626  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1                5.3176  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,129            5.3495  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1                5.3500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,862            5.3512  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    7,676            5.3513  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,647            5.3550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    18,520           5.3579  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    49               5.3600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    107,215          5.3632  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    416              5.3669  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    14,282           5.3724  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    42,161           5.3740  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    13,000           5.3805  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    500              5.3975  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1                5.4000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,655            5.4038  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    727              5.4064  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    245              5.4091  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    431              5.4100  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    539              5.4261  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,218            5.4482  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    110,758          5.4550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    200              5.4349  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    4,344            5.3186  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    2,007            5.3860  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    3,353            5.3958  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Short                    5,260            5.3459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Short                    35,614           5.3908  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Short                    10,630           5.4554  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:                                                                      27 Nov 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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