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:

06 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:

7,018,380

1.43%

6,457,847

1.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,017,208

1.23%

6,710,339

1.37%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,035,588

2.66%

13,168,186

2.69%

(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

54,396

5.5964 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46,759

5.5935 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

43,190

5.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

43,149

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

41,535

5.5925 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,968

5.6006 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,957

5.5735 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,225

5.6071 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,577

5.5866 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,210

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,500

5.5941 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,087

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,924

5.5965 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,836

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,422

5.5872 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,700

5.5989 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,609

5.6086 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,972

5.5666 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,347

5.6014 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,218

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,080

5.6261 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,870

5.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,345

5.5911 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,226

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,150

5.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,044

5.6525 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,038

5.5786 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

989

5.6115 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

905

5.5987 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

781

5.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

749

5.6026 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

734

5.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

696

5.5855 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

522

5.5478 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

514

5.5960 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

487

5.5650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

451

5.5522 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

356

5.5436 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

344

5.5922 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

298

5.5972 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

288

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

251

5.5591 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

127

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

70

5.6018 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85,000

5.6106 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81,420

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,469

5.5897 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,770

5.5936 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,198

5.5964 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,883

5.5906 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,861

5.5885 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,437

5.5947 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,658

5.5764 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,483

5.6021 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,864

5.5873 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,506

5.5747 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,000

5.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,998

5.6045 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,247

5.5975 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,528

5.5878 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,912

5.6192 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,481

5.5908 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,375

5.6141 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,370

5.6062 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,972

5.5870 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,910

5.5970 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,905

5.5949 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,714

5.5833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,594

5.6254 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,287

5.5943 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,199

5.6054 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,390

5.6052 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,211

5.5872 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,189

5.5946 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,104

5.5945 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,772

5.6093 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,583

5.5952 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,220

5.5697 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,150

5.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,097

5.6186 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,040

5.6261 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,018

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,002

5.5650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

954

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

910

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

882

5.5225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

865

5.5997 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

734

5.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

727

5.6132 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

673

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

670

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

604

5.6008 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

587

5.5941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

506

5.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

456

5.6075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

373

5.5880 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

288

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

261

5.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

116

5.6096 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

100

5.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

77

5.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

59

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41

5.6448 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31

5.5546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

5.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7

5.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

5.6300 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

23,483

5.6021 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

85,000

5.6106 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

557

5.4949 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,565

5.4955 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,419

5.5196 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64

5.5298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,566

5.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31

5.5545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,506

5.5747 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,011

5.5810 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,107

5.5830 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,757

5.5871 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

373

5.5880 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,303

5.5897 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,484

5.5898 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,883

5.5906 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,149

5.5924 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,943

5.5926 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,770

5.5936 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,925

5.5938 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

587

5.5941 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,189

5.5946 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,437

5.5947 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,905

5.5949 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,838

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,583

5.5952 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,910

5.5969 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,247

5.5975 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,970

5.5999 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,998

5.6045 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,059

5.6054 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116

5.6096 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,174

5.6110 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

727

5.6132 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,375

5.6141 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,912

5.6192 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41

5.6446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,815

5.5073 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,162

5.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,524

5.5194 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,333

5.5195 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,805

5.5245 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,870

5.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107

5.5301 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,900

5.5318 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,190

5.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,052

5.5383 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,500

5.5413 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

356

5.5436 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,618

5.5447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

522

5.5478 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,742

5.5493 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

820

5.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,718

5.5501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

451

5.5522 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,238

5.5749 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,174

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30

5.5835 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,864

5.5864 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81

5.5894 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

344

5.5922 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,535

5.5925 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

465

5.5934 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,027

5.5935 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,500

5.5941 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,107

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,924

5.5965 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,968

5.6006 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,685

5.6008 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70

5.6017 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

749

5.6026 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,225

5.6071 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,770

5.6145 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

5.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,632

5.5616 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

20,535

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,594

5.6254 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,752

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,965

5.5809 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,024

5.5822 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

37,032

5.5997 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:

07 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213