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:

26 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:

4,647,777

0.95%

638,151

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

568,721

0.12%

4,364,517

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,216,498

1.07%

5,002,668

1.02%

(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

101,353

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32,158

8.5212 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,116

8.5208 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,904

8.5490 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,252

8.5201 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,347

8.5017 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,021

8.5083 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,500

8.4517 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,010

8.5176 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,815

8.5080 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,723

8.5216 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,119

8.5015 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,099

8.4587 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,933

8.5057 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,922

8.5218 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,165

8.5241 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,800

8.5038 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,137

8.5025 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,789

8.5400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,731

8.5487 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,465

8.5297 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,460

8.5543 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,330

8.5123 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,068

8.4877 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,051

8.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,008

8.5032 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,005

8.5406 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

889

8.4950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

767

8.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

764

8.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

763

8.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

755

8.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

753

8.5000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

742

8.5151 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

733

8.5146 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

716

8.5402 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

693

8.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

652

8.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

624

8.5307 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

519

8.4892 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

512

8.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

485

8.5465 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

463

8.5399 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

462

8.5285 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

412

8.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

406

8.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

376

8.5075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

327

8.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

314

8.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

298

8.4250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

291

8.5375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

286

8.4924 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

282

8.5175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

274

8.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

251

8.5225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

239

8.5475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55

8.4814 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10

8.5480 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130,772

8.5296 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

67,865

8.5165 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

59,042

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,718

8.5199 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,725

8.5123 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,901

8.5195 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,714

8.5204 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,230

8.5290 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,413

8.5243 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,189

8.4955 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,400

8.5189 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,150

8.5276 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,018

8.5253 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,324

8.5217 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,680

8.5355 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,246

8.5301 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,900

8.5078 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,651

8.5265 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,400

8.5337 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,157

8.5553 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,121

8.4419 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,935

8.4521 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,877

8.5148 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,852

8.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,341

8.4731 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,336

8.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,102

8.5255 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,092

8.5498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,086

8.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,070

8.4950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,051

8.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

932

8.4598 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

880

8.5319 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

869

8.4833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

797

8.5000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

778

8.5209 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

763

8.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

744

8.5126 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

742

8.4348 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

707

8.5400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

652

8.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

585

8.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

561

8.5517 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

538

8.4426 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

524

8.4474 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

520

8.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

513

8.4501 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

509

8.4423 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

487

8.4475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

467

8.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

429

8.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

383

8.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

376

8.5075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

327

8.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

303

8.5158 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

8.4250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

292

8.4425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

291

8.5375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

282

8.5175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

273

8.4431 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

268

8.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

256

8.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

239

8.5475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

225

8.5271 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

157

8.5275 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

154

8.5128 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

150

8.5168 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

132

8.4595 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

102

8.5176 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55

8.5226 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38

8.5206 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

8.5086 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

8.5443 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

8.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15

8.5162 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

742

8.4348 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

8.4595 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

932

8.4598 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,189

8.4955 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

384

8.5007 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,900

8.5078 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,725

8.5123 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

744

8.5126 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

303

8.5158 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15

8.5162 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

150

8.5167 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,672

8.5176 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,380

8.5179 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,901

8.5195 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,678

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,714

8.5204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,324

8.5217 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,413

8.5243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

8.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

225

8.5271 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

157

8.5275 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,230

8.5290 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,756

8.5298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,023

8.5310 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

880

8.5319 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49

8.5393 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

8.5398 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23

8.5443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

8.5498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,157

8.5553 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

219

8.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55

8.4814 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,890

8.4917 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,137

8.5025 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,933

8.5057 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,502

8.5123 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

742

8.5151 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,563

8.5176 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,317

8.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,252

8.5201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,116

8.5212 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,723

8.5216 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,452

8.5233 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42

8.5248 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

208

8.5279 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

795

8.5288 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

624

8.5307 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

8.5481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

179

8.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,929

8.4739 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,962

8.5193 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,231

8.5200 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:

27 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213