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:

11 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:

4,567,805

0.93%

398,897

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

471,072

0.10%

4,271,536

0.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,038,877

1.03%

4,670,433

0.95%

(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

104,736

8.0244 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

66,241

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62,193

8.0182 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,743

8.0159 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,087

8.0185 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,834

8.0364 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,842

8.0354 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,300

8.0214 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,800

8.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,894

8.0284 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,677

8.0171 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,619

8.0201 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,107

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,973

8.0332 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,688

8.0227 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,221

8.0071 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,954

8.0234 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,704

8.0329 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

8.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,282

8.0167 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,275

8.0152 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,217

8.0413 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

8.0561 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

952

8.0381 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

665

8.0339 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

624

8.0536 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

612

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

571

8.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

519

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

390

8.0401 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

322

8.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

8.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

275

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

233

8.0402 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

125

8.0529 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58

8.0277 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

47

8.0458 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

8.0170 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33

8.0073 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10

8.0666 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.9950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

139,737

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

54,061

8.0207 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,798

8.0257 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,146

8.0244 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,109

8.0183 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,355

8.0325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,302

8.0195 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,536

8.0297 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,307

8.0179 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,179

8.0007 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,725

8.0181 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,993

8.0214 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,106

8.0224 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

8.0188 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,157

8.0579 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,461

8.0347 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,232

8.0317 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,199

8.0374 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,107

8.0326 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,072

8.0569 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,017

8.0346 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

946

8.0280 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

852

8.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

789

8.0403 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

760

8.0219 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

747

8.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

736

8.0295 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

519

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

503

8.0454 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

322

8.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

320

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

280

8.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

275

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

245

8.0102 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

222

8.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

8.0675 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.9950 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

5,725

8.0181 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,234

8.0188 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,521

8.0195 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,821

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,065

8.0207 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,993

8.0214 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,223

8.0218 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

760

8.0219 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,761

8.0221 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

736

8.0295 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,232

8.0317 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,355

8.0325 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

747

8.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,157

8.0579 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.9950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,221

8.0071 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,649

8.0110 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,275

8.0152 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,282

8.0167 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45

8.0170 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,677

8.0171 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,087

8.0185 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,998

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,619

8.0201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,107

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,022

8.0218 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,688

8.0227 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,954

8.0234 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,716

8.0279 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,894

8.0284 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

292

8.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

428

8.0324 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112

8.0348 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

239

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,842

8.0354 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,834

8.0364 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

439

8.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

390

8.0401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

233

8.0402 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,217

8.0413 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,800

8.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,564

8.0462 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

624

8.0536 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,916

8.0171 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,134

8.0207 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,220

8.0251 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:

14 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213