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:

26 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:

8,021,370

1.64%

1,648,602

0.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,419,910

0.29%

7,925,920

1.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,441,280

1.93%

9,574,522

1.95%

(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

186,054

5.4182 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

107,215

5.3632 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

59,558

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58,316

5.3768 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

31,236

5.3626 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,520

5.3579 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,265

5.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,282

5.3724 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,863

5.3442 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,000

5.3805 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,544

5.3421 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,375

5.3977 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,676

5.3513 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,723

5.4139 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,192

5.4297 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,130

5.3557 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,886

5.3500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,862

5.3512 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,434

5.4189 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,341

5.4230 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,270

5.3684 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,129

5.3495 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,841

5.4220 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,607

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,574

5.4128 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,486

5.3638 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,421

5.4400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,269

5.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,251

5.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,246

5.4522 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,218

5.4482 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,061

5.4200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

998

5.3546 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

640

5.3650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

619

5.3700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

608

5.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

596

5.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

582

5.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

539

5.4261 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

524

5.4225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

439

5.4250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

432

5.3250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

431

5.4100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

409

5.3850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

341

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

337

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

298

5.3800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

263

5.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

260

5.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

245

5.4091 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

195

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

194

5.4050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

162

5.4800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

134

5.3900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

126

5.3675 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

122

5.3950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

120

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

111

5.3750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

107

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

106

5.4000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

105

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.4349 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

69

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

118,825

5.3971 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

103,135

5.3431 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

68,246

5.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

58,542

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45,468

5.4299 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,301

5.4538 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

36,674

5.4197 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,886

5.4233 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,168

5.4001 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,827

5.4358 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,798

5.4290 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,396

5.4363 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,436

5.3875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,332

5.4274 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,385

5.4204 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,545

5.4492 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,532

5.3562 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,322

5.4547 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,377

5.4509 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,227

5.4483 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,136

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,085

5.4062 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,911

5.3496 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,802

5.3500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,235

5.4626 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,176

5.3744 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

933

5.4400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

789

5.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

640

5.3650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

619

5.3700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

608

5.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

596

5.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

588

5.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

439

5.4250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

432

5.3250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

412

5.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

409

5.3850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

354

5.4545 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

341

5.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

337

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

5.3800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

282

5.4613 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

262

5.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

255

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

247

5.4339 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

235

5.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

195

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

194

5.4050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

162

5.4800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

134

5.3900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

127

5.4551 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

122

5.3950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

121

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

120

5.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

115

5.4623 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

111

5.3750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

107

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

105

5.4000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

105

5.4420 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

92

5.4200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

58

5.3100 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

5.3173 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,911

5.3496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,356

5.3718 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,176

5.3744 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,642

5.3802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,436

5.3875 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102

5.3900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118,825

5.3971 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,168

5.4001 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,881

5.4038 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,385

5.4204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,332

5.4274 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,798

5.4290 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,568

5.4299 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

251

5.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,827

5.4358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,396

5.4363 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,246

5.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,545

5.4492 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,377

5.4509 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

354

5.4545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,322

5.4547 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,276

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

671

5.4552 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

877

5.4616 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115

5.4623 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,235

5.4626 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.3176 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,129

5.3495 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.3500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,862

5.3512 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,676

5.3513 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,647

5.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,520

5.3579 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

5.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107,215

5.3632 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

416

5.3669 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,282

5.3724 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,161

5.3740 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,000

5.3805 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

5.3975 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.4000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,655

5.4038 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

727

5.4064 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

245

5.4091 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

431

5.4100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

539

5.4261 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,218

5.4482 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

110,758

5.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

5.4349 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,344

5.3186 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,007

5.3860 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,353

5.3958 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,260

5.3459 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

35,614

5.3908 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,630

5.4554 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:

27 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213