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:

24 Nov 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:

7,790,794

1.59%

1,508,202

0.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,282,448

0.26%

7,711,613

1.57%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,073,242

1.85%

9,219,815

1.88%

(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

395,535

5.3015 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

151,468

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

67,100

5.3001 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

60,140

5.3043 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46,850

5.3012 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

44,601

5.3136 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,981

5.3030 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,318

5.3141 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,180

5.3243 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,950

5.3057 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,671

5.3218 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,386

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,233

5.3076 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,104

5.3160 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,587

5.3045 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,721

5.3302 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,531

5.3126 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,570

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,612

5.3264 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,485

5.3184 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,231

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,680

5.3197 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,629

5.3211 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,731

5.3099 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,150

5.3327 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,987

5.3170 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,910

5.2989 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,818

5.3066 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,445

5.3208 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,196

5.3296 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,813

5.3002 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,679

5.3446 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,629

5.2869 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,626

5.3075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,566

5.3047 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,468

5.3094 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,467

5.2951 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,229

5.3217 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,104

5.3077 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,011

5.3129 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

989

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

984

5.3072 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

905

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

876

5.3192 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

665

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

571

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

427

5.3125 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

414

5.3107 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

307

5.3390 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

270

5.3250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

222

5.3050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

179

5.3175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

166

5.3186 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

94

5.3300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33

5.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

167,599

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,272

5.3229 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,641

5.3053 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,316

5.3034 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,175

5.2989 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,003

5.3035 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,708

5.3054 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,174

5.3045 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,515

5.3079 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,021

5.2997 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,831

5.3046 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,954

5.3129 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,243

5.3012 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,094

5.3120 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,788

5.2994 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,462

5.3099 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,453

5.3180 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,407

5.3031 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,174

5.3206 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,029

5.3124 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,148

5.3157 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,090

5.3161 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,512

5.3010 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,875

5.3364 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,330

5.2963 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,258

5.2869 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,064

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,004

5.3132 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,313

5.3029 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,059

5.2974 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,968

5.3072 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,900

5.3114 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,800

5.3246 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,750

5.3166 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,686

5.3240 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,467

5.2949 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,386

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,222

5.3058 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,189

5.3121 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,131

5.3175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

939

5.2925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

612

5.3460 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

571

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

524

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

349

5.3367 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

302

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

270

5.3250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

255

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

222

5.3050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

220

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

216

5.3049 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

94

5.3300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

5.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7

5.3550 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

Decreasing Short

1,467

5.2949 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,355

5.2989 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,021

5.2997 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97,840

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,243

5.3012 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,407

5.3031 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,567

5.3046 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,776

5.3048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

216

5.3049 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,222

5.3058 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

692

5.3067 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,638

5.3092 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,094

5.3120 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,189

5.3121 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,954

5.3129 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,750

5.3166 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,131

5.3175 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,272

5.3229 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,686

5.3240 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,800

5.3246 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,191

5.3345 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

349

5.3367 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

5.3800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,950

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,467

5.2951 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

242,713

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,788

5.3002 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,950

5.3007 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,850

5.3012 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,624

5.3033 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,950

5.3057 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,233

5.3076 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,104

5.3077 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,468

5.3094 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

296

5.3097 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

98

5.3106 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,601

5.3136 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,402

5.3141 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

223

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,104

5.3160 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,124

5.3183 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

361

5.3184 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

166

5.3186 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,514

5.3193 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,671

5.3218 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,221

5.3230 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

166

5.3232 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,180

5.3243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,721

5.3301 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

871

5.3309 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,792

5.3331 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

715

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

607

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

287

5.2933 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,486

5.3165 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,658

5.3185 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,028

5.3316 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

81,075

5.3004 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

35,256

5.3020 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,798

5.3182 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,854

5.3232 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,150

5.3327 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,199

5.3365 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:

25 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213