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:

17 Oct 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:

7,796,584

1.59%

1,564,408

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,478,539

0.30%

7,634,730

1.56%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,275,123

1.90%

9,199,138

1.88%

(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

420,213

5.7508 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

294,801

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

5.8058 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

103,974

5.7681 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

82,222

5.7857 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

81,056

5.7529 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

53,401

5.7469 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,232

5.7587 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,682

5.7711 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,530

5.7892 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,581

5.7649 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,583

5.7475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,384

5.7727 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,114

5.7671 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,207

5.7614 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,783

5.7452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,167

5.7719 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

5.7575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

5.7791 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,390

5.7594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,419

5.8002 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,469

5.7709 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,600

5.7778 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,000

5.7775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,839

5.7603 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,654

5.7720 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,366

5.7485 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,101

5.7749 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,491

5.7742 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,131

5.7590 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,323

5.7884 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,916

5.7605 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,837

5.7653 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,177

5.7643 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,127

5.7554 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,811

5.7928 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,765

5.7617 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,753

5.7609 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,739

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,688

5.8003 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,678

5.7840 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,125

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

5.7917 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,041

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

977

5.7868 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

806

5.8086 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

771

5.7600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

755

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

408

5.7995 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

382

5.7875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

359

5.7461 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

83

5.8150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55

5.7802 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

5.7652 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

5.7988 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

143,788

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

84,318

5.7489 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55,376

5.7544 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

49,661

5.7530 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,481

5.7463 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,599

5.7438 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,315

5.7731 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,202

5.7509 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,224

5.7574 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,899

5.8002 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,139

5.7917 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,000

5.7764 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,954

5.7744 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,410

5.7988 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,616

5.7595 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,015

5.7835 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,935

5.7875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,928

5.7822 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,920

5.7737 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,313

5.7732 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,218

5.7710 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,179

5.7735 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,931

5.7715 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,300

5.7816 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,695

5.7941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,612

5.8111 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,554

5.7447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,506

5.7648 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,405

5.8052 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,139

5.8136 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,081

5.8042 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,923

5.7657 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,751

5.7914 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,531

5.7901 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,420

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,405

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,239

5.7600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,233

5.7706 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,063

5.7963 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,018

5.7632 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.7972 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

936

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

872

5.8140 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

869

5.7999 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

755

5.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

738

5.7830 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

717

5.7575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

715

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

703

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

539

5.7475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

538

5.7379 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

363

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

352

5.7601 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

342

5.8066 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

258

5.7974 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

221

5.7997 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

183

5.7588 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

183

5.7947 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

172

5.7597 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

152

5.8127 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88

5.7422 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85

5.7897 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43

5.7547 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17

5.7797 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

5.8099 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

5.7444 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

5.7750 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

37,599

5.7438 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,520

5.7447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10

5.7448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,250

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,481

5.7463 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

429

5.7485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,077

5.7497 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,661

5.7530 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,224

5.7574 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,616

5.7595 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

199

5.7650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,923

5.7657 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,233

5.7706 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,269

5.7731 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

5.7750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

122

5.7752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,000

5.7764 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

172

5.7879 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,531

5.7901 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,124

5.7912 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,410

5.7988 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

869

5.7999 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,899

5.8002 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,100

5.8105 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

872

5.8140 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

298,822

5.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

123

5.7451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,783

5.7452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

167,614

5.7453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

359

5.7461 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,401

5.7469 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,583

5.7475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,366

5.7485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,127

5.7554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

104,100

5.7562 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,232

5.7587 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,131

5.7590 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,390

5.7594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,839

5.7603 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,916

5.7605 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,753

5.7609 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,207

5.7614 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,177

5.7643 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,581

5.7649 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,409

5.7652 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,837

5.7653 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,114

5.7671 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,469

5.7709 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,101

5.7749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,600

5.7778 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,982

5.7825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,743

5.7879 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

643

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,733

5.7915 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

408

5.7995 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,000

5.8058 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

200

5.7596 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,596

5.7780 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

377

5.7615 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,817

5.7942 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:

20 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213