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:

01 Sep 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:

4,577,465

0.94%

1,031,579

0.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,052,195

0.22%

4,138,454

0.85%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,629,660

1.15%

5,170,033

1.06%

(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

237,948

7.0531 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

69,098

7.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

52,474

7.0510 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,225

7.0509 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,053

7.0586 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,482

7.0501 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,897

7.0515 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,288

7.0616 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,262

7.0376 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,450

7.0398 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,259

7.0488 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,818

7.0495 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,063

7.0482 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,932

7.0577 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,321

7.0424 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,926

7.0512 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,911

7.0520 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,866

7.0382 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,811

7.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,538

7.0504 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,592

7.0197 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,412

7.0432 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,411

7.0516 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,362

7.0429 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,751

7.0474 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,688

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,058

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,829

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,190

7.0508 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,134

7.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,126

6.9905 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

7.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

831

7.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

794

7.0439 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

792

7.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

716

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

685

7.0258 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

677

7.0343 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

649

7.0453 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

644

7.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

604

7.0473 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

544

7.0661 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

422

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

298

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

249

7.0050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

123

7.0491 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

105

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19

7.0181 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

127,084

7.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

73,977

7.0475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

70,575

7.0499 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55,952

7.0503 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,164

7.0720 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,420

7.0453 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,261

7.0426 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,322

7.0496 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,466

7.0506 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,292

7.0521 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,101

7.0478 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,618

7.0476 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,492

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,500

7.0524 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,230

7.0526 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,020

7.0465 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,425

7.0382 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,359

7.0551 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,223

7.0474 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,939

7.0473 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,766

7.0575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,243

7.0553 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,729

7.0605 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,371

7.0589 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,227

7.0492 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,688

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,545

7.0416 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,455

7.0625 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,417

7.0498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,361

7.0313 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,291

7.0323 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,150

7.0512 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,101

7.0602 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,057

7.0429 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,974

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,899

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,830

7.0545 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,503

7.0436 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,270

7.0563 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,214

7.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,146

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,134

7.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.0485 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,113

7.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,091

7.0546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,089

7.0557 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

813

7.0519 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

794

7.0440 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

792

7.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

741

7.0552 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

720

7.0389 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

694

7.0462 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

587

7.0489 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

551

7.0202 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

475

7.0423 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

388

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

179

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

103

7.0449 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

100

7.0327 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85

7.0392 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

83

7.0495 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34

7.0325 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

469

7.0300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

249

7.0361 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

542

7.0373 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

720

7.0389 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85

7.0392 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,261

7.0426 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,982

7.0428 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

77

7.0430 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53

7.0444 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103

7.0449 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

179

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,420

7.0453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,954

7.0455 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,070

7.0464 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,513

7.0466 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,800

7.0475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,618

7.0476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.0485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,174

7.0489 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,227

7.0492 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

7.0494 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,078

7.0495 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,271

7.0496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,417

7.0498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,724

7.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,466

7.0506 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,150

7.0512 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

813

7.0519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

270

7.0523 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102

7.0539 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,830

7.0545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,091

7.0546 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,101

7.0602 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382

6.9950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19

7.0181 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,262

7.0376 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,440

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,507

7.0409 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,328

7.0424 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,412

7.0432 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,317

7.0436 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

398

7.0438 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,861

7.0439 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13

7.0446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,109

7.0447 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

489

7.0448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

298

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

649

7.0453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,254

7.0461 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

809

7.0462 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

604

7.0473 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,751

7.0474 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,336

7.0480 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,063

7.0482 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,316

7.0484 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,398

7.0490 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

123

7.0491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82

7.0494 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,014

7.0495 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,556

7.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,482

7.0501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,293

7.0503 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,538

7.0504 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,646

7.0505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,225

7.0509 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,474

7.0510 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,897

7.0515 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,411

7.0516 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,911

7.0520 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

712

7.0527 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

921

7.0541 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,245

7.0567 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,078

7.0583 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,828

7.0592 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44

7.0593 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

815

7.0603 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,975

7.0607 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,767

7.0425 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

30,264

7.0494 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

739

7.0497 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10

7.0550 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:

02 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213