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:

19 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:

3,373,298

0.69%

2,680,951

0.55%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,538,056

0.52%

3,286,633

0.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,911,354

1.21%

5,967,584

1.22%

(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

539,353

7.0714 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

521,227

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

386,943

7.0690 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

207,427

7.0702 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

187,380

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

160,666

7.0710 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

124,252

7.0796 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

81,428

7.0692 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

72,760

7.0751 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

66,678

7.0982 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

38,387

7.0695 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,811

7.0813 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,088

7.0802 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,538

7.0972 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,666

7.0703 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,778

7.0874 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,238

7.0787 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,142

7.0917 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,907

7.0739 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,387

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,325

7.0762 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,718

7.0696 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,461

7.0694 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,349

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,856

7.0642 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,623

7.0890 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,508

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,357

7.1095 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,289

7.1273 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,255

7.0672 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,174

7.1297 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,061

7.0843 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

874

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

845

7.0675 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

526

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

521

7.0691 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

506

7.0830 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

498

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

428

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

357

7.1352 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

230

7.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

230

7.0897 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55

7.0481 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.0392 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,286,109

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,272,338

7.0707 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

40,449

7.0698 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

39,263

7.0649 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,763

7.0989 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,973

7.0692 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,016

7.0771 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,239

7.0710 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,882

7.0832 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,143

7.0976 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,806

7.0711 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,593

7.0674 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,513

7.1010 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,847

7.0712 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,061

7.0815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,777

7.0665 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,560

7.0885 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,354

7.0756 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,133

7.0693 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,945

7.0694 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,937

7.0833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,544

7.1045 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,040

7.0730 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,917

7.0802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,728

7.0668 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,663

7.0715 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,623

7.0869 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,351

7.0634 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,349

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,318

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,198

7.0774 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,989

7.0828 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,852

7.1141 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,794

7.0966 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,618

7.1179 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,587

7.0682 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,577

7.0719 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,393

7.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,053

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

911

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

874

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

765

7.0576 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

733

7.0489 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

631

7.0904 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

446

7.1063 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

428

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

369

7.1122 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

309

7.0475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

302

7.0825 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

113

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

101

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.0400 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

Opening Short

69,300

7.0717 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,351

7.0634 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

258

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,963

7.0679 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,587

7.0682 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,196

7.0692 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,133

7.0693 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,945

7.0694 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,449

7.0698 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

935,881

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

240,832

7.0702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

119,344

7.0711 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,755

7.0712 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,040

7.0730 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,354

7.0756 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,016

7.0771 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,198

7.0774 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,917

7.0802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,882

7.0832 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,937

7.0833 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

66

7.0844 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,020

7.0859 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

324

7.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,763

7.0989 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,513

7.1010 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,228

7.1027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,544

7.1045 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

369

7.1122 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,852

7.1141 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,618

7.1179 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,515

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,203

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55

7.0481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,704

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

207,427

7.0702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,666

7.0703 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,542

7.0709 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

160,666

7.0710 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

539,353

7.0714 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,345

7.0735 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

72,760

7.0751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,238

7.0787 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,091

7.0798 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84,544

7.0806 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,484

7.0813 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,815

7.0847 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,751

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,623

7.0890 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,538

7.0972 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,678

7.0982 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,954

7.1056 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,357

7.1095 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,033

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

187,380

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,003

7.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,203

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,346

7.0434 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,073

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,605

7.0705 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,847

7.0712 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,818

7.0767 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,355

7.0781 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,801

7.0803 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

933

7.1252 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,394

7.0608 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,073

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

722

7.0946 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,284

7.1024 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,289

7.1273 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:

22 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213