RNS Number : 3609F

Barclays PLC

29 October 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:				28 Oct 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:			7,595,276	1.55%	1,654,115	0.34%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,483,031	0.30%	7,656,193	1.56%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,078,307	1.86%	9,310,308	1.90%
(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		180,397		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		169,581		5.7895  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,282		5.8311  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		35,981		5.7841  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		29,754		5.7852  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		28,639		5.7974  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		21,428		5.8308  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16,292		5.7860  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,275		5.7948  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,028		5.8241  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,030		5.8386  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,606		5.7838  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,682		5.8460  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,195		5.8037  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,722		5.8265  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,130		5.8081  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,755		5.8331  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,657		5.8034  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,737		5.8194  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,500		5.8800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,302		5.8157  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,192		5.8593  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,104		5.8445  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,733		5.8410  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,494		5.8438  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,276		5.8146  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		755		5.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		692		5.8300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		684		5.8098  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		672		5.8283  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		628		5.8450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		619		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		603		5.8624  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		480		5.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		387		5.8325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		349		5.8010  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		346		5.8200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		212		5.8163  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		62		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		26		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		157,867		5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120,210		5.7861  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,526		5.8338  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,922		5.8271  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,446		5.8555  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19,505		5.8352  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,498		5.8393  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		14,398		5.8305  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,030		5.8469  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,355		5.8227  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,351		5.8178  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,488		5.8368  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,124		5.8927  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,957		5.8432  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,949		5.8351  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,494		5.7980  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,722		5.7847  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,883		5.8088  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,342		5.8387  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,184		5.8460  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,602		5.8348  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,558		5.8332  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,550		5.8087  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,531		5.8287  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,283		5.8175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,100		5.8441  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,031		5.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,946		5.8329  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,900		5.8943  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,794		5.8263  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,565		5.8340  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,522		5.7897  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,338		5.8488  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,326		5.8439  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		956		5.8200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		815		5.8553  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		568		5.8050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		457		5.8244  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		387		5.8325  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		298		5.8150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		271		5.8625  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		212		5.8169  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		182		5.8249  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		144		5.9497  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		122		5.8339  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66		5.8331  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		62		5.8400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30		5.7968  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20		5.7950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.8405  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		4,094	5.7841  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,722	5.7847  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		59,635	5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,522	5.7897  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,494	5.7980  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,941	5.8077  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,276	5.8100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,520	5.8131  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,663	5.8176  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,540	5.8204  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,355	5.8227  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,013	5.8230  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		457	5.8244  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,922	5.8271  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,898	5.8289  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,946	5.8329  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,558	5.8332  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,526	5.8338  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,326	5.8439  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,100	5.8441  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40,649	5.8494  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,900	5.8943  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		144	5.9497  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		96,057	5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		62,119	5.7852  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,292	5.7860  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,432	5.7870  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,275	5.7948  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,639	5.7974  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		609	5.8000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		349	5.8010  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,657	5.8034  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,195	5.8037  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,130	5.8081  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,745	5.8087  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,737	5.8194  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		219	5.8275  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		672	5.8283  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,428	5.8308  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,282	5.8311  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,755	5.8331  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,192	5.8593  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,673	5.8350  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		40,839	5.7850  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,773	5.8199  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		99	5.8497  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		32,826	5.7854  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		12,800	5.8126  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		656	5.8258  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:				29 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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