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 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:

5,208,312

1.07%

5,374,858

1.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,912,545

1.01%

4,790,304

0.98%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,120,857

2.07%

10,165,162

2.08%

(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

171,394

5.7668 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

154,437

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45,417

5.7608 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45,066

5.7559 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

38,262

5.7391 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,454

5.7298 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,514

5.7381 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,604

5.7361 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,287

5.7587 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,578

5.7353 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,584

5.7434 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,296

5.7513 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,705

5.7392 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,745

5.7529 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,659

5.7496 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,278

5.7406 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,772

5.7215 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,552

5.7309 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,547

5.7613 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,037

5.7611 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,374

5.7695 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,749

5.7302 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,472

5.7339 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,327

5.7435 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,318

5.7350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

910

5.7517 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

792

5.7451 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

546

5.7750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

441

5.7287 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

433

5.7749 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

417

5.7610 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

382

5.7725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

248

5.7304 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

224

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

132

5.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

123

5.7504 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

74

5.7483 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

5.7600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.7225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

56,958

5.7298 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,113

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,732

5.7325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,219

5.7149 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35,581

5.7332 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,144

5.7389 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,792

5.7419 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,208

5.7442 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,590

5.7322 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,296

5.7342 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,904

5.7360 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,667

5.7283 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,506

5.7426 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,679

5.7347 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,037

5.7482 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,974

5.7411 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,769

5.7665 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,407

5.7576 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,283

5.7297 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,186

5.7639 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,108

5.7645 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,030

5.7327 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,822

5.7321 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,794

5.7546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,376

5.7353 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,000

5.7469 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,002

5.7390 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,908

5.7543 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,884

5.7234 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,204

5.7497 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,092

5.7621 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

720

5.7187 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

674

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

621

5.7374 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

613

5.7534 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

462

5.7400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

453

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

295

5.7301 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

254

5.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

165

5.7716 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

123

5.7752 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

112

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

53

5.7750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

40

5.7312 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15

5.7293 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

5.7600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

5.7601 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8

5.7755 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

5.7555 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

5.7100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.7150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.7250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.7350 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

2

5.7148 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,219

5.7149 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.7225 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,260

5.7250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,667

5.7283 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.7286 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15

5.7293 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,283

5.7297 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50

5.7298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,660

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

295

5.7301 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40

5.7312 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,822

5.7321 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,732

5.7325 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,030

5.7327 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,373

5.7328 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,296

5.7342 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,679

5.7347 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.7350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,376

5.7353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,079

5.7357 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

621

5.7374 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,792

5.7419 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,208

5.7442 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,598

5.7460 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.7473 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

522

5.7475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,037

5.7482 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,794

5.7546 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,407

5.7576 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,092

5.7621 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,108

5.7645 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,579

5.7647 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123

5.7752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

5.7219 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,260

5.7250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,921

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,749

5.7302 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248

5.7304 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,552

5.7309 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,472

5.7339 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,841

5.7343 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

454

5.7350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,578

5.7353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65

5.7354 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,262

5.7391 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,790

5.7406 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41

5.7416 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,584

5.7434 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,286

5.7436 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

792

5.7451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

590

5.7475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

5.7476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,659

5.7496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

5.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

123

5.7504 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,600

5.7535 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,747

5.7573 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

5.7575 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,048

5.7582 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,417

5.7608 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

171,394

5.7668 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382

5.7725 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

130

5.6950 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,030

5.7095 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

63,841

5.7358 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

200

5.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,769

5.7665 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,772

5.7215 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

66,444

5.7300 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31,308

5.7647 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 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213