Form 8.3 EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC Replacement

FORM 8.3 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 7657V published at 14:20 on 18/08/2025, changes made to section 2A,3A

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:

15 Aug 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:

4,551,102

0.68%

2,555,167

0.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

990,820

0.15%

3,653,548

0.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,541,922

0.83%

6,208,715

0.93%

(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

1p ordinary

Purchase

515,000

0.9204 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

337,951

0.9252 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296,145

0.9247 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

236,312

0.9255 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

158,384

0.9257 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119,389

0.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

115,266

0.9229 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

79,325

0.9269 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

64,558

0.9250 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,009

0.9231 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,795

0.9251 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,589

0.9249 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,642

0.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,203

0.9210 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,681

0.9243 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,053

0.9216 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,213

0.9206 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,112

0.9242 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,369

0.9228 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,195

0.9215 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,031

0.9230 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,234

0.9300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

572,268

0.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

267,794

0.9201 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

98,107

0.9241 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95,797

0.9261 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

85,535

0.9266 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71,314

0.9211 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,541

0.9249 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.9260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,571

0.9252 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,317

0.9225 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,166

0.9256 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,727

0.9268 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,369

0.9265 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,349

0.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,028

0.9214 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,957

0.9217 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,978

0.9208 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,761

0.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,246

0.9195 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,236

0.9302 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,031

0.9230 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,885

0.9224 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,177

0.9244 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,558

0.9234 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

728

0.9250 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

26,605

0.9199 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

304,906

0.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

0.9210 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

395

0.9246 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,541

0.9249 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72,632

0.9261 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,522

0.9265 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85,535

0.9266 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,205

0.9274 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,311

0.9279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

925

0.9407 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

117,084

0.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,492

0.9206 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,242

0.9211 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,028

0.9215 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,053

0.9216 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,009

0.9231 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,642

0.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,730

0.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

838,240

0.9248 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,589

0.9249 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

168,194

0.9251 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84,760

0.9269 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

34,595

0.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,761

0.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

40

0.9190 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

29,150

0.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,128

0.9210 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

20,943

0.9250 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

36,880

0.9257 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:

19 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213