Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

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:

15 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:

8,325,867

1.70%

4,096,999

0.84%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,998,705

0.82%

8,228,586

1.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,324,572

2.51%

12,325,585

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

158,044

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

93,560

5.3463 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

83,869

5.3502 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

73,830

5.3514 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,011

5.2844 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

54,310

5.3022 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46,028

5.3397 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,166

5.2929 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,956

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,422

5.2761 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,400

5.2926 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,146

5.3141 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,691

5.2756 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,140

5.2954 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,775

5.3021 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,712

5.3305 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,139

5.3339 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,853

5.3067 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,030

5.3066 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,827

5.3211 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,137

5.3552 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,808

5.3201 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,675

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,564

5.2850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,484

5.2946 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,461

5.2775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,360

5.2725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,300

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,224

5.3012 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,198

5.2631 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

954

5.3125 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

938

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

808

5.3500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

764

5.3375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

749

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

709

5.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

707

5.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

687

5.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

654

5.3179 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

595

5.2937 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

437

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

428

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

424

5.2875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

359

5.3175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

316

5.3250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

289

5.3300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

287

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

279

5.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

5.3213 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

226

5.2769 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

126

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

118

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

51

5.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

5.3050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.3053 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

575,175

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

460,647

5.3543 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

110,998

5.3335 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

105,141

5.3527 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

97,864

5.3216 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

77,008

5.2850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,123

5.3059 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,913

5.3365 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43,249

5.3539 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,688

5.3469 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,732

5.3192 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,996

5.3548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,680

5.3247 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,063

5.3225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,434

5.3448 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,284

5.2861 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,375

5.3301 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,164

5.3318 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,822

5.3416 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,956

5.3290 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,800

5.3520 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,478

5.3168 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,878

5.3111 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,989

5.3447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,780

5.3386 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,599

5.3373 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,107

5.2802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,850

5.3234 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,763

5.3354 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,300

5.2839 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,026

5.3184 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,925

5.3008 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,813

5.3363 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,804

5.2883 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,773

5.2785 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,548

5.3399 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,461

5.2775 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,383

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,356

5.3250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,300

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,189

5.3491 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

998

5.3351 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

960

5.3524 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

954

5.3125 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

884

5.3473 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

808

5.3500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

790

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

764

5.3375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

752

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

726

5.3300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

651

5.2725 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

552

5.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

536

5.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

435

5.3043 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

428

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

424

5.2875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

359

5.3175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

308

5.3511 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

279

5.2601 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

244

5.2669 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

203

5.3464 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

195

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

144

5.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

118

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

113

5.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

104

5.3485 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51

5.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35

5.3051 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

12,797

5.3068 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

244

5.2669 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,107

5.2802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,300

5.2839 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,804

5.2883 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

544

5.2922 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35

5.3048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,123

5.3059 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,878

5.3111 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,478

5.3168 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,768

5.3184 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97,864

5.3216 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,764

5.3284 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,183

5.3290 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,211

5.3296 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,174

5.3303 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,254

5.3306 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,545

5.3311 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,164

5.3318 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,831

5.3328 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

110,998

5.3335 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,913

5.3365 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,599

5.3373 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,141

5.3388 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,822

5.3416 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,989

5.3447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,434

5.3448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,688

5.3469 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

104

5.3485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,292

5.3489 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,189

5.3491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

308

5.3511 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,800

5.3520 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

105,141

5.3527 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,270

5.3532 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,249

5.3539 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,436

5.3547 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,996

5.3548 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

156,486

5.3549 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

236,899

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

5.2727 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

528

5.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,085

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,011

5.2844 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

595

5.2937 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,140

5.2954 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,224

5.3012 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35

5.3051 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

5.3067 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

717

5.3144 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

654

5.3179 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,292

5.3195 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

258

5.3213 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,712

5.3305 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,028

5.3397 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83,869

5.3502 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,830

5.3514 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,480

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,137

5.3552 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

734

5.3262 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,284

5.2861 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,248

5.3542 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,271

5.3546 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

391,067

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

440

5.2622 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,012

5.2966 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,139

5.3340 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

122,937

5.3383 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:

16 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213