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:

10 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:

10,515,959

2.15%

3,319,606

0.68%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,163,071

0.65%

10,376,410

2.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,679,030

2.79%

13,696,016

2.79%

(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

190,483

5.1607 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

144,096

5.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

91,888

5.1649 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

80,718

5.1583 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

67,220

5.1608 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.1904 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,714

5.1594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,195

5.1617 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,018

5.1394 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,900

5.1101 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,286

5.1635 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,329

5.1534 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,470

5.1625 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,863

5.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,412

5.1695 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,013

5.1609 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,828

5.1717 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,538

5.1793 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,400

5.1618 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,299

5.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,189

5.1859 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,150

5.1197 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,938

5.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,635

5.1588 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,529

5.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,528

5.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,505

5.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,235

5.1629 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,117

5.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,064

5.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,017

5.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,004

5.1568 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,933

5.1767 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,865

5.1620 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,812

5.1357 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,731

5.1687 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,728

5.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,619

5.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,556

5.1784 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,537

5.1642 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,438

5.1587 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,274

5.1406 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

5.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

967

5.1335 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

924

5.1437 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

918

5.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

913

5.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

899

5.1877 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

887

5.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

662

5.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

562

5.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

512

5.1325 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

484

5.1401 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

453

5.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

422

5.1346 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

375

5.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

339

5.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

330

5.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

328

5.1558 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

321

5.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

300

5.1371 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

243

5.1246 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

208

5.1396 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

147

5.1825 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

129

5.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

128

5.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.1975 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

119

5.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

102

5.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

64

5.1595 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62

5.1725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

60

5.1604 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

5.1204 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

299,074

5.1620 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

144,213

5.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

129,914

5.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

90,512

5.1544 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

74,802

5.1584 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

72,907

5.1640 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62,786

5.1597 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

36,637

5.1568 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,972

5.1603 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,011

5.1608 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,337

5.1495 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,137

5.1516 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,246

5.1532 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,631

5.1474 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,399

5.1447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,303

5.1749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,853

5.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,716

5.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,311

5.1558 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,299

5.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,299

5.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,262

5.1731 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,965

5.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,937

5.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,768

5.1596 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,675

5.1574 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,630

5.1589 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,443

5.1505 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,117

5.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,064

5.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,017

5.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,728

5.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,620

5.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,577

5.1611 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,187

5.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

997

5.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

918

5.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

847

5.1327 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

846

5.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

840

5.1671 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

5.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

586

5.1434 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

562

5.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

512

5.1325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

339

5.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

328

5.0908 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

321

5.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

197

5.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

147

5.1825 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

129

5.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

128

5.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

121

5.1975 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

119

5.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

102

5.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62

5.1725 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

Increasing Long

10,963

5.1554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

586

5.1434 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,399

5.1447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,912

5.1493 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76

5.1495 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,290

5.1504 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,137

5.1516 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,487

5.1528 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,246

5.1532 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90,512

5.1544 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,637

5.1568 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,675

5.1574 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74,802

5.1584 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,975

5.1588 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,630

5.1589 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133

5.1596 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,786

5.1597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,001

5.1598 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86,176

5.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,011

5.1608 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,577

5.1611 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,339

5.1631 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,315

5.1632 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

840

5.1671 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,179

5.1683 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,262

5.1731 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,386

5.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,031

5.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,900

5.1101 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,150

5.1197 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22

5.1204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

800

5.1308 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

967

5.1335 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,018

5.1394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

484

5.1401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,274

5.1406 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,379

5.1499 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

726

5.1516 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,174

5.1534 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

511

5.1558 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

936

5.1579 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,635

5.1588 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64

5.1594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,506

5.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60

5.1604 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

71,848

5.1607 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

782

5.1625 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,172

5.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.1904 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

5.1749 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

321

5.0947 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,631

5.1474 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19,554

5.1596 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

29,571

5.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,546

5.1448 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,920

5.1584 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

23,152

5.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

22,354

5.1604 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:

11 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213