Barclays PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 17, 2025

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Barclays PLC

17 December 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:				16 Dec 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:			8,164,247	1.67%	4,246,907	0.87%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,197,442	0.86%	8,114,755	1.66%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			12,361,689	2.52%	12,361,662	2.52%
(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		251,293		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89,092		5.3225  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		46,399		5.3284  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37,179		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,955		5.3252  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,023		5.3258  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,937		5.3246  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,228		5.2991  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,145		5.3139  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,820		5.3205  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,976		5.3251  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,969		5.3256  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,934		5.3083  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,755		5.3234  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,202		5.3369  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,132		5.3367  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,676		5.3335  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,748		5.3275  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,673		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,437		5.3279  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,312		5.3266  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,277		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,072		5.3287  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		950		5.3425  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		942		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		873		5.3274  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		738		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		587		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		465		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		444		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		437		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		360		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		234		5.3308  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		121		5.3482  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		96		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19		5.3454  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.3744  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		214,164		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		138,046		5.3251  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		66,466		5.3291  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		56,726		5.3206  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,224		5.3275  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,243		5.3225  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		34,081		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		30,630		5.3239  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,824		5.3333  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,694		5.3355  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,109		5.3178  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,200		5.3279  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,565		5.3339  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8,127		5.3247  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,877		5.3183  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,874		5.3307  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,310		5.3386  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,002		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,120		5.3293  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,976		5.3268  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,505		5.3345  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,888		5.3316  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,614		5.2991  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,235		5.3334  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,967		5.3083  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,947		5.3005  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,601		5.3369  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,573		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,481		5.3331  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,463		5.3315  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,416		5.3300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,277		5.2850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,207		5.3304  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		963		5.3409  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		862		5.3172  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		800		5.3050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		758		5.3359  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		738		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		606		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		500		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		475		5.3425  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		465		5.3150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		447		5.3645  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		445		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		437		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		355		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		234		5.3306  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		96		5.2800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		39		5.3274  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16		5.3500  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		6,917	5.3252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		159	5.2907  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		182	5.2908  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,105	5.3027  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,039	5.3037  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		862	5.3172  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,109	5.3178  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,653	5.3180  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,280	5.3238  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,630	5.3239  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,127	5.3247  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		222,323	5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,300	5.3261  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66,466	5.3291  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,120	5.3293  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,207	5.3304  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,011	5.3306  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,824	5.3333  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,565	5.3339  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,583	5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,694	5.3355  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		454	5.3376  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,400	5.3391  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		355	5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		447	5.3645  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		966	5.3069  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,200	5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,145	5.3139  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,356	5.3166  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		606	5.3225  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,937	5.3246  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		106,306	5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,299	5.3252  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,284	5.3253  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,969	5.3256  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3	5.3266  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,437	5.3279  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		234	5.3308  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,676	5.3335  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		379	5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		300	5.3433  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		121	5.3482  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,163	5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		867	5.3391  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		50,553	5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		758	5.3358  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,026	5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		12,515	5.3253  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		52,936	5.3255  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		735	5.3264  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		19	5.3452  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,811	5.3508  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:				17 Dec 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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