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:

07 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:

6,991,481

1.43%

6,580,321

1.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,108,347

1.24%

6,656,606

1.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,099,828

2.67%

13,236,927

2.70%

(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

336,706

5.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

154,205

5.6919 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

95,294

5.6972 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62,667

5.6946 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

44,202

5.6990 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,164

5.6632 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,099

5.6641 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,246

5.7002 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,804

5.6609 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,263

5.6999 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

5.6900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,052

5.6924 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,397

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,248

5.6719 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,230

5.6746 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,401

5.6635 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,298

5.6619 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,190

5.6731 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,387

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,088

5.6736 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,980

5.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,932

5.6578 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,713

5.6476 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,541

5.6720 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,244

5.6574 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,234

5.6767 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,219

5.7001 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,949

5.6800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,602

5.6612 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,574

5.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

5.6666 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

5.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

5.6696 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

903

5.6854 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

812

5.6658 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

789

5.6980 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

777

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

753

5.6521 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

556

5.6605 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

509

5.6748 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

492

5.6607 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

413

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

307

5.5745 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

273

5.6950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

272

5.7050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

174

5.6750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

160

5.6850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

142

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

134

5.6749 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

130

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

125

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

123

5.6201 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16

5.6725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.6537 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.6650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

232,006

5.6998 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

174,175

5.6990 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

156,659

5.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

118,951

5.6918 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,647

5.6972 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,848

5.6828 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,463

5.6649 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,000

5.6529 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,900

5.6553 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,470

5.6965 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,591

5.6789 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,104

5.6924 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,441

5.6826 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,138

5.6491 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,232

5.6655 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,130

5.6554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,524

5.6604 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,237

5.6890 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,773

5.6672 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,755

5.6659 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,343

5.6546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,243

5.6982 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,292

5.6749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,897

5.6800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,384

5.6725 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,581

5.6534 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,557

5.5928 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,515

5.6630 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,353

5.6028 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,307

5.6750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,239

5.6499 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,199

5.6645 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,764

5.6587 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,654

5.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,466

5.6578 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,320

5.6526 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,272

5.6017 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,134

5.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,072

5.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

953

5.6447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

919

5.6852 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

800

5.6420 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

683

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

669

5.6103 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

601

5.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

458

5.6145 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

304

5.6995 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

273

5.6950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

272

5.7050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

142

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41

5.6900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24

5.6814 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22

5.6945 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.6850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.6650 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

5.5998 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

458

5.6145 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.6223 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

800

5.6420 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

953

5.6447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

805

5.6482 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

610

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,000

5.6529 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,581

5.6534 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,343

5.6546 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

712

5.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,130

5.6554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,733

5.6580 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,199

5.6645 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,463

5.6649 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,232

5.6655 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,755

5.6659 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

5.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,292

5.6748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,392

5.6796 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,509

5.6826 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,680

5.6827 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,649

5.6843 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,518

5.6888 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,237

5.6889 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

168

5.6919 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22

5.6947 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,599

5.6992 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,070

5.6995 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,100

5.6996 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,498

5.6997 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

87,539

5.6998 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

179,358

5.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.6001 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

123

5.6201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.6226 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,396

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,387

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,713

5.6476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

285

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,326

5.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

556

5.6605 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

492

5.6607 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,602

5.6612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43

5.6631 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,401

5.6635 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,099

5.6641 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

362

5.6650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,120

5.6683 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,541

5.6719 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,190

5.6731 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,230

5.6746 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,234

5.6767 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

154,205

5.6919 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,772

5.6977 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,207

5.6980 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,202

5.6990 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,727

5.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,219

5.7001 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,504

5.7002 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

987

5.6728 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,138

5.6491 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

347

5.6546 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24,900

5.6553 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

270,221

5.6977 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,856

5.6465 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,778

5.6582 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

22,121

5.6632 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,431

5.6672 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

66,406

5.6883 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

206,604

5.7000 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:

08 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213