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:

30 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:

4,591,057

0.94%

542,139

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

492,344

0.10%

4,298,091

0.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,083,401

1.04%

4,840,230

0.99%

(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

115,641

8.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,560

8.4754 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,326

8.4771 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,945

8.5065 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,565

8.4968 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,663

8.4682 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,811

8.4810 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,086

8.5151 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,382

8.4759 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,774

8.5148 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,631

8.5091 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,400

8.5917 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,649

8.5295 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,339

8.4723 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

8.5130 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,302

8.5962 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,201

8.4619 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

915

8.4633 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

909

8.4744 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

828

8.5515 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

666

8.4694 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

635

8.4738 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

625

8.5289 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

621

8.4494 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

592

8.5277 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

457

8.5075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

347

8.5494 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

284

8.5300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

284

8.5400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

281

8.4844 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

281

8.5000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

254

8.4778 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

248

8.4863 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

226

8.5444 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

193

8.5473 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

157

8.6075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

122

8.4660 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36

8.5545 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32

8.5121 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.6118 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.5997 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

8.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.6016 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

8.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,634

8.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23,404

8.4815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,353

8.4702 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,257

8.5106 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,689

8.5462 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,662

8.4763 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,308

8.4826 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,937

8.5804 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,094

8.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,710

8.5424 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,675

8.5429 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,469

8.5005 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,015

8.5345 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

992

8.5749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

972

8.5234 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

945

8.4663 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

909

8.4758 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

905

8.5475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

888

8.5817 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

846

8.5361 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

828

8.4751 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

797

8.4924 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

532

8.5810 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

510

8.6048 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

384

8.5454 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

282

8.5058 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

281

8.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

261

8.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

180

8.5709 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

170

8.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

154

8.4897 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

148

8.5375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55

8.5500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21

8.5323 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

8.6075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11

8.4727 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

7,353

8.4702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

8.4723 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,838

8.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

743

8.4751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,662

8.4763 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,340

8.4843 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25

8.4896 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129

8.4897 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,469

8.5005 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

972

8.5234 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

8.5323 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

148

8.5375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,710

8.5424 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

913

8.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,689

8.5462 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

180

8.5709 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

992

8.5749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,937

8.5804 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

888

8.5817 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

170

8.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

8.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

915

8.4633 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,663

8.4682 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,339

8.4723 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

635

8.4738 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,945

8.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,560

8.4754 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,382

8.4759 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,326

8.4771 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,811

8.4810 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248

8.4863 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,374

8.4925 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,631

8.5091 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32

8.5120 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,264

8.5134 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,086

8.5151 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

214

8.5210 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,649

8.5295 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,226

8.5508 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,400

8.5917 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,073

8.4628 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,210

8.4676 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,864

8.4743 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,210

8.4676 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,779

8.5756 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:

01 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213