RNS Number : 9385Z

Barclays PLC

18 September 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 Sep 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:			3,316,361	0.68%	1,577,334	0.32%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,649,709	0.34%	3,117,373	0.64%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,966,070	1.01%	4,694,707	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		125,571		7.1052  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		84,587		7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		74,743		7.1104  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,162		7.0911  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,149		7.1075  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,829		7.0899  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,946		7.0909  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,579		7.1029  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,186		7.1008  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,217		7.0876  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,690		7.0996  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,688		7.0877  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,981		7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,846		7.0991  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,717		7.1072  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,305		7.0887  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,889		7.0827  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,086		7.1001  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,384		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,345		7.0988  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		895		7.1005  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		885		7.0971  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		593		7.0850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		474		7.0788  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		273		7.0849  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		23		7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		188,907		7.1068  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		188,240		7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		49,792		7.0881  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,483		7.1099  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,645		7.0880  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,442		7.1076  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,230		7.1015  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,057		7.1096  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,749		7.0899  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,850		7.0942  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,400		7.1078  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,375		7.0897  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,993		7.0895  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,890		7.1085  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,208		7.0806  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,682		7.1088  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,384		7.0914  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,220		7.0978  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,379		7.0865  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,289		7.0907  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,102		7.1003  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,066		7.0994  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,946		7.0904  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,678		7.0915  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,670		7.0800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,639		7.0930  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,333		7.1010  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,218		7.0885  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,190		7.0869  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		805		7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		786		7.1089  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		754		7.0950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		254		7.0750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		196		7.1200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		64		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15		7.1113  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		2,379	7.0865  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,190	7.0869  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,645	7.0880  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,792	7.0881  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,375	7.0897  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,045	7.0914  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,639	7.0930  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,159	7.0960  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,220	7.0978  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,706	7.0994  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,643	7.0997  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57	7.1000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,102	7.1003  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,333	7.1010  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,053	7.1015  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,534	7.1049  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,400	7.1078  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,051	7.1084  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,890	7.1085  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,682	7.1088  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		786	7.1089  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,057	7.1096  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,483	7.1099  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		123,423	7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15	7.1113  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		64	7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		474	7.0788  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,889	7.0827  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		273	7.0849  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,029	7.0869  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,981	7.0875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,762	7.0881  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,305	7.0887  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,368	7.0890  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,829	7.0899  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23	7.0900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,162	7.0911  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,611	7.0946  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,086	7.1001  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,186	7.1008  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,491	7.1024  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,974	7.1030  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,654	7.1048  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,996	7.1060  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,430	7.1061  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,699	7.1069  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,717	7.1072  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,149	7.1075  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,944	7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,136	7.1103  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,743	7.1104  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		209	7.1113  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,933	7.1114  USD
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		14,753	7.0700  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,812	7.0808  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		865	7.0840  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,472	7.0862  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,088	7.0996  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		90,114	7.1094  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,000	7.1100  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		587	7.0804  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,088	7.0806  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		593	7.0855  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		428	7.0970  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 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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