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:

27 Jan 2026

(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:

4,999,121

1.02%

6,420,514

1.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,003,602

1.23%

4,593,678

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,002,723

2.25%

11,014,192

2.25%

(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

621,742

5.6594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

304,560

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

177,627

5.6604 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55,057

5.6272 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

38,535

5.6225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,277

5.6318 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,102

5.6479 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,479

5.6260 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,237

5.5848 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,558

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,297

5.5970 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,281

5.6339 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,987

5.6205 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,903

5.6147 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,864

5.6378 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,945

5.6377 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,220

5.6354 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,771

5.6374 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,668

5.6547 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,561

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,368

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,333

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,303

5.6366 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,017

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,845

5.6350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,729

5.6255 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,378

5.6603 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,283

5.6231 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,096

5.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,019

5.6325 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,952

5.6334 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,810

5.6481 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,206

5.6487 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,014

5.5993 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

965

5.6425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

918

5.6475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

671

5.5687 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

662

5.5775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

645

5.6238 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

597

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

365

5.6175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

269

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

223

5.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

129

5.5949 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40

5.6542 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39

5.6625 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,066,695

5.6574 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

747,233

5.6586 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

386,606

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

107,475

5.6238 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62,477

5.6189 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

61,790

5.6233 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,593

5.6218 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,606

5.6315 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,681

5.6594 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,090

5.6483 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,629

5.6320 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,117

5.6597 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,753

5.6224 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,855

5.6325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,033

5.6266 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,613

5.6329 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,134

5.6364 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,200

5.6440 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,992

5.6182 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,459

5.6334 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,313

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,086

5.6132 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,319

5.6590 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,312

5.6351 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,993

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,400

5.6245 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,181

5.6567 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,357

5.6404 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,921

5.6225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,650

5.6433 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,884

5.6328 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,771

5.5847 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,561

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,471

5.6422 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,368

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,347

5.6274 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,333

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,100

5.6554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,017

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,845

5.6350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,567

5.6348 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,405

5.6321 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,222

5.6253 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,096

5.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,746

5.5968 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,691

5.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,579

5.6059 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,540

5.6104 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,443

5.5928 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,407

5.6027 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,220

5.6425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

903

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

760

5.6044 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

749

5.5917 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

678

5.6316 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

675

5.5992 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

5.5775 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

454

5.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

365

5.6175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

269

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

204

5.6394 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

105

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

100

5.5850 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

29,090

5.6483 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,355

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,407

5.6027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,846

5.6053 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,579

5.6059 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,593

5.6218 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61,790

5.6233 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,184

5.6237 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107,475

5.6238 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,400

5.6245 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,548

5.6272 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,012

5.6298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,561

5.6299 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,497

5.6328 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,567

5.6348 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,312

5.6351 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101,501

5.6356 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,134

5.6363 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

204

5.6394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,357

5.6404 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,650

5.6433 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

305,288

5.6437 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,200

5.6440 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,477

5.6442 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,525

5.6506 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,100

5.6554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,181

5.6567 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,319

5.6590 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

134,681

5.6593 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,117

5.6597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

815,001

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

671

5.5687 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,237

5.5848 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,014

5.5993 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,903

5.6147 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

532

5.6185 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,987

5.6205 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,614

5.6225 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,283

5.6231 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,277

5.6318 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,049

5.6327 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,281

5.6339 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,303

5.6366 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,945

5.6377 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,626

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

65

5.6404 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,810

5.6481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,181

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

826

5.6505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40

5.6542 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,668

5.6547 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,016

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,378

5.6603 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

177,627

5.6604 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31

5.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

999

5.6220 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,405

5.6321 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,304

5.6405 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

188

5.6575 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

645

5.6238 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

17,177

5.6427 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

690

5.6454 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

670

5.6604 GBP

25p ordinary

OPTION

Exercise of Long Option

1675

NA

25p ordinary

OPTION

Purchase of Call Option

1100

17.0400 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:

28 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213