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:

25 Jun 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:

4,738,457

0.97%

538,189

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

539,715

0.11%

4,453,751

0.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,278,172

1.08%

4,991,940

1.02%

(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

208,500

8.4100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

44,776

8.4181 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,539

8.4332 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,589

8.4395 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,493

8.4114 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,890

8.4172 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,972

8.4925 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,768

8.4104 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,574

8.4252 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,759

8.4409 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,324

8.4202 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,269

8.4361 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,758

8.4112 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,006

8.4543 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,883

8.4316 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,022

8.4226 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,353

8.4991 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,250

8.4523 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,243

8.4445 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,162

8.4418 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

8.4441 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,071

8.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,002

8.4259 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

984

8.4195 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

875

8.4101 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

858

8.4383 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

830

8.4573 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

765

8.4486 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

618

8.4490 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

475

8.4222 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

413

8.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

386

8.4116 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

326

8.4241 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

149

8.4870 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

8.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

82

8.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

58

8.4250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35

8.4538 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26

8.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

102,479

8.4100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,894

8.4115 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31,258

8.4101 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,358

8.4355 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,646

8.4359 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,537

8.4124 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,890

8.4314 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,239

8.4131 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,720

8.4404 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,058

8.4095 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,041

8.4373 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,092

8.4217 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,766

8.4367 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,733

8.4452 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,900

8.4664 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,823

8.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,282

8.4598 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,061

8.4422 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,973

8.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,858

8.4437 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,693

8.4200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,500

8.4383 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,459

8.4362 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,265

8.4446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,162

8.4426 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,039

8.4525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,011

8.4427 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

984

8.4203 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

777

8.4429 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

704

8.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

675

8.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

572

8.4475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

550

8.4520 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

497

8.4448 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

495

8.4344 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

359

8.4250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

182

8.4457 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

142

8.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

140

8.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

119

8.5548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

103

8.5106 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78

8.4093 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45

8.4224 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.5300 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

78

8.4093 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,058

8.4095 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,196

8.4100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,258

8.4101 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,537

8.4124 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,099

8.4174 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,693

8.4200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,060

8.4216 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,092

8.4217 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

8.4243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,187

8.4332 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45

8.4343 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,646

8.4359 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,041

8.4373 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,364

8.4402 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

777

8.4429 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

497

8.4448 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

182

8.4457 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,282

8.4598 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

420

8.4616 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,900

8.4664 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103

8.5106 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

119

8.5548 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,624

8.4100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

875

8.4101 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,768

8.4104 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

180

8.4111 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,758

8.4112 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,493

8.4114 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

452

8.4116 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,869

8.4138 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,890

8.4172 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

475

8.4222 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,022

8.4226 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,574

8.4252 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

8.4256 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,002

8.4259 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,883

8.4316 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,869

8.4395 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,759

8.4409 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,007

8.4455 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

765

8.4486 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,250

8.4523 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,006

8.4543 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

208

8.4685 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,972

8.4925 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

121

8.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88

8.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,146

8.4332 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

17,787

8.4106 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,408

8.4107 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:

26 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213