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:

04 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:

3,855,095

0.79%

1,095,770

0.22%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,081,615

0.22%

3,460,426

0.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,936,710

1.01%

4,556,196

0.93%

(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

105,422

6.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

72,228

7.0061 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,175

6.9666 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,759

6.9738 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,638

6.9963 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,950

6.9660 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,643

7.0152 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,035

6.9890 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,533

6.9701 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,980

6.9874 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,777

6.9606 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,661

6.9799 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,340

6.9669 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,300

6.9945 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,258

6.9840 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,118

6.9950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,032

6.9767 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

993

6.9927 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

779

6.9750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

676

6.9674 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

550

6.9550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

491

7.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

369

6.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

368

6.9050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

151

7.0019 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

51

6.9765 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

6.9234 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

6.9491 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18

6.9941 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9

6.9966 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

6.9657 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

6.9625 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

246,629

6.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85,340

6.9748 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

85,085

6.9924 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

68,327

6.9794 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50,974

6.9941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,937

7.0076 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,562

6.9774 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,485

6.9913 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,160

6.9958 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,507

6.9786 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,310

6.9888 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,074

7.0050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,304

6.9921 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,875

7.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,909

6.9957 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,568

6.9791 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,626

6.9743 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,246

6.9897 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,687

6.9975 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,350

7.0005 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,172

6.9859 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,514

7.0024 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,565

6.9806 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,013

6.9655 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,730

6.9646 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,867

7.0059 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,095

6.9797 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,417

6.9567 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,328

6.9672 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,906

7.0068 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,894

7.0025 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,197

7.0109 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,125

7.0096 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,680

6.9823 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,594

6.9925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,578

7.0018 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,317

6.9768 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,274

6.9802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,126

6.9989 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,048

6.9755 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,906

6.9963 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,879

6.9808 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,780

6.9981 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,520

7.0033 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,376

7.0036 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,294

7.0065 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,236

6.9836 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,175

6.9991 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

6.9843 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,012

6.9950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,011

6.9900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

794

6.9998 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

779

6.9750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

550

6.9550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

458

6.9965 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

398

6.9960 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

369

6.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

365

7.0150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

275

6.9891 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

238

6.9882 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

230

6.9912 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

200

6.9749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

142

6.9919 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52

6.9736 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48

6.9844 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14

6.9700 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

19,247

6.9644 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,730

6.9646 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

171,354

6.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,328

6.9672 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52

6.9736 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,026

6.9743 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59

6.9749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,900

6.9764 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,317

6.9768 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,562

6.9774 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,398

6.9785 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,823

6.9787 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,481

6.9788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,568

6.9791 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,515

6.9799 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,274

6.9802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,565

6.9806 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,680

6.9823 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,236

6.9836 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

6.9843 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,068

6.9850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109,923

6.9852 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,172

6.9859 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

334

6.9862 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

743

6.9881 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

275

6.9891 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

592

6.9895 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

230

6.9912 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,348

6.9913 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,803

6.9918 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85,085

6.9924 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,974

6.9941 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,160

6.9958 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

398

6.9960 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

458

6.9965 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,126

6.9989 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,175

6.9991 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

121

6.9998 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,350

7.0005 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,444

7.0008 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,894

7.0025 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,520

7.0033 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,906

7.0068 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

6.9234 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,386

6.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,389

6.9655 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,950

6.9660 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,533

6.9701 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51

6.9765 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,661

6.9799 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,980

6.9874 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,035

6.9890 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

993

6.9927 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

327

6.9957 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9

6.9966 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

7.0000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

151

7.0019 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,643

7.0152 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,709

6.9593 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,469

6.9787 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,244

6.9974 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

491

6.9982 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:

05 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213