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:

26 Aug 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:

4,369,716

0.89%

1,717,977

0.35%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,142,687

0.23%

3,782,236

0.77%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,512,403

1.13%

5,500,213

1.12%

(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

71,281

7.2111 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

66,370

7.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,741

7.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,955

7.1953 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,017

7.2335 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,289

7.2385 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,203

7.1941 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,749

7.2503 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,300

7.2728 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,979

7.2664 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,773

7.2116 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,320

7.2762 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,287

7.2451 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,255

7.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,466

7.2469 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,090

7.2497 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,782

7.2214 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,386

7.2586 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,110

7.2348 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,919

7.2826 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,669

7.2031 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,493

7.1951 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

7.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

7.2639 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

831

7.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

815

7.2709 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

562

7.2775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

375

7.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

328

7.2275 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

311

7.2945 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

304

7.2850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

282

7.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

270

7.1970 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

241

7.2525 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

235

7.2501 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

110

7.2468 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85

7.2770 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

80

7.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

63

7.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

158,161

7.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

100,066

7.2189 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

83,324

7.2678 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

64,291

7.2394 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,745

7.2584 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,543

7.2718 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,845

7.2490 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,464

7.2821 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,039

7.2322 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,922

7.2472 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,751

7.2441 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,658

7.2075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,078

7.1953 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,449

7.2736 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,443

7.2801 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,335

7.1948 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,418

7.2531 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,359

7.2620 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,178

7.2109 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,438

7.2751 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,109

7.2657 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,837

7.2473 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,813

7.2733 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,374

7.2235 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,355

7.2875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,116

7.2430 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,859

7.2483 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,632

7.2866 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,202

7.2617 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,825

7.2656 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,725

7.2405 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,500

7.3350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,423

7.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,967

7.2389 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,773

7.2262 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,017

7.2581 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,888

7.2817 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,544

7.2199 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,618

7.2350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,417

7.2797 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,356

7.2291 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

7.2184 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,038

7.2342 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,024

7.2614 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,882

7.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,638

7.2543 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,441

7.2474 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,284

7.3200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,153

7.2549 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

831

7.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

823

7.2759 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

775

7.2042 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

694

7.2351 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

654

7.2175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

561

7.2040 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

525

7.2297 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

494

7.2632 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

473

7.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

459

7.2905 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

428

7.2023 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

402

7.2278 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

399

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

393

7.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

328

7.2275 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

304

7.2850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

295

7.2177 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

206

7.2314 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

103

7.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

63

7.2950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

58

7.1922 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51

7.3450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47

7.2907 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45

7.2449 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

7.1960 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

58

7.1922 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108

7.1942 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,941

7.1946 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,335

7.1948 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118,436

7.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,078

7.1953 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

455

7.1969 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

249

7.1970 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,112

7.1989 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,806

7.1990 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14

7.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

292

7.2004 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

428

7.2023 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

561

7.2040 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

775

7.2042 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,626

7.2083 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.2160 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,440

7.2171 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

295

7.2177 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

594

7.2189 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.2208 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

7.2249 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,773

7.2262 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

402

7.2278 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,038

7.2342 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135

7.2361 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,825

7.2373 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,301

7.2389 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

478

7.2423 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,953

7.2443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,630

7.2446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45

7.2449 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,534

7.2481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,697

7.2514 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

636

7.2526 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,418

7.2531 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,638

7.2543 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,153

7.2549 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,049

7.2568 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,745

7.2584 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

250

7.2587 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

230

7.2719 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

823

7.2759 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,417

7.2797 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

459

7.2905 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90

7.3224 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22

7.3231 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,500

7.3342 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,246

7.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,493

7.1951 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,955

7.1953 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,423

7.2015 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,375

7.2108 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,773

7.2116 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,414

7.2245 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

7.2267 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,980

7.2283 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,017

7.2335 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,744

7.2378 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

7.2430 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,287

7.2451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

235

7.2501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,749

7.2503 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,386

7.2586 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,007

7.2612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,026

7.2639 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,300

7.2728 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,320

7.2762 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85

7.2770 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,919

7.2826 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

311

7.2945 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

329

7.3500 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,609

7.2471 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

569

7.3494 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

35,742

7.1955 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,441

7.1983 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,074

7.2291 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

1,861

7.2877 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:

27 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213