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:

20 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:

4,625,624

0.95%

734,883

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

680,158

0.14%

4,334,005

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,305,782

1.08%

5,068,888

1.04%

(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

388,107

8.5871 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

371,851

8.5791 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

140,710

8.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

81,776

8.6643 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,902

8.5804 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,859

8.6261 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,990

8.6864 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,204

8.6872 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,120

8.6947 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,180

8.6232 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,601

8.6756 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,242

8.5820 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,352

8.6948 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,757

8.6911 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,400

8.6635 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,270

8.5818 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,124

8.6910 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,741

8.6954 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,584

8.6217 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,407

8.6859 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,969

8.6773 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,143

8.6628 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,074

8.6192 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,267

8.5849 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,506

8.6503 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,494

8.6526 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,626

8.6587 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,475

8.6983 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,446

8.6900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,034

8.6382 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,598

8.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,538

8.6370 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,355

8.6351 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,282

8.6394 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,109

8.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

8.6683 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

972

8.6712 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

946

8.6514 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

776

8.6546 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

552

8.6485 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

326

8.6534 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

323

8.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

309

8.6350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

300

8.6480 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

266

8.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

249

8.6650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

203

8.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

201

8.6850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

183

8.6950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

129

8.6219 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

124

8.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

98

8.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

87

8.7050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.6647 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

8.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

419,146

8.5827 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

142,810

8.6880 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

124,541

8.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69,214

8.5791 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50,344

8.6372 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,388

8.6930 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

37,992

8.5782 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,910

8.6132 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,892

8.6446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,708

8.6557 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,357

8.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,183

8.6567 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,100

8.6317 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,816

8.5795 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,782

8.6551 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,457

8.6341 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,295

8.5787 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,100

8.5856 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,962

8.6390 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,502

8.6319 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,464

8.6623 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,400

8.6304 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,894

8.6345 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,001

8.6645 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,739

8.5765 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,930

8.6386 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,855

8.6119 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,348

8.6554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,083

8.6469 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,845

8.6573 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,767

8.6589 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,490

8.6887 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,432

8.5798 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,422

8.6243 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,338

8.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,161

8.6259 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,020

8.6570 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,782

8.5819 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,552

8.6546 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,538

8.6370 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,500

8.6807 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,337

8.6826 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,233

8.6387 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,231

8.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,213

8.6690 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,212

8.6350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,133

8.6579 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

959

8.5793 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

938

8.6384 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

926

8.6916 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

868

8.6969 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

841

8.6518 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

786

8.6198 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

681

8.6884 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

629

8.6285 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

523

8.6650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

473

8.6450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

471

8.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

364

8.7050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

353

8.7003 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

323

8.6550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

201

8.6850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

183

8.6950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

153

8.7113 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

125

8.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

71

8.6649 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5

8.6425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

8.6700 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

6,108

8.5757 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,992

8.5782 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,295

8.5787 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,214

8.5791 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

959

8.5793 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,816

8.5795 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,432

8.5798 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,448

8.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,782

8.5819 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,100

8.5855 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,081

8.5866 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,855

8.6119 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,910

8.6132 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,531

8.6170 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,777

8.6182 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

787

8.6198 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,894

8.6345 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,526

8.6376 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,892

8.6446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,759

8.6500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,782

8.6551 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,348

8.6554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,708

8.6557 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,183

8.6567 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,528

8.6590 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

8.6614 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,337

8.6826 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

681

8.6884 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,490

8.6887 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

926

8.6916 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107

8.6969 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,038

8.6991 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

180

8.7000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

353

8.7003 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

153

8.7113 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43

8.7143 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

220,266

8.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,902

8.5804 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

8.5806 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,270

8.5818 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,242

8.5820 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,267

8.5849 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

127,757

8.5885 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,134

8.5913 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,534

8.6094 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,074

8.6192 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.6201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,584

8.6217 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,355

8.6351 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,034

8.6382 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

8.6480 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,494

8.6526 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,626

8.6587 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,400

8.6635 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

972

8.6712 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,601

8.6756 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,475

8.6983 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,104

8.6435 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,145

8.6716 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,804

8.6356 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,201

8.6507 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,214

8.6558 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

23 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213