RNS Number : 9527V

Barclays PLC

19 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:				18 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:			4,120,067	0.84%	705,939	0.14%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				587,859	0.12%	3,814,792	0.78%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,707,926	0.96%	4,520,731	0.92%
(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		69,419		7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		55,208		7.2978  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,376		7.2802  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,098		7.3009  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,167		7.3045  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,592		7.3023  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,496		7.2772  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,052		7.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,578		7.2981  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,758		7.3104  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,472		7.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,036		7.2859  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,735		7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,699		7.3194  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,641		7.3228  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,600		7.3010  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,400		7.3065  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,959		7.3444  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,740		7.2934  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,683		7.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,674		7.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,656		7.3178  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,603		7.2760  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,499		7.2825  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,496		7.2764  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,160		7.2925  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,130		7.2675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		999		7.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		818		7.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		682		7.2847  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		657		7.2725  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		393		7.2975  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		356		7.2777  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		300		7.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		160		7.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		102		7.2865  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		84		7.2842  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		33		7.2782  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16		7.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52,761		7.2899  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39,653		7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		35,175		7.2756  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,909		7.3024  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,714		7.2937  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22,533		7.2863  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,508		7.2763  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,221		7.2857  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,332		7.3165  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,117		7.2991  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,527		7.2746  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,467		7.2980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,223		7.3097  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,880		7.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,382		7.2896  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,819		7.3029  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,190		7.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,964		7.2882  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,784		7.3088  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,284		7.3077  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,069		7.3132  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,018		7.3075  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,465		7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,218		7.3130  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,192		7.3374  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,137		7.3223  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,109		7.2854  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,066		7.3090  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,894		7.3083  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,582		7.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,223		7.2825  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,160		7.2925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,130		7.2675  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,041		7.2862  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		947		7.3143  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		818		7.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		728		7.2975  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		657		7.2725  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		641		7.2696  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		549		7.3001  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		545		7.2965  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		539		7.2652  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		539		7.2650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		417		7.2988  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		335		7.3025  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		328		7.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		309		7.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		300		7.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		295		7.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		270		7.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		138		7.3096  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		48		7.2818  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		11,527	7.2746  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,190	7.2748  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,496	7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,175	7.2756  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,508	7.2763  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		340	7.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48	7.2817  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,204	7.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,533	7.2863  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,613	7.2940  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72,985	7.2944  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,467	7.2980  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,256	7.2988  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,117	7.2991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65	7.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		549	7.3001  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		491	7.3014  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,909	7.3024  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,280	7.3034  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		78	7.3054  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,284	7.3077  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,894	7.3083  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,784	7.3087  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,066	7.3090  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		138	7.3096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16	7.3098  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		254	7.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,184	7.3218  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,137	7.3223  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		341	7.2700  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,239	7.2750  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,603	7.2760  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,496	7.2764  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,496	7.2772  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		356	7.2777  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		276	7.2825  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		548	7.2834  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7	7.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102	7.2865  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,740	7.2934  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		46,214	7.2968  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,578	7.2981  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		86,099	7.2983  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,600	7.3010  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		475	7.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16	7.3101  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,641	7.3228  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		160	7.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,959	7.3444  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,706	7.3079  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,218	7.3128  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		684	7.2951  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:				19 Aug 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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