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:

23 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:

7,164,560

1.46%

4,716,874

0.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,489,155

0.92%

6,972,352

1.42%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,653,715

2.38%

11,689,226

2.39%

(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

102,237

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

84,959

5.4861 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

73,233

5.4906 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

59,076

5.4833 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

53,291

5.5304 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39,885

5.5180 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,915

5.5398 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,923

5.4996 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,345

5.5337 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,171

5.4752 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,124

5.5068 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,365

5.5260 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,376

5.5354 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,715

5.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,167

5.5213 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,076

5.5246 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,910

5.5345 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,644

5.5192 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,393

5.4753 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,782

5.5229 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,693

5.4834 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,297

5.5182 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,228

5.5181 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,962

5.5091 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,369

5.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,291

5.5311 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

5.5236 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,082

5.5351 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,892

5.5478 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,831

5.4852 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,794

5.5379 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,753

5.5440 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

5.5142 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,249

5.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,241

5.5157 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

5.5375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

959

5.5505 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

893

5.5323 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

733

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

715

5.5046 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

661

5.5446 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

661

5.5400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

380

5.5302 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

338

5.5001 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

327

5.5253 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

5.5044 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

246

5.5156 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

188

5.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

126

5.4950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17

5.5115 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.5055 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

104,470

5.4784 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

74,200

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51,361

5.5028 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,764

5.5188 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,473

5.5304 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,332

5.4912 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,538

5.4833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,826

5.5407 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,388

5.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,026

5.5134 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,737

5.4758 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,483

5.5030 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,707

5.4748 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,007

5.5132 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,150

5.5225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,546

5.4837 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,462

5.5244 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,175

5.4747 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,564

5.5229 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,352

5.5038 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,177

5.5288 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,990

5.5285 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,988

5.4749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,955

5.5008 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,594

5.5182 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,062

5.5068 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,924

5.5091 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,588

5.5373 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,438

5.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,372

5.5217 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,569

5.4773 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,344

5.5092 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,204

5.5278 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,999

5.5083 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,946

5.5204 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,842

5.5475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,591

5.5138 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,565

5.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,291

5.5311 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,124

5.4819 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,082

5.5351 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,906

5.5211 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,794

5.5347 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,671

5.5287 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,431

5.4849 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,419

5.5195 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,345

5.5415 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,331

5.5133 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,306

5.5025 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,178

5.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,093

5.5036 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,017

5.5268 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

990

5.5210 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

946

5.5478 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

873

5.4745 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

812

5.4811 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

793

5.5067 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

661

5.5400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

548

5.5375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

505

5.4744 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

469

5.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

465

5.4993 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

456

5.5152 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

5.4755 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

250

5.4950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

188

5.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

131

5.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48

5.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

40

5.4981 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.4900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

5.5250 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

505

5.4744 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,193

5.4745 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,175

5.4747 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,707

5.4748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

127,188

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

298

5.4755 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

233

5.4772 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,569

5.4773 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

556

5.4785 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

207

5.4788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,546

5.4837 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,431

5.4849 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

492

5.4853 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,332

5.4912 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

114

5.4944 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10

5.4954 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

465

5.4993 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,955

5.5008 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

51,361

5.5028 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,483

5.5030 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,352

5.5038 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,999

5.5083 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

403

5.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,031

5.5120 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,007

5.5132 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,026

5.5134 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,591

5.5138 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

5.5141 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,764

5.5188 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

468

5.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

990

5.5210 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,163

5.5216 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,017

5.5268 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,354

5.5319 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,794

5.5347 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,499

5.5392 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,345

5.5415 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,541

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,346

5.4752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,393

5.4753 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,623

5.4757 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,603

5.4758 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,981

5.4775 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,091

5.4797 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,693

5.4834 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,831

5.4852 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,471

5.4996 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,707

5.5023 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,644

5.5054 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

205

5.5055 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,845

5.5088 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17

5.5115 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,241

5.5157 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,885

5.5180 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,131

5.5185 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,167

5.5213 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,197

5.5236 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

327

5.5253 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,520

5.5349 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,266

5.5491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,014

5.5505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

885

5.5320 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

342

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,445

5.4934 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

47

5.5151 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,177

5.5288 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,281

5.4751 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

171

5.4754 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

45,144

5.4952 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,625

5.5244 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,753

5.5440 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:

24 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213