Form 8.3 EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

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

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

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 Jul 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?

UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

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:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,996,874

0.45%

2,488,823

0.37%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,639,321

0.25%

2,404,383

0.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,636,195

0.70%

4,893,206

0.74%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

54,890

0.9831 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,935

0.9836 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,502

0.9900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,396

0.9894 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,219

0.9870 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,904

0.9888 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,666

0.9810 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,242

0.9809 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,189

0.9845 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

782

0.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

478

0.9864 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

346

0.9797 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

124

0.9780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,599

0.9877 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,229

0.9821 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,272

0.9900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,772

0.9846 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,491

0.9794 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,851

0.9840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

979

0.9830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

0.9790 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

0.9789 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,610

0.9813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,550

0.9822 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

979

0.9830 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,772

0.9846 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,476

0.9900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,908

0.9810 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

728

0.9811 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,202

0.9826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,189

0.9845 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,300

0.9851 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,366

0.9854 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,104

0.9866 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,396

0.9894 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,645

0.9900 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

50,229

0.9821 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,743

0.9862 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,587

0.9899 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10

0.9830 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

42,935

0.9837 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,219

0.9869 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)

Exercising

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:

21 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213