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:

03 Oct 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:

3,517,207

0.72%

2,500,809

0.51%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,371,901

0.48%

3,497,248

0.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,889,108

1.20%

5,998,057

1.23%

(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

611,882

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

111,675

7.2660 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,771

7.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,040

7.2478 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,260

7.2792 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,751

7.2596 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,565

7.2461 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,586

7.2322 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,314

7.2559 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,527

7.2637 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,152

7.1963 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,623

7.2653 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,526

7.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,323

7.2642 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,936

7.2612 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,822

7.2460 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,559

7.2405 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,286

7.2663 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,501

7.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,401

7.2387 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,933

7.2193 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,686

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,617

7.2452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,614

7.2626 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,454

7.2672 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

7.2565 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

7.2678 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

960

7.2436 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

902

7.2578 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

853

7.2352 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

784

7.2662 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

672

7.2382 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

550

7.2598 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

356

7.2499 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

340

7.2455 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

325

7.2517 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

244

7.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

199

7.2514 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

59

7.2775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10

7.2372 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

697,596

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

182,938

7.2646 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,217

7.2638 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,842

7.2639 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,471

7.2555 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,223

7.2440 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,580

7.2360 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,986

7.2515 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,237

7.2801 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,762

7.2612 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,769

7.2438 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,599

7.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,583

7.2288 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,556

7.2624 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,402

7.2648 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,287

7.2533 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,237

7.2449 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,628

7.2644 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,203

7.2504 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,198

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,112

7.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,843

7.2569 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,818

7.2591 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,770

7.2505 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,576

7.2519 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,408

7.2531 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,165

7.2448 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,130

7.2535 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

990

7.2497 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

937

7.2277 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

809

7.2407 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

674

7.2382 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

602

7.2228 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

600

7.2672 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

552

7.1962 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

321

7.2289 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

276

7.2473 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

244

7.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

244

7.2052 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

124

7.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

105

7.2649 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

66

7.2548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48

7.2820 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38

7.2394 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

7.2700 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

602

7.2228 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

937

7.2277 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,583

7.2287 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

495

7.2320 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

674

7.2382 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

809

7.2407 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,769

7.2438 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

411

7.2448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

627

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

192

7.2458 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,886

7.2463 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

276

7.2473 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

480

7.2477 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,170

7.2503 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,986

7.2515 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,576

7.2519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,350

7.2520 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,408

7.2531 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,287

7.2533 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,130

7.2535 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

7.2548 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,843

7.2569 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,818

7.2591 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

399

7.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,762

7.2612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,556

7.2624 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

581

7.2636 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,217

7.2638 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,842

7.2639 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,628

7.2644 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,890

7.2646 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,507

7.2648 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

317,463

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48

7.2821 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,152

7.1963 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,933

7.2193 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79

7.2228 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

169

7.2243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

7.2372 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

672

7.2382 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,771

7.2400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,559

7.2405 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,617

7.2452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,822

7.2460 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,565

7.2461 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,040

7.2478 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

356

7.2499 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

199

7.2514 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,314

7.2559 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,742

7.2566 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,407

7.2597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,698

7.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

762

7.2602 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,936

7.2612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,323

7.2641 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,821

7.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,623

7.2653 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111,675

7.2660 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

784

7.2662 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,286

7.2663 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,000

7.2665 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,918

7.2792 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

610

7.2305 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1

7.2900 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

175

7.2046 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

152

7.2406 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,827

7.2453 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

400

7.2604 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:

06 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213