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:

12 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:

3,430,731

0.70%

1,376,154

0.28%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,447,679

0.30%

3,169,032

0.65%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,878,410

1.00%

4,545,186

0.93%

(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

77,933

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

54,069

7.0996 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32,844

7.0951 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,704

7.0953 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,767

7.1004 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,536

7.0927 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,397

7.1036 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,517

7.1047 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,015

7.0959 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,904

7.0989 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,416

7.1072 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,379

7.0878 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,925

7.1024 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,858

7.1019 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

7.1040 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,452

7.0969 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,409

7.0734 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

7.0721 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,010

7.1122 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

905

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

850

7.1021 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

755

7.1279 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

639

7.1154 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

490

7.1059 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

412

7.0985 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

357

7.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

311

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

274

7.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

128

7.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

119

7.0983 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

105

7.0958 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

69

7.1069 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29

7.0742 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19

7.1073 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6

7.1025 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

161,131

7.0964 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,038

7.1020 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,788

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,359

7.1087 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,942

7.0905 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,900

7.1035 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,881

7.1006 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,893

7.0907 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,086

7.0946 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,626

7.0971 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,508

7.0968 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,915

7.0923 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,805

7.0985 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,149

7.0986 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,143

7.1051 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,079

7.0958 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,182

7.0945 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,176

7.1004 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,082

7.0976 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,013

7.0892 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

956

7.0991 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

916

7.1105 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

914

7.0931 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

890

7.1075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

714

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

7.1049 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

660

7.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

545

7.1274 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

412

7.0992 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

373

7.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

340

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

227

7.0752 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

119

7.0990 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69

7.1076 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

7.1065 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

7.1066 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.0800 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

1

7.0748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,942

7.0905 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,893

7.0907 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,915

7.0923 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

914

7.0931 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,248

7.0946 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102,003

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,554

7.0954 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,079

7.0958 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

105

7.0966 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,082

7.0976 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,149

7.0986 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

956

7.0991 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,176

7.1004 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,881

7.1006 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,038

7.1020 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,983

7.1026 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,900

7.1035 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,086

7.1038 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

211

7.1054 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

7.1065 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,070

7.1072 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19

7.1073 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,473

7.1134 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,648

7.1141 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,546

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58

7.1294 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,963

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,501

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,933

7.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,912

7.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,653

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,774

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,409

7.0734 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.0751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,991

7.0860 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,379

7.0878 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

274

7.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,536

7.0927 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,077

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,844

7.0951 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,704

7.0953 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,015

7.0959 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,928

7.0962 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

472

7.0963 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,923

7.0971 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,281

7.1014 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,858

7.1019 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,115

7.1022 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,997

7.1027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,600

7.1040 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,103

7.1049 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

490

7.1059 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,497

7.1066 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19

7.1076 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

639

7.1154 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,546

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,963

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,501

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,933

7.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,912

7.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,653

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,774

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

514

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,428

7.0867 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,137

7.0944 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,207

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,045

7.0983 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,021

7.1007 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,533

7.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

183

7.1295 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

128

7.1055 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

102

7.1304 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:

15 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213