RNS Number : 6816N

Barclays PLC

05 January 2026

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:				02 Jan 2026
(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:			6,986,986	1.43%	5,744,109	1.17%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,648,004	1.15%	6,678,791	1.36%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			12,634,990	2.58%	12,422,900	2.54%
(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		98,373		5.5014  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		76,668		5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48,717		5.5004  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,748		5.5031  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,142		5.5208  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		20,276		5.5029  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,684		5.5019  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,755		5.5089  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,500		5.5026  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,841		5.5126  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		9,694		5.5007  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,196		5.5079  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,372		5.4986  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,080		5.5058  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,654		5.5002  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,138		5.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,080		5.5124  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,026		5.5115  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,142		5.5018  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,584		5.5042  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,464		5.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,384		5.5052  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,031		5.5078  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,756		5.5155  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,181		5.5148  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,995		5.4998  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,709		5.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,674		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,285		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,251		5.5092  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,143		5.5600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,142		5.4977  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		997		5.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		948		5.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		763		5.5104  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		656		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		620		5.5146  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		572		5.5571  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		338		5.5095  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		332		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		330		5.5575  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		233		5.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		230		5.5175  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		189		5.5350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		71		5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		49		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32		5.5234  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		153,629		5.5013  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		121,565		5.5032  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		117,198		5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,968		5.5220  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,783		5.5014  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		31,291		5.5031  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,329		5.5049  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,482		5.4997  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,582		5.5022  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,922		5.5009  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		21,266		5.5033  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		20,590		5.5018  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,664		5.4955  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,022		5.5077  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,300		5.5205  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,160		5.5124  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,668		5.5010  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,652		5.5073  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,880		5.5057  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,218		5.5041  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,063		5.5112  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,811		5.5500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,325		5.5067  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,744		5.4991  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,740		5.5413  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,726		5.5150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,502		5.4950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,371		5.5116  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,285		5.5050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,182		5.5164  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,143		5.5600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,116		5.4946  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,047		5.5398  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,040		5.5100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		847		5.4936  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		724		5.4860  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		711		5.5232  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		685		5.4904  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		639		5.4925  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		602		5.4850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		523		5.5200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		456		5.5094  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		418		5.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		393		5.5125  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		359		5.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		330		5.5575  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		146		5.4900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		133		5.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		71		5.4800  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		Increasing Long		1,595,740	5.5949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,331,521	5.5949  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,353	5.4845  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		685	5.4904  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,432	5.4972  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,604	5.4985  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,744	5.4991  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39,697	5.4997  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		184,802	5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		650	5.5002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,753	5.5005  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,922	5.5009  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,668	5.5010  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,590	5.5018  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,374	5.5019  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,453	5.5020  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,582	5.5022  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		404	5.5025  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		183	5.5027  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,346	5.5031  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,266	5.5033  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,398	5.5036  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,466	5.5037  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,926	5.5038  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,329	5.5049  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		456	5.5094  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,371	5.5116  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		250	5.5118  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,300	5.5205  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		711	5.5232  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		341	5.5250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,372	5.4986  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52,460	5.5000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,020	5.5002  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48,717	5.5004  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,142	5.5018  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,500	5.5026  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,276	5.5029  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,080	5.5058  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,674	5.5060  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,755	5.5089  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,255	5.5116  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		286	5.5126  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		620	5.5146  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,181	5.5148  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,756	5.5155  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32	5.5232  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,779	5.5300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		189	5.5350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	5.5400  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		572	5.5571  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		813	5.4968  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		23,697	5.5037  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		586	5.5048  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,022	5.5077  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,055	5.5118  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,142	5.4977  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		27,739	5.5003  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		45,572	5.5033  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:				05 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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