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:

10 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:

4,903,711

1.00%

2,149,288

0.44%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,003,875

0.41%

4,854,209

0.99%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,907,586

1.41%

7,003,497

1.43%

(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

219,674

6.1867 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

192,066

6.1963 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

171,635

6.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85,722

6.1717 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

75,179

6.2035 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

68,338

6.1362 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

47,724

6.1968 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,014

6.2008 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

41,026

6.1505 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,437

6.1359 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,136

6.2320 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

31,495

6.2006 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,785

6.1448 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,650

6.1962 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,474

6.1897 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,323

6.1443 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,160

6.1734 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,572

6.1771 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,210

6.2085 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,545

6.2081 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,329

6.1363 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,492

6.2068 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,412

6.2063 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,662

6.2016 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,061

6.1970 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,895

6.1807 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,262

6.1903 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,160

6.1908 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,319

6.1430 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,142

6.1927 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,350

6.1990 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,316

6.1768 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,862

6.2057 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,762

6.1863 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,078

6.1844 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,021

6.1829 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,858

6.2015 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,814

6.2316 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,448

6.2043 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,279

6.2027 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,993

6.2225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,870

6.1343 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,815

6.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,710

6.1840 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,441

6.1935 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,277

6.2048 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

6.1617 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

952

6.2280 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

950

6.2032 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

932

6.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

922

6.2363 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

881

6.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

800

6.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

682

6.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

635

6.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

524

6.2146 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

450

6.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

381

6.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

290

6.1508 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

285

6.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

148

6.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

110

6.1751 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

104

6.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23

6.2466 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

261,901

6.1690 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

199,502

6.1675 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130,455

6.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

74,634

6.1408 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,785

6.2206 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38,066

6.1916 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,944

6.2043 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,857

6.1921 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,662

6.1926 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,481

6.1505 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,136

6.1825 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,026

6.1857 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,870

6.1924 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,333

6.2048 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,195

6.1954 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,399

6.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,704

6.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,223

6.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,841

6.1508 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,956

6.2001 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,819

6.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,000

6.2119 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,835

6.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,513

6.2207 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,120

6.2025 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,000

6.2142 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,725

6.2506 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,719

6.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,419

6.1684 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,973

6.2009 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,598

6.2159 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,178

6.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,050

6.2473 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

995

6.1816 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

909

6.1956 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

886

6.1694 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

800

6.1864 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

697

6.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

598

6.1671 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

596

6.1872 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

558

6.2348 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

500

6.1729 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

399

6.2235 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

336

6.1912 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

6.2498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

240

6.2215 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

239

6.1969 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

159

6.1939 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

141

6.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

101

6.2306 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81

6.1646 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80

6.2053 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80

6.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55

6.2346 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

6.1545 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

6.1895 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

6.1688 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

90,079

6.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,453

6.1509 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,178

6.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

6.1688 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,410

6.1709 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,292

6.1739 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,223

6.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,452

6.1786 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

336

6.1912 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,973

6.2009 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,944

6.2043 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,333

6.2048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

573

6.2140 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,000

6.2142 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,897

6.2175 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,513

6.2207 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,203

6.2239 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

298

6.2499 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,963

6.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

285

6.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,437

6.1359 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68,338

6.1362 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

469

6.1362 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,329

6.1363 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,319

6.1430 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,323

6.1443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,785

6.1448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

290

6.1508 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

800

6.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85,722

6.1717 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,160

6.1734 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

110

6.1752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,895

6.1807 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,739

6.1891 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,474

6.1897 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,262

6.1903 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,142

6.1927 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,441

6.1935 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,381

6.1962 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192,066

6.1963 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,724

6.1968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,061

6.1970 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,164

6.1987 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,699

6.1991 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,014

6.2008 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,013

6.2015 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,453

6.2034 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,448

6.2043 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,277

6.2048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

740

6.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,862

6.2057 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,404

6.2066 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,897

6.2175 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,827

6.2226 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

381

6.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,327

6.1796 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,059

6.2251 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,255

6.2505 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:

13 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213