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:

13 Jun 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:

2,842,480

0.43%

2,213,191

0.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,299,918

0.20%

2,470,397

0.37%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,142,398

0.62%

4,683,588

0.71%

(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

176,483

1.0040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

99,959

1.0199 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

93,502

1.0041 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

69,752

1.0057 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,883

1.0160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,763

1.0070 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,606

1.0108 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,641

1.0172 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,983

1.0187 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,699

1.0219 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,434

1.0200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,420

1.0220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

1.0140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30

1.0148 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

1.0080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

185,046

1.0071 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

176,393

1.0040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,589

1.0121 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,751

1.0123 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,679

1.0160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,572

1.0115 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,510

1.0208 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

1.0237 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

195

1.0240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20

1.0080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7

1.0180 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

114,642

1.0040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

87,143

1.0042 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,572

1.0115 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,751

1.0123 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,084

1.0185 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

673

1.0239 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

162,801

1.0040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,502

1.0041 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

1.0072 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59

1.0080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,296

1.0126 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,204

1.0160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,641

1.0172 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

362

1.0180 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

61,751

1.0039 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24

1.0041 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,868

1.0201 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

18,400

1.0040 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

21,797

1.0114 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

98,473

1.0139 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,594

1.0207 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:

16 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213