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:

27 Aug 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:

4,533,967

0.93%

1,199,908

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,164,380

0.24%

3,873,862

0.79%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,698,347

1.16%

5,073,770

1.04%

(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

547,699

7.1467 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

227,632

7.1554 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

189,588

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

88,887

7.1495 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,906

7.1648 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

51,691

7.1878 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,832

7.1499 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,690

7.1720 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,964

7.1904 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,112

7.1672 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,848

7.1449 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,436

7.1596 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,936

7.1478 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,904

7.1514 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,337

7.1743 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,691

7.1392 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,520

7.1483 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,994

7.1453 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,236

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,730

7.1503 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,271

7.1556 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,814

7.1642 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,775

7.1492 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,655

7.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,339

7.1536 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,911

7.1537 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,781

7.1491 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,350

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,152

7.1479 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,621

7.1693 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,477

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,236

7.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,188

7.1542 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,975

7.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,871

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,456

7.1431 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,262

7.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

985

7.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

734

7.1381 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

514

7.1455 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

505

7.1331 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

483

7.1225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

425

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

368

7.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

358

7.1325 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

345

7.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

307

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

258

7.1468 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

189

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

158

7.1798 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

130

7.1289 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39

7.1253 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

7.1628 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

7.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

182,913

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

170,509

7.1498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

92,004

7.1481 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,787

7.1536 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81,329

7.1576 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

76,552

7.1542 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

76,403

7.1554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

64,912

7.1508 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,134

7.1435 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,090

7.1604 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34,019

7.1524 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,429

7.1681 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,004

7.1477 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,639

7.1565 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,402

7.1645 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,262

7.1422 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,723

7.1675 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,194

7.1455 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,276

7.1610 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,505

7.1654 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,293

7.1721 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,051

7.1499 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,024

7.1555 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,730

7.1520 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,548

7.1617 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,112

7.1519 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,704

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,655

7.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,168

7.1546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,328

7.1378 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,214

7.1381 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,105

7.1559 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,966

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,861

7.1448 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,748

7.1317 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,710

7.1815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,635

7.1466 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,601

7.1758 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,588

7.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,486

7.1574 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,427

7.1451 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,384

7.1510 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,227

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,876

7.1447 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,735

7.1515 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,638

7.1647 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,362

7.1437 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,267

7.1398 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,262

7.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.1485 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,060

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

874

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

854

7.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

845

7.1742 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

810

7.1539 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

677

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

7.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

645

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

546

7.1538 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

546

7.1619 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

483

7.1225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

425

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

387

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

358

7.1325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

354

7.1847 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

345

7.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

189

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

7.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85

7.1402 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21

7.1752 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

7.1513 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7

7.1628 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

3,328

7.1378 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,267

7.1398 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85

7.1402 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

517

7.1406 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,447

7.1446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,861

7.1448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,575

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,168

7.1481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,437

7.1482 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.1485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

275

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

7.1513 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

546

7.1538 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

810

7.1539 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,168

7.1546 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

370

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,710

7.1594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

874

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,684

7.1608 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

546

7.1619 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

7.1623 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,638

7.1647 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,293

7.1721 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

845

7.1742 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

7.1752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,601

7.1758 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

507

7.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

130

7.1289 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,538

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,994

7.1453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

853

7.1454 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,450

7.1455 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

258

7.1468 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,686

7.1478 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,775

7.1492 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,832

7.1499 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,904

7.1514 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,415

7.1520 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,339

7.1536 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,436

7.1596 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7

7.1626 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

528

7.1631 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,389

7.1635 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,906

7.1648 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,267

7.1661 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,112

7.1672 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,328

7.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,690

7.1720 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

985

7.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,964

7.1904 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

2,258

7.1597 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

26,170

7.1489 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,948

7.1559 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:

28 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213