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:

15 Jul 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:

4,609,945

0.94%

390,070

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

464,586

0.09%

4,314,489

0.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,074,531

1.04%

4,704,559

0.96%

(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

165,129

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,590

8.0544 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

54,904

8.0199 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,867

8.0360 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,052

8.0212 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,953

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,363

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,636

8.0911 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,294

8.0548 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,208

8.0565 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,378

8.0638 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,059

8.0278 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,849

8.0122 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,606

8.0327 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,644

8.0248 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,188

8.0520 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,900

8.1111 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,846

8.0116 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,818

8.0302 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,426

8.0569 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,104

8.0719 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,868

8.0338 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,657

8.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

8.0098 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,452

8.0221 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,320

8.0268 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

945

8.0172 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

831

8.0133 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

701

8.0201 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

623

8.0104 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

614

8.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

587

8.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

543

8.0050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

495

8.0273 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

488

8.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

486

8.0465 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

403

8.0731 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

326

8.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

297

8.0125 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

296

8.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

8.0075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

269

8.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

265

8.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

88

8.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

82

8.0579 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

74

8.1075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29

8.0684 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

65,260

8.0208 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62,024

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,576

8.0198 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,340

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,350

8.0643 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,592

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,100

8.0489 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,088

8.0184 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,353

8.0590 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,613

8.0587 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,465

8.0745 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,191

8.0938 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,354

8.0685 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,312

8.0597 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,268

8.0168 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

8.0287 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,561

8.0769 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,508

8.1080 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,370

8.0410 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,351

8.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,278

8.0765 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

847

8.0443 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

830

8.0428 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

796

8.0511 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

683

8.0402 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

640

8.0577 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

587

8.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

543

8.0050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

374

8.0099 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

291

8.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

290

8.1021 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

269

8.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

265

8.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

253

8.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

250

8.0125 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

127

8.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

90

8.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

8.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.1002 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.0702 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.0202 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.0550 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 Long

2,470

8.0451 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,978

8.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

374

8.0099 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,088

8.0184 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,576

8.0198 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,389

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,164

8.0202 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,112

8.0210 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

185

8.0269 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,728

8.0287 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

506

8.0289 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

847

8.0443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

796

8.0511 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,312

8.0597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,929

8.0599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,278

8.0765 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,561

8.0769 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

253

8.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,191

8.0938 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

290

8.1021 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

8.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

521

8.1104 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

125

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140

8.0166 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

945

8.0172 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133,606

8.0200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

701

8.0201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,953

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,667

8.0205 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,052

8.0212 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,644

8.0248 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

296

8.0250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,318

8.0258 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,320

8.0268 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,059

8.0278 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,868

8.0338 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,495

8.0382 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,188

8.0520 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,294

8.0548 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,027

8.0574 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,378

8.0638 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29

8.0685 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

403

8.0731 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,636

8.0911 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

171

8.0921 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83

8.0939 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,900

8.1111 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

394

8.1193 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

8.1201 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,778

8.0341 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,115

8.0351 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:

16 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213