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:

22 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:

7,229,795

1.48%

4,740,377

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,504,893

0.92%

7,029,771

1.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,734,688

2.40%

11,770,148

2.40%

(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

595,316

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

86,574

5.4868 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

31,377

5.4566 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,967

5.4671 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,430

5.4820 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,290

5.4432 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,659

5.4908 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,134

5.4426 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,031

5.4865 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,188

5.4523 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,300

5.4897 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,917

5.4457 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,734

5.4469 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,012

5.4448 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,908

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

5.4297 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,323

5.4483 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,532

5.4400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,440

5.4863 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,092

5.4616 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,089

5.4525 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

951

5.4414 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

927

5.4455 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

657

5.4270 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

625

5.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

543

5.4490 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

535

5.4530 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

526

5.4625 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

512

5.4476 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

499

5.4379 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

358

5.4375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

268

5.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

263

5.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

183

5.4443 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

135

5.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

242,633

5.4876 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

181,203

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

112,439

5.4898 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50,952

5.4756 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43,287

5.4868 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,477

5.4897 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35,757

5.4578 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,773

5.4746 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,618

5.4404 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,591

5.4526 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,008

5.4763 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,230

5.4881 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,957

5.4427 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,402

5.4688 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,429

5.4879 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,162

5.4437 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,501

5.4491 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,298

5.4809 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,049

5.4669 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,042

5.4467 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,981

5.4512 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,400

5.4488 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,790

5.4520 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,577

5.4510 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,382

5.4527 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,483

5.4544 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,189

5.4518 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,097

5.4529 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,955

5.4462 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,572

5.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,471

5.4449 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,206

5.4519 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,128

5.4395 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,913

5.4497 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,836

5.4460 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,771

5.4446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,398

5.4508 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,253

5.4444 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,700

5.4506 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,689

5.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,684

5.4456 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,611

5.4495 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,544

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,536

5.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,196

5.4552 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,159

5.4672 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

853

5.4405 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

786

5.4895 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

695

5.4465 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

660

5.4400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

562

5.4451 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

552

5.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

461

5.4295 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

426

5.4316 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

312

5.4274 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

304

5.4625 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

282

5.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

270

5.4425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

268

5.4325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

123

5.4416 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

110

5.4575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

86

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

5.4525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

5.4835 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

312

5.4274 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

461

5.4295 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

545

5.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

426

5.4316 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

836

5.4344 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,618

5.4404 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123

5.4416 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

296

5.4417 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36

5.4427 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,162

5.4437 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,951

5.4449 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,777

5.4451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

850

5.4462 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

966

5.4463 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

695

5.4465 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,590

5.4466 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

722

5.4475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

347

5.4477 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,575

5.4490 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

5.4491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109

5.4503 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

144

5.4505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,700

5.4506 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,577

5.4510 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,379

5.4512 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,743

5.4513 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24

5.4514 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97

5.4522 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,986

5.4523 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35

5.4525 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,591

5.4526 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,382

5.4527 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,232

5.4537 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

225

5.4541 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

5.4544 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

193

5.4549 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,823

5.4554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,757

5.4578 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,919

5.4585 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

226

5.4586 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

874

5.4602 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,159

5.4672 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,402

5.4688 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,952

5.4756 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,008

5.4763 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115

5.4788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,150

5.4790 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,298

5.4809 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10

5.4830 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,117

5.4856 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,429

5.4879 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,230

5.4881 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

786

5.4895 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,477

5.4897 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90,629

5.4898 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

112,069

5.4899 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164,519

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

657

5.4270 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,500

5.4297 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

759

5.4412 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,134

5.4426 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,290

5.4432 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

183

5.4443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

927

5.4455 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,917

5.4457 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

722

5.4475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

512

5.4476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,323

5.4483 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

543

5.4490 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

5.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

841

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,967

5.4671 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,430

5.4820 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,440

5.4863 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,031

5.4865 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,840

5.4868 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,300

5.4897 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,669

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,691

5.4902 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,659

5.4908 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

818

5.4230 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,957

5.4427 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,265

5.4641 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

274

5.4895 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

76,953

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

23,375

5.4481 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,662

5.4549 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

53,306

5.4805 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

408,170

5.4900 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:

23 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213