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:

14 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:

4,530,175

0.93%

409,398

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

478,394

0.10%

4,235,141

0.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,008,569

1.02%

4,644,539

0.95%

(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

45,773

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,188

8.1173 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,135

8.1199 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,013

8.0970 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,959

8.1159 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,692

8.1179 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,323

8.0804 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,026

8.0620 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,112

8.0874 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,688

8.0597 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,699

8.0811 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,551

8.0634 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

8.0715 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

985

8.0789 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

914

8.0636 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

776

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

608

8.0527 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

568

8.0803 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

555

8.0458 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

547

8.0920 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

478

8.0779 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

385

8.0856 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

324

8.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

140

8.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

101

8.0616 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

53

8.0933 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12

8.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

66,288

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,400

8.1119 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,827

8.0768 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,455

8.1195 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,905

8.0761 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,209

8.0845 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,234

8.1028 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,130

8.0818 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,000

8.0585 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,555

8.0564 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,177

8.0615 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,093

8.0654 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

847

8.0964 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

518

8.1029 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

187

8.0779 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

93

8.1198 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

8.0900 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

1,555

8.0564 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,000

8.0585 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,177

8.0615 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,093

8.0654 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,905

8.0761 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,827

8.0768 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,130

8.0818 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,280

8.0827 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,209

8.0845 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

847

8.0964 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,234

8.1028 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45

8.1029 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

473

8.1030 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,455

8.1195 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

93

8.1198 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91,258

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

776

8.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

425

8.0582 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,688

8.0597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,026

8.0620 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,551

8.0634 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,195

8.0715 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

507

8.0719 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

141

8.0738 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

568

8.0803 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,323

8.0804 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,699

8.0811 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

385

8.0856 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,112

8.0874 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

547

8.0920 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,013

8.0970 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

825

8.1014 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12

8.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,483

8.1120 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,959

8.1159 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,188

8.1173 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,631

8.1176 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,267

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,350

8.0763 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

140

8.0852 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,630

8.1016 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:

15 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213