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:

28 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:

8,432,346

1.72%

1,789,665

0.37%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,573,591

0.32%

8,333,588

1.70%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,005,937

2.04%

10,123,253

2.07%

(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

422,875

5.2809 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

420,201

5.2805 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

224,259

5.2889 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

137,544

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

135,671

5.2814 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62,153

5.2847 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

57,001

5.2701 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

44,843

5.2683 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,226

5.2874 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,083

5.2802 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,770

5.2788 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,684

5.2787 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,887

5.2837 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,050

5.2731 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,246

5.2619 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,053

5.2827 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,337

5.2722 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,575

5.2792 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,084

5.2913 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,470

5.2895 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,137

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,753

5.2744 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,519

5.2908 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,265

5.2768 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,496

5.2868 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,813

5.2798 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,799

5.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

5.2888 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,320

5.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,202

5.2373 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,175

5.3050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,153

5.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

955

5.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

948

5.2749 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

881

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

790

5.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

702

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

690

5.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

618

5.2914 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

557

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

514

5.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

484

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

465

5.3025 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

296

5.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

213

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

212

5.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

202

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

170

5.2850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

5.2897 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.2766 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

259,614

5.2768 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

140,667

5.2757 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

139,083

5.2803 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

127,500

5.3123 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,220

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

65,847

5.2762 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,684

5.2782 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,375

5.2910 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

39,931

5.2867 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,882

5.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,629

5.2880 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,821

5.2864 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,361

5.2918 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,714

5.2797 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,144

5.2716 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,082

5.2723 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,763

5.2662 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,215

5.2529 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,352

5.2659 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,692

5.2688 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,086

5.2868 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,386

5.2962 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,186

5.2689 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,177

5.2798 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,867

5.2824 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,708

5.2770 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,263

5.2664 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,110

5.2737 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,991

5.2755 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,508

5.2890 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,799

5.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,780

5.2808 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,710

5.2763 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,603

5.2826 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,446

5.2513 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,320

5.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,175

5.3050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,158

5.3000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,153

5.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,111

5.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,109

5.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

973

5.2533 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

934

5.3100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

894

5.2561 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

880

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

836

5.2621 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

816

5.3150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

639

5.2551 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

622

5.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

622

5.2853 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

514

5.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

484

5.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

381

5.2837 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

296

5.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

269

5.3025 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

213

5.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

202

5.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

170

5.2850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

74

5.2795 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31

5.2710 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

Opening Long

127,500

5.3123 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

319

5.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,446

5.2513 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,215

5.2529 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

795

5.2580 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

836

5.2621 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,953

5.2660 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,763

5.2662 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,263

5.2663 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,009

5.2687 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,591

5.2696 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,846

5.2717 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

853

5.2730 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

989

5.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,500

5.2752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,991

5.2755 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,787

5.2757 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,861

5.2762 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,708

5.2770 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,615

5.2782 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,382

5.2788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74

5.2795 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,714

5.2797 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,177

5.2798 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,339

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,780

5.2808 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,867

5.2824 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,603

5.2826 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

381

5.2837 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

622

5.2853 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,508

5.2890 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

399

5.2914 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,386

5.2962 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

225

5.3045 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,056

5.3132 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,202

5.2373 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,246

5.2619 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68

5.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

681

5.2673 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,843

5.2683 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,001

5.2701 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,367

5.2710 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,337

5.2722 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,050

5.2731 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,213

5.2737 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,753

5.2744 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

5.2766 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,265

5.2768 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,042

5.2778 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,684

5.2787 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,770

5.2788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,915

5.2797 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,246

5.2799 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83,011

5.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,083

5.2802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,999

5.2803 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

135,671

5.2814 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,053

5.2827 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,887

5.2837 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,153

5.2847 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97,260

5.2874 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,408

5.2888 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

224,259

5.2889 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,470

5.2895 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

5.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,006

5.2940 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,160

5.3051 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,000

5.3155 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,970

5.2767 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,073

5.2796 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

22,873

5.2793 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

13,479

5.2804 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:

01 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213