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:

21 Jul 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:

4,942,078

1.01%

377,926

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

453,676

0.09%

4,645,856

0.95%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,395,754

1.10%

5,023,782

1.03%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

25p ordinary

Purchase

43,135

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

41,010

8.0443 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,441

8.0149 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,808

8.0447 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,820

8.0347 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,296

8.0454 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,356

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,039

8.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,456

8.0265 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,559

8.0112 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,291

8.0270 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,950

8.0287 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,601

8.0235 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,660

8.0368 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,642

8.0228 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,209

8.0224 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,893

8.0227 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,504

8.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,233

8.0297 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

952

8.0175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

901

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

880

8.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

698

8.0266 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

604

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

521

8.0199 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

493

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

493

8.0244 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

455

8.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

389

8.0168 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

366

8.0075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

224

8.0177 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200

8.0173 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

196

8.0179 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

173

8.0113 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

72

8.0241 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

56

8.0263 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

37

7.9100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

127,916

8.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

70,417

8.0342 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,469

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,462

8.0237 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,355

8.0235 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,708

8.0448 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,850

8.0385 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,911

8.0230 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,783

8.0423 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,572

8.0222 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,518

8.0359 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,902

8.0110 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,645

8.0368 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,613

8.0282 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,540

8.0293 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,338

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,261

8.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,251

8.0267 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,134

8.0263 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,044

7.9722 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,035

8.0051 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

950

8.0404 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

874

8.0157 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

823

8.0189 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

798

8.0175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

756

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

734

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

729

8.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

724

8.0304 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

604

8.0205 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

592

8.0224 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

577

8.0278 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

560

8.0357 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

556

8.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

551

8.0273 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

423

8.0246 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

366

8.0075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

337

8.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

312

8.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

303

8.0115 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

269

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

253

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

224

8.0185 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

211

8.0192 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

209

7.9700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

208

7.9999 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

100

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

77

7.9839 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

66

7.9811 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

7.9107 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

8.0275 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

100

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

7.9811 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

77

7.9839 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76

7.9999 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

312

8.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

278

8.0152 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

211

8.0192 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,622

8.0207 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,911

8.0230 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,050

8.0234 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,775

8.0235 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

577

8.0278 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,613

8.0282 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,809

8.0287 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.0298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

642

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

551

8.0357 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

644

8.0359 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

337

8.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,850

8.0385 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40

8.0390 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103

8.0412 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,783

8.0423 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,864

8.0434 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76,754

8.0448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,037

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37

7.9101 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

213

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

440

7.9963 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,559

8.0112 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

173

8.0113 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,441

8.0149 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,255

8.0218 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,642

8.0229 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

493

8.0244 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,122

8.0255 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56

8.0263 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

176

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.0301 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

8.0325 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

8.0333 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,039

8.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,808

8.0447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,938

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,212

8.0454 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

441

8.0455 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,457

8.0195 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,645

8.0368 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,319

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,432

8.0270 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)

Exercising

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:

22 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213