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:

29 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:

4,667,751

0.95%

446,211

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

519,530

0.11%

4,376,078

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,187,281

1.06%

4,822,289

0.99%

(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

172,665

7.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58,066

7.6788 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

44,100

7.7532 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,483

7.6750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39,481

7.8043 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,690

7.6706 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,797

7.6627 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,386

7.8300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,784

7.6742 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,784

7.6817 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,459

7.7169 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,034

7.7332 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,510

7.7658 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,592

7.7085 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,132

7.6534 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,194

7.7427 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,373

7.6854 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,100

7.6462 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,982

7.6626 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,225

7.7219 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,624

7.6956 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,507

7.7555 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,402

7.7035 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,747

7.7031 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,581

7.6451 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,419

7.6453 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,180

7.6900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,174

7.7618 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,049

7.6805 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,905

7.6807 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,903

7.6865 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,506

7.6905 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,447

7.8100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,445

7.7956 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

7.6851 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,140

7.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,128

7.6801 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,122

7.7012 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

973

7.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

920

7.8297 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

882

7.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

874

7.6575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

849

7.6845 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

825

7.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

729

7.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

702

7.7150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

695

7.6475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

693

7.7022 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

691

7.6850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

686

7.7100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

680

7.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

663

7.7023 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

602

7.7294 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

524

7.7200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

523

7.6524 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

481

7.7925 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

445

7.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

432

7.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

383

7.8250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

379

7.6775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

349

7.6650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

326

7.6725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

312

7.7050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

303

7.7006 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

296

7.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

293

7.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

293

7.6975 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

293

7.8197 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

270

7.6925 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

7.6800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

262

7.6350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

261

7.7175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

111,708

7.8017 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

95,798

7.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

93,580

7.6572 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

82,177

7.6799 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,189

7.7031 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,321

7.6650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,977

7.7122 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,343

7.7077 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,537

7.6785 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,926

7.6936 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,942

7.6737 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,297

7.6859 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,828

7.6766 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,033

7.6446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,861

7.6938 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,009

7.6840 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,890

7.6862 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,723

7.8068 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,946

7.6796 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,638

7.6584 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,925

7.8057 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,746

7.6963 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,681

7.6639 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,817

7.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,710

7.8091 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,488

7.6954 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,255

7.6944 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,157

7.6858 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,180

7.6900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,966

7.7026 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,892

7.6693 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,892

7.7087 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,281

7.6536 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,204

7.8100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,140

7.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.6546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,037

7.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

939

7.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

920

7.8305 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

882

7.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

874

7.6575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

848

7.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

811

7.7263 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

774

7.7150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

695

7.6475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

691

7.6850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

677

7.6684 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

648

7.7009 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

587

7.8300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

549

7.6802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

524

7.7200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

524

7.6750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

501

7.6708 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

492

7.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

458

7.6815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

445

7.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

383

7.8250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

326

7.6725 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

317

7.7395 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

312

7.7050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

296

7.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

293

7.6975 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

293

7.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

270

7.6925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

266

7.6800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

262

7.6350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

261

7.7175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

259

7.7100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

243

7.8107 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

243

7.6657 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

193

7.6617 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26

7.6425 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

119

7.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26

7.6425 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,085

7.6444 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,033

7.6446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,977

7.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

7.6540 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

193

7.6617 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,681

7.6639 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

243

7.6657 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

677

7.6684 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,942

7.6737 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

257

7.6750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

573

7.6756 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,828

7.6766 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,946

7.6796 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,896

7.6804 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,224

7.6805 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

99,155

7.6824 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,890

7.6862 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,501

7.6901 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,255

7.6944 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,746

7.6963 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

648

7.7009 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

620

7.7073 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,892

7.7087 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,050

7.7120 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72

7.7150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,925

7.8057 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,259

7.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,419

7.6453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,100

7.6462 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,657

7.6491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

523

7.6523 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,982

7.6626 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,797

7.6627 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

7.6675 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

432

7.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,690

7.6706 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

283

7.6950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,624

7.6956 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,122

7.7012 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

693

7.7022 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

663

7.7023 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,430

7.7085 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,459

7.7169 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,225

7.7219 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,174

7.7618 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,095

7.6639 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

222

7.6056 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,930

7.8253 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:

30 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213