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:

24 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:

3,379,271

0.69%

2,064,198

0.42%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,939,127

0.40%

3,307,625

0.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,318,398

1.09%

5,371,823

1.10%

(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

854,089

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

136,059

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

115,451

7.0943 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48,679

7.0991 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

37,021

7.1043 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

30,544

7.1002 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,343

7.1041 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,076

7.0960 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,446

7.1031 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,081

7.1052 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,379

7.1171 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,093

7.0987 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,648

7.1048 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,211

7.0868 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,482

7.1003 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,483

7.0978 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,465

7.0821 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,366

7.1040 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,272

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,262

7.0976 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,221

7.0873 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,992

7.0739 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,666

7.1141 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,459

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,421

7.1027 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,320

7.0833 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

929

7.0676 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

921

7.1009 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

861

7.1420 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

749

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

717

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

591

7.0875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

575

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

573

7.0793 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

509

7.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

103

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

68

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

61

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.0725 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

741,261

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

66,046

7.0944 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,357

7.1020 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,391

7.0990 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,913

7.0892 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,945

7.1017 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,690

7.0998 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,307

7.1101 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,270

7.1173 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,374

7.0972 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,025

7.1015 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,942

7.0925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,672

7.0861 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,391

7.0979 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,186

7.0758 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,071

7.0801 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,969

7.0804 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,695

7.0796 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,453

7.0936 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,202

7.0749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,192

7.1004 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,153

7.1008 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,042

7.0927 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,710

7.0778 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,682

7.1328 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,579

7.1213 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,550

7.1014 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,548

7.0764 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,507

7.0895 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,459

7.0941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,457

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,428

7.0974 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,418

7.0904 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,400

7.0871 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,346

7.0880 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,282

7.0875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,268

7.0734 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,256

7.0592 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,229

7.0938 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,213

7.1535 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,187

7.0756 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,161

7.1158 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,100

7.0604 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,082

7.1435 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

905

7.0709 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

816

7.0824 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

785

7.1149 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

772

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

749

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

641

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

591

7.0879 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

575

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

455

7.0950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

259

7.0768 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

196

7.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

103

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

99

7.1157 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69

7.0863 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62

7.1547 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

40

7.1026 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35

7.0943 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

7.1647 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12

7.0766 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

7.1650 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

8,500

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,256

7.0592 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

450

7.0742 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,202

7.0749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,947

7.0750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30

7.0757 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,156

7.0758 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

7.0770 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,387

7.0779 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,983

7.0796 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,310

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136

7.0854 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,672

7.0861 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

706

7.0874 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,110

7.0875 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,507

7.0895 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,406

7.0911 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,942

7.0925 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,042

7.0927 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,229

7.0938 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

217

7.0952 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,411

7.0956 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

7.0959 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,776

7.0966 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

113

7.0968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,391

7.0979 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,190

7.0987 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,823

7.0995 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,690

7.0998 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,155

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,025

7.1015 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21

7.1020 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42

7.1021 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

488

7.1047 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

495

7.1059 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,414

7.1073 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33

7.1074 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,330

7.1098 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,228

7.1102 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

242

7.1127 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

785

7.1148 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

7.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,161

7.1158 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,270

7.1173 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,579

7.1213 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,102

7.1244 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,510

7.1370 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36

7.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,213

7.1535 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,992

7.0739 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

573

7.0793 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,465

7.0821 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,320

7.0833 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,310

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,211

7.0868 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,221

7.0873 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,419

7.0875 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,076

7.0960 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,537

7.0968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,713

7.0987 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,679

7.0991 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

165,019

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,414

7.1003 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,481

7.1009 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,428

7.1011 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,421

7.1027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,446

7.1031 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,021

7.1043 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,081

7.1052 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

203

7.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,751

7.1161 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,547

7.1228 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,600

7.1272 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

136,059

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,552

7.0811 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,453

7.0982 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,611

7.0994 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,945

7.1011 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

197

7.1246 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

394

7.1542 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

717

7.0655 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,154

7.0879 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,611

7.0997 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

476

7.1205 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:

25 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213