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:

16 Oct 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:

7,020,468

1.43%

1,678,422

0.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,544,654

0.32%

6,837,530

1.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,565,122

1.75%

8,515,952

1.74%

(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

639,454

5.8324 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

516,537

5.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

335,227

5.8452 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

248,422

5.8111 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

106,868

5.8194 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

78,036

5.8379 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

54,089

5.8558 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

52,097

5.8048 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

47,048

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46,912

5.8107 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

31,393

5.7783 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,583

5.8202 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,584

5.8059 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,243

5.8416 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,801

5.8130 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

5.7550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,587

5.8477 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,426

5.8166 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,998

5.8212 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,000

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,652

5.8331 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,165

5.7722 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,321

5.7669 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,283

5.8438 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,209

5.8298 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,165

5.8467 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,837

5.8056 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,811

5.7735 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,745

5.8319 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,606

5.7662 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,254

5.7978 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,978

5.7778 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,646

5.8116 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,835

5.7845 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,797

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

5.7780 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,860

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,495

5.8532 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,128

5.7775 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,920

5.8321 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,871

5.8227 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,745

5.9082 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,571

5.7940 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,368

5.8453 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,152

5.8178 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,004

5.8050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.7241 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

993

5.7771 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

798

5.7825 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

784

5.8075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.8500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

563

5.8450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

513

5.8150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

457

5.7975 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

420

5.7658 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

400

5.9147 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

383

5.7250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

175

5.9050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

166

5.8900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

160

5.8146 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

146

5.7870 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

92

5.7879 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17

5.8309 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

340,063

5.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

259,280

5.8388 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

190,842

5.8125 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

114,914

5.8606 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

91,471

5.8371 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

72,453

5.7766 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

72,381

5.8374 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

68,461

5.8391 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

68,130

5.8444 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50,300

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,447

5.7800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

46,697

5.8110 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38,290

5.8028 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,545

5.8108 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,369

5.8359 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,980

5.8404 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,309

5.8859 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,876

5.8289 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,287

5.7875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,247

5.8199 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,206

5.8237 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,153

5.8783 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,000

5.7474 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,766

5.8056 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,251

5.8283 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,593

5.8207 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,076

5.8171 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,974

5.8223 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,952

5.8311 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,900

5.8075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,534

5.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,418

5.8229 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,350

5.8757 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,885

5.8397 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,842

5.8147 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,348

5.7923 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,260

5.9219 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,260

5.8999 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,041

5.8201 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,885

5.8026 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,851

5.8441 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,738

5.8119 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,713

5.9135 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,707

5.8333 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,600

5.8500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,599

5.8362 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,542

5.8113 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,500

5.7554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,500

5.7959 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,428

5.8000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,363

5.8103 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,175

5.8150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,098

5.7857 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,077

5.8236 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

993

5.8216 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

914

5.8600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

868

5.7213 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

796

5.8050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

792

5.9104 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

729

5.8259 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

700

5.7814 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

563

5.8450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

511

5.7913 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

400

5.7914 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

399

5.7825 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

360

5.9159 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

5.7761 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

344

5.7693 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

339

5.8409 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

325

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

306

5.7780 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

300

5.8956 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

296

5.7549 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

281

5.8966 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

250

5.7360 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

218

5.8946 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

198

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

175

5.9050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

167

5.7940 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

142

5.8967 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

131

5.7412 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

131

5.7945 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130

5.8516 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

120

5.7293 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

110

5.7303 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

101

5.8521 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

86

5.7340 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85

5.7847 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

77

5.7440 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

75

5.7446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

71

5.7791 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52

5.7941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50

5.9191 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50

5.7929 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44

5.8140 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42

5.8839 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34

5.8041 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34

5.7892 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

34

5.8091 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

5.8575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

5.9241 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25

5.8741 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20

5.7320 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18

5.7290 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17

5.8200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17

5.7691 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17

5.8141 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

5.9289 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

5.8841 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

5.8137 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

13,287

5.7875 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

198

5.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,348

5.7923 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

323

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

110

5.7960 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,047

5.7986 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,133

5.8031 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,000

5.8079 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,545

5.8108 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,697

5.8110 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

190,842

5.8125 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

5.8133 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,077

5.8236 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

729

5.8259 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,297

5.8264 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

880

5.8266 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,534

5.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

259,280

5.8388 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,461

5.8391 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,885

5.8397 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,340

5.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

844

5.8775 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,260

5.8999 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

993

5.7771 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,128

5.7775 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,571

5.7940 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,000

5.7965 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,254

5.7978 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,097

5.8048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

650

5.8050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,837

5.8056 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,912

5.8107 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248,422

5.8111 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,848

5.8116 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,801

5.8130 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,990

5.8164 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,426

5.8166 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,152

5.8178 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

106,868

5.8194 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,998

5.8212 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,871

5.8227 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,059

5.8228 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,209

5.8298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,652

5.8331 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,036

5.8379 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

413,412

5.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

185,876

5.8404 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,243

5.8416 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,283

5.8438 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,368

5.8453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,165

5.8467 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,495

5.8532 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,089

5.8558 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

844

5.8775 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

700

5.8093 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,497

5.8049 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,708

5.8277 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,187

5.8165 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,463

5.8535 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:

17 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213