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:

13 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:

5,647,611

1.15%

1,997,039

0.41%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,851,104

0.38%

5,478,444

1.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,498,715

1.53%

7,475,483

1.53%

(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

718,403

6.0194 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

163,997

6.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

125,000

6.1226 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

76,714

6.1115 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

70,625

6.0665 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36,722

6.0184 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,644

6.0162 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,880

6.0449 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,943

6.1051 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,617

6.0459 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,799

6.0892 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,525

6.0153 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,400

6.1291 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,210

6.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,814

6.0862 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,706

6.1267 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,450

6.1028 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,213

6.0962 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,461

6.1196 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,712

6.0175 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,562

6.0380 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,028

6.1099 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,142

6.1027 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,462

6.1033 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,090

6.1042 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,336

6.1055 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,316

6.0976 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,628

6.1395 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,485

6.1186 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,360

6.1274 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,982

6.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,391

6.0568 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,383

6.1227 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,379

6.0956 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,367

6.1084 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,173

6.0346 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,778

6.0836 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,747

6.1222 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,689

6.0853 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

6.1239 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,571

6.0861 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,547

6.0972 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

6.1302 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,393

6.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,350

6.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,239

6.1347 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

6.1229 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,045

6.1201 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

6.1595 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

915

6.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

876

6.1133 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

834

6.1077 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

819

6.1279 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

747

6.1243 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

602

6.1199 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

482

6.0975 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

429

6.0898 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

409

6.1292 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

407

6.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

406

6.1125 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

365

6.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

342

6.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

321

6.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200

6.1207 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39

6.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

233,272

6.0252 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,461

6.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

54,292

6.0167 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43,340

6.0928 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,228

6.0267 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30,372

6.1098 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,454

6.1131 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,000

6.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,169

6.0894 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,039

6.0844 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,422

6.0931 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,917

6.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,592

6.1295 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,067

6.1126 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,734

6.1039 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,564

6.0946 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,233

6.1529 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,000

6.1186 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,000

6.0967 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,996

6.1065 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,438

6.1171 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,348

6.1393 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,344

6.1494 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,112

6.1077 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,048

6.1475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,040

6.0892 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,808

6.1100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,609

6.1735 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,600

6.1019 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,600

6.0915 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,446

6.0974 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,204

6.0900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,086

6.1230 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,060

6.1096 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

916

6.1380 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

916

6.1222 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

814

6.1366 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

814

6.1419 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

811

6.1167 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

785

6.1423 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

766

6.0940 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

764

6.1225 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

670

6.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

650

6.0253 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

600

6.1360 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

569

6.0921 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

486

6.1174 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

466

6.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

455

6.1164 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

436

6.0747 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

418

6.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

414

6.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

406

6.1125 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

397

6.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

394

6.1668 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

329

6.0721 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

323

6.1329 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

316

6.1320 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

244

6.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

200

6.0935 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

188

6.1508 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

153

6.1319 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

150

6.1210 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

119

6.1199 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81

6.0886 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80

6.1139 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80

6.1237 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

49

6.0889 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

40

6.1192 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32

6.0890 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32

6.1286 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32

6.1189 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32

6.0930 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

6.1047 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

6.0943 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

6.0938 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

6.1091 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9

6.0740 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

6.1206 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

12,924

6.0138 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

422

6.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

233,272

6.0252 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

650

6.0253 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,228

6.0267 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,039

6.0844 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,272

6.0913 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

478

6.0926 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,340

6.0928 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,422

6.0931 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

766

6.0940 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,446

6.0974 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

670

6.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,195

6.1035 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,734

6.1039 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

119

6.1199 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

357

6.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

916

6.1222 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,592

6.1295 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,976

6.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

244

6.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

365

6.1668 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29

6.1670 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,103

6.1675 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

834

6.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

435,352

6.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,525

6.0153 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,644

6.0162 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,722

6.0184 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,982

6.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79,900

6.0217 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,173

6.0346 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,562

6.0380 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,880

6.0449 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,617

6.0459 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,391

6.0568 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,625

6.0665 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,689

6.0853 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,571

6.0861 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,213

6.0962 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,450

6.1027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,090

6.1042 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,620

6.1063 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

834

6.1077 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,848

6.1085 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,028

6.1099 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76,714

6.1115 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,674

6.1124 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,155

6.1141 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,813

6.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

641

6.1155 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,747

6.1222 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,383

6.1227 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

747

6.1243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,400

6.1291 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

409

6.1292 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,976

6.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,103

6.1675 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

834

6.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,362

6.1494 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

196,805

6.0154 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

32,001

6.0155 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,838

6.0726 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,051

6.1058 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,754

6.1070 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:

14 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213