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:

22 Sep 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:

3,402,642

0.70%

3,276,991

0.67%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,146,656

0.64%

3,308,817

0.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,549,298

1.34%

6,585,808

1.35%

(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

420,822

7.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

100,703

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

98,974

7.0545 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,218

7.0460 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,248

7.0564 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,915

7.0707 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,000

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,100

7.0381 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,044

7.0529 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,810

7.0553 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,320

7.0436 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,281

7.0527 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,735

7.0510 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,459

7.1266 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,959

7.0462 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,725

7.0487 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,500

7.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,034

7.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,679

7.0336 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,102

7.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,949

7.0476 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,570

7.0519 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,253

7.0501 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

7.0307 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,030

7.0585 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

7.0388 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

933

7.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

794

7.0294 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

767

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

695

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

454

7.0419 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

448

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

376

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

321

7.0710 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

203

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

190

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

132

7.0397 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

113

7.0425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24

7.0164 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

995,968

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

109,959

7.0513 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

70,399

7.0558 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,950

7.0548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,183

7.0243 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,433

7.0478 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,661

7.0479 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,139

7.0181 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,099

7.0421 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,000

7.0552 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,174

7.0516 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,497

7.0426 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,514

7.0402 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,984

7.0422 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,930

7.0496 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,587

7.0388 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,448

7.0370 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,829

7.0401 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,237

7.0366 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,948

7.0455 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,895

7.0542 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,640

7.0475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,594

7.0463 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,497

7.0407 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,481

7.0261 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,373

7.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,234

7.0468 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,119

7.0371 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

848

7.0399 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

800

7.0493 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

767

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

695

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

638

6.9923 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

620

7.0221 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

590

7.0396 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

490

7.0249 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

417

7.0694 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

379

7.0502 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

376

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

339

7.0645 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

240

7.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

232

7.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

219

7.0551 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

200

7.0545 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

192

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

113

7.0425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21

7.0294 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11

7.0527 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

7.0599 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

638

6.9922 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,139

7.0181 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,183

7.0243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,771

7.0334 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,500

7.0351 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86

7.0365 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

184

7.0371 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,522

7.0372 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,045

7.0383 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,134

7.0385 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50

7.0393 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

547

7.0394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40

7.0395 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

678

7.0396 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

848

7.0399 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

876

7.0419 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,099

7.0421 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

795

7.0446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,419

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,818

7.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,071

7.0465 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,234

7.0468 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,661

7.0479 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32

7.0485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

434

7.0487 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

800

7.0493 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,930

7.0496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

379

7.0502 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,710

7.0505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,174

7.0516 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

7.0522 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,096

7.0538 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,644

7.0542 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

7.0545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,950

7.0548 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,466

7.0549 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,401

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,000

7.0552 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10

7.0599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

339

7.0645 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

192

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18

7.0658 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

417

7.0694 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

7.0742 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

420,822

7.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24

7.0164 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

7.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,679

7.0336 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,862

7.0375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,100

7.0381 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

7.0383 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,020

7.0388 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,320

7.0436 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,034

7.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,419

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,019

7.0451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,311

7.0471 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,253

7.0501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,620

7.0505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,388

7.0518 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,570

7.0519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,044

7.0529 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,557

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,810

7.0553 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,961

7.0555 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,248

7.0564 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

604

7.0564 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,030

7.0585 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

190

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

545

7.0395 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,067

7.0430 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

24,544

7.0436 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,759

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

938,963

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21

7.0552 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

238

7.0665 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,096

7.0292 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,337

7.0340 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

723

7.0455 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

203

7.0805 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:

23 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213