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 Jul 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:

4,834,410

0.99%

451,078

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

470,027

0.10%

4,540,174

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,304,437

1.08%

4,991,252

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

210,041

8.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

8.1309 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

84,986

8.1368 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61,915

8.1356 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

41,841

8.2295 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,566

8.2372 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,630

8.2391 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,016

8.2023 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,356

8.1748 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,531

8.1354 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,128

8.2413 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,669

8.2647 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,950

8.2280 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,396

8.2078 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,048

8.1919 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,875

8.1542 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,333

8.3700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,286

8.1950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,077

8.2233 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,800

8.4429 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,478

8.3062 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,301

8.1577 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,015

8.2398 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,901

8.2300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,703

8.3757 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,252

8.1665 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,220

8.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,094

8.4050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

753

8.2230 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

675

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

639

8.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

600

8.1528 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

593

8.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

589

8.3688 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

582

8.1597 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

545

8.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

528

8.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

522

8.1647 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

471

8.2404 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

431

8.3711 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

381

8.2415 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

368

8.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

325

8.1547 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

312

8.1358 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

283

8.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

271

8.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

8.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

264

8.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

250

8.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

212

8.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

202

8.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

202

8.1753 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

185

8.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

142

8.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

120

8.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

8.1778 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21

8.1609 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

8.3750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

8.1433 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

8.5141 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.3600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

230,350

8.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,000

8.1380 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78,351

8.1469 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,271

8.2166 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,089

8.3437 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,762

8.1748 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,222

8.2658 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,737

8.3762 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,855

8.2095 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,397

8.1952 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,975

8.2126 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,855

8.3335 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,733

8.2575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,560

8.1422 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,480

8.2781 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,400

8.3560 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,201

8.3833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,990

8.2613 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,567

8.1345 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,386

8.1773 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,366

8.2457 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,158

8.2379 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,887

8.2305 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,694

8.3738 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,657

8.3714 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,568

8.2702 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,355

8.1874 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,231

8.3418 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,220

8.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,094

8.4050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,000

8.1477 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

914

8.3116 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

837

8.1865 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

759

8.2456 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

605

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

593

8.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

545

8.2650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

528

8.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

526

8.3229 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

429

8.2852 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

395

8.2210 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

368

8.2050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

350

8.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

334

8.2920 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

283

8.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

271

8.3400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

263

8.4150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

250

8.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

212

8.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

209

8.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

185

8.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

134

8.2200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

120

8.2150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

111

8.3641 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

74

8.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

43

8.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

8.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

8.3758 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

8.3550 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

2,567

8.1345 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,713

8.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,776

8.1352 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,359

8.1415 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,560

8.1422 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

8.1477 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

8.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

266

8.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

432

8.1687 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,452

8.1929 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

173

8.1995 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76

8.2057 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,649

8.2072 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,855

8.2095 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.2100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,271

8.2166 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,887

8.2305 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,568

8.2702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

429

8.2852 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,582

8.3119 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

526

8.3229 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,231

8.3418 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

8.3550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,400

8.3560 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

111

8.3641 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

8.3699 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,592

8.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,210

8.1354 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,915

8.1356 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

312

8.1358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

8.1416 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

600

8.1528 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,875

8.1542 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,301

8.1577 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

8.1609 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

233

8.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

202

8.1753 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

8.1778 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,048

8.1919 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,016

8.2023 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,396

8.2078 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,841

8.2295 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,630

8.2391 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,128

8.2413 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

381

8.2415 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,669

8.2647 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,949

8.2832 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

876

8.2886 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

394

8.2929 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

214

8.3121 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36

8.3166 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

938

8.3644 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

589

8.3688 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,333

8.3700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,196

8.3829 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,800

8.4429 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,054

8.2171 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,884

8.2657 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,999

8.1356 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,931

8.1919 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,187

8.3805 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:

03 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213