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:

07 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:

4,664,495

0.95%

416,682

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

465,435

0.10%

4,369,715

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,129,930

1.05%

4,786,397

0.98%

(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

71,616

8.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

43,843

8.1837 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,442

8.1849 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,232

8.2224 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,955

8.1690 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,643

8.1855 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,491

8.2187 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,526

8.1851 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,314

8.1959 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,077

8.1910 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,894

8.2123 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,633

8.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,079

8.2178 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,004

8.2117 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,436

8.2211 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,370

8.1854 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

8.2103 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,151

8.2149 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,081

8.2065 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,938

8.1883 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,925

8.2147 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,740

8.2243 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,453

8.2027 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,355

8.2021 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,348

8.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,333

8.2090 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

8.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,269

8.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

652

8.1622 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

646

8.1870 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

553

8.2132 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

378

8.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

342

8.1686 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

340

8.2028 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

307

8.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

292

8.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

267

8.1875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

8.2345 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

8.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

216

8.2395 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

114

8.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

94

8.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36

8.1903 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

106,792

8.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81,346

8.1861 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,766

8.2187 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,391

8.2070 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,588

8.1868 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,732

8.1848 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,495

8.2179 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,243

8.2127 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,541

8.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,474

8.1979 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,019

8.2207 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,833

8.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,114

8.1853 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,282

8.2167 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,626

8.1910 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,482

8.2047 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,348

8.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,324

8.2216 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,269

8.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,020

8.2211 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,018

8.1923 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

884

8.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

800

8.1370 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

750

8.2038 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

692

8.1981 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

663

8.2184 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

541

8.2110 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

516

8.2283 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

416

8.2306 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

379

8.2351 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

378

8.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

371

8.2302 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

356

8.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

347

8.2083 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

267

8.1875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

265

8.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

258

8.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

199

8.2118 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

108

8.1925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42

8.2160 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

8.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.1450 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

800

8.1370 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

8.1770 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

8.1793 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,952

8.1845 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,512

8.1849 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,301

8.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,114

8.1853 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,848

8.1868 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

87

8.1898 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

312

8.1899 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

94

8.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

692

8.1981 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,356

8.1984 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,814

8.2022 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

8.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,391

8.2070 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

541

8.2110 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,243

8.2127 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,495

8.2179 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

663

8.2184 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,201

8.2196 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,541

8.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,019

8.2207 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,020

8.2211 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,324

8.2216 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

652

8.1622 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,955

8.1690 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

411

8.1848 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,442

8.1849 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,154

8.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,945

8.1854 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,643

8.1855 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

646

8.1870 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,938

8.1883 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36

8.1903 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,077

8.1910 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,314

8.1959 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,814

8.1992 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140

8.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,355

8.2021 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,079

8.2178 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45

8.2206 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,436

8.2211 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,431

8.1373 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,105

8.1916 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:

08 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213