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:

02 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:

4,653,104

0.95%

1,112,708

0.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,114,562

0.23%

4,201,579

0.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,767,666

1.18%

5,314,287

1.09%

(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

169,073

6.7729 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

123,671

6.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

38,716

6.7972 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,576

6.8433 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,461

6.7724 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,907

6.7695 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,412

6.7488 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,900

6.8332 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,540

6.7453 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,549

6.8064 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,987

6.9130 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,969

6.8377 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,075

6.9112 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

865

6.8230 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

843

6.9045 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

763

6.8836 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

726

6.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

620

6.8889 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

568

6.9560 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

545

6.7459 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

520

6.8268 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

298

6.8871 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

217

7.0684 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

207

6.9727 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

69

7.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

56

6.8510 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35

6.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34

6.8176 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

31

6.7948 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

6.8272 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

6.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

6.8247 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

6.8700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,474

6.7443 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45,434

6.7781 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,564

6.8638 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,807

6.7498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,105

6.7478 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,332

6.8608 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,667

6.7809 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,469

6.8744 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,531

6.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,405

6.8035 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,966

6.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,709

6.8439 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,400

6.8823 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,381

6.8534 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,563

6.8570 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,571

6.7694 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,467

6.8615 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,073

6.8211 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,764

6.7496 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,367

6.8619 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,126

6.8325 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,125

6.8377 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,881

6.8418 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,589

6.8308 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,708

6.8702 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,605

6.8668 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,129

6.8164 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,935

6.8520 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,770

6.8271 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,668

6.8358 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,391

6.7968 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,300

6.9635 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

6.8077 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,035

6.8699 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

782

6.8468 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

774

6.9067 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

765

6.8681 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

726

6.8002 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

726

6.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

698

6.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

673

6.8300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

644

6.8191 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

520

6.8268 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

380

6.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

377

6.8536 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

349

6.8469 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

345

6.8579 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

181

6.8220 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81

6.8249 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

72

6.8232 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

68

6.8250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43

6.9151 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31

6.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

30

6.8450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25

6.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

6.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8

6.8600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

6.8208 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

52,474

6.7443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,352

6.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,105

6.7478 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,764

6.7496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,807

6.7498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,571

6.7694 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

174

6.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,391

6.7968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,405

6.8035 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

6.8077 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27

6.8144 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,129

6.8164 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

644

6.8191 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81

6.8249 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,632

6.8294 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

339

6.8300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,668

6.8358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,881

6.8418 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

349

6.8469 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,189

6.8476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

377

6.8536 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,768

6.8546 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,906

6.8554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

345

6.8579 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

6.8598 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,332

6.8608 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,708

6.8619 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,564

6.8638 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

439

6.8649 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

765

6.8681 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,035

6.8699 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,708

6.8702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

574

6.8741 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

351

6.8750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

498

6.8785 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,590

6.8842 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,467

6.8953 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,300

6.9635 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,290

6.9639 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

125

6.9640 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

117,225

6.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,540

6.7453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,638

6.7462 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

556

6.7476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,907

6.7695 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,461

6.7724 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31

6.7948 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29

6.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,716

6.7972 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,549

6.8064 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

6.8074 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

6.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14

6.8272 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,900

6.8332 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,969

6.8377 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,576

6.8433 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56

6.8510 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

6.8653 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

620

6.8889 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

809

6.8890 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

843

6.9045 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,075

6.9112 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,309

6.9333 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

568

6.9560 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

207

6.9727 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69

7.0452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

217

7.0684 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,624

6.7699 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,915

6.8255 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,158

6.8449 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

13,235

6.7455 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

17,538

6.7456 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16

6.9106 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:

03 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213