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:

09 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:

6,730,126

1.37%

6,333,906

1.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,858,667

1.20%

6,399,084

1.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,588,793

2.57%

12,732,990

2.59%

(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

206,071

5.7511 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

205,461

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

67,890

5.7675 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

54,659

5.7566 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

53,199

5.7540 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.7627 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.7826 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.7615 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,985

5.7575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36,125

5.7253 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,794

5.7391 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,747

5.7617 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,012

5.7353 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,507

5.7451 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,845

5.7477 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,339

5.7457 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,882

5.7281 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,787

5.7189 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,898

5.7545 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,953

5.7863 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,673

5.7502 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,287

5.7497 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,540

5.7670 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,035

5.7286 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,833

5.7475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,099

5.7907 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,001

5.7522 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,686

5.7464 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,601

5.7285 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,373

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,228

5.7408 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,067

5.7378 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

730

5.7600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

623

5.7250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.7400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

113

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

90

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.7538 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

70

5.7499 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40

5.7491 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30

5.7611 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26

5.7510 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19

5.7551 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18

5.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.7425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

5.7350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.7880 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

140,681

5.7462 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,000

5.7110 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

56,510

5.7558 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51,000

5.7377 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,341

5.7523 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,166

5.7452 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35,082

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,957

5.7683 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,256

5.7457 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,667

5.7538 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,664

5.7542 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,097

5.7501 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,612

5.7482 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,966

5.7559 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,000

5.7283 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,355

5.7555 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,551

5.7567 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,467

5.7435 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,371

5.7458 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,000

5.7875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,714

5.7531 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,009

5.7571 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,405

5.7680 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,358

5.7281 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,899

5.7447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,904

5.7400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,569

5.7642 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,283

5.7445 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,127

5.7467 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,656

5.7481 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,473

5.7635 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,425

5.7519 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,775

5.7581 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,678

5.7517 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,452

5.7488 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

942

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

861

5.7752 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

819

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

730

5.7773 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

332

5.7843 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

176

5.7802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

113

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88

5.7540 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

71

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

36

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15

5.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

5.7600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.7851 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

23,483

5.6038 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

85,000

5.6115 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

51,000

5.7377 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,483

5.6021 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

85,000

5.6106 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,000

5.7109 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,790

5.7330 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,204

5.7395 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

740

5.7445 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,543

5.7446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,240

5.7447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,774

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,256

5.7457 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,627

5.7466 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,508

5.7477 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,111

5.7481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,612

5.7482 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,990

5.7487 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,425

5.7519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,341

5.7523 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,667

5.7538 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88

5.7540 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,664

5.7542 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,182

5.7548 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,130

5.7555 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123

5.7567 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,173

5.7574 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50

5.7585 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,569

5.7642 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,957

5.7683 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,392

5.7690 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

730

5.7773 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

176

5.7802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

332

5.7843 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

548

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,686

5.7274 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,251

5.7287 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,012

5.7353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

154,532

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,464

5.7451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,686

5.7464 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,287

5.7497 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,673

5.7502 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,892

5.7511 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,898

5.7545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,112

5.7566 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,199

5.7576 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,747

5.7617 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

5.7627 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,890

5.7675 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

241

5.7775 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

5.7826 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,953

5.7863 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,099

5.7907 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,929

5.7413 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,467

5.7435 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,500

5.7445 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24,887

5.7478 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

740

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

775

5.7226 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

48,066

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,130

5.7497 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,001

5.7521 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,314

5.7557 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:

12 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213