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:

27 Jun 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:

4,502,876

0.92%

592,506

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

518,464

0.11%

4,219,854

0.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,021,340

1.03%

4,812,360

0.98%

(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

96,952

8.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,291

8.5445 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,945

8.5725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,751

8.5557 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,722

8.5440 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,397

8.5462 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,441

8.5388 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,106

8.5552 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,576

8.5373 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,372

8.5400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,541

8.5555 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,172

8.5454 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,292

8.5610 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,883

8.5553 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,504

8.5754 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,292

8.5565 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,505

8.5590 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,065

8.5684 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,853

8.5554 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,604

8.5569 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,995

8.5460 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,408

8.5519 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,253

8.5751 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,891

8.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,599

8.5176 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

8.5558 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,160

8.5423 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

8.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,074

8.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

898

8.5518 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

828

8.5687 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

749

8.5575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

722

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

647

8.5479 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

578

8.5862 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

483

8.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

430

8.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

414

8.5472 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

360

8.5188 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

344

8.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

306

8.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

292

8.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

285

8.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

275

8.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

199,035

8.5452 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

83,172

8.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,455

8.5735 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,358

8.5555 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,176

8.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,402

8.5607 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,240

8.5687 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,910

8.5532 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,866

8.5729 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,048

8.5586 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,400

8.5671 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,934

8.5574 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,208

8.5569 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,002

8.5562 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,427

8.5477 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,993

8.5583 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,034

8.5641 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,021

8.5745 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,015

8.5498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,970

8.5435 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,434

8.5760 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,181

8.5642 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,140

8.5650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,119

8.5786 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,074

8.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

791

8.5738 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

615

8.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

593

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

570

8.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

340

8.5440 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

326

8.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

285

8.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

275

8.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

258

8.5610 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

212

8.5595 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

181

8.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

8.5675 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

278

8.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,015

8.5498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,910

8.5532 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,174

8.5543 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5573 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

8.5578 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,993

8.5583 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,048

8.5586 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,121

8.5587 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

212

8.5595 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,402

8.5607 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,400

8.5671 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

8.5675 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,240

8.5687 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,079

8.5745 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,293

8.5748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

675

8.5749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,367

8.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,434

8.5760 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

129

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

178

8.5328 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

550

8.5454 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

898

8.5518 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

191

8.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5576 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,505

8.5590 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,467

8.5622 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,065

8.5684 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

828

8.5687 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

163

8.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,829

8.5717 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

8.5737 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

134

8.5746 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,257

8.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,253

8.5751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,504

8.5754 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,427

8.5477 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,143

8.5492 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,275

8.5712 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

579

8.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

849

8.5605 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

26,658

8.5750 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 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213