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:

29 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:

3,384,072

0.69%

2,310,305

0.47%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,209,685

0.45%

3,355,670

0.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,593,757

1.14%

5,665,975

1.16%

(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

989,163

7.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

88,326

7.1798 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36,089

7.1594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,700

7.1692 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,431

7.1795 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,681

7.1271 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,782

7.1725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,802

7.1391 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,552

7.1278 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,716

7.1592 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,441

7.1241 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,888

7.1347 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,190

7.1427 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,363

7.1151 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,844

7.1184 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,816

7.1337 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,802

7.1335 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,674

7.1306 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,620

7.1262 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,598

7.1700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,424

7.1495 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,333

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,114

7.1288 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,028

7.1527 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

969

7.1251 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

889

7.1377 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

722

7.1415 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

548

7.1485 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

542

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

448

7.1147 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

448

7.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

434

7.1446 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

430

7.1381 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

312

7.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

282

7.0969 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

217

7.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

185

7.1580 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

178

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

167

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121

7.1390 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

67

7.1392 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55

7.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,021,818

7.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

190,774

7.1662 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

138,389

7.1483 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,023

7.1766 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45,282

7.1637 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,186

7.1015 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31,057

7.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,394

7.1597 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,759

7.1229 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,495

7.1614 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,490

7.1435 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,101

7.1510 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,226

7.1186 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,528

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,197

7.1796 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,241

7.1629 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,166

7.1318 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,109

7.1782 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,000

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,982

7.1789 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,834

7.0971 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,426

7.1197 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,952

7.1208 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,947

7.1367 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,549

7.1240 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,411

7.1360 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,354

7.1671 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,260

7.0986 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,249

7.1366 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,249

7.1204 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

825

7.1496 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

798

7.1031 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

698

7.1159 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

689

7.1358 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

545

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

451

7.1295 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

448

7.1150 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

440

7.1268 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

439

7.1282 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

382

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

359

7.1112 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

357

7.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

153

7.1481 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41

7.1194 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.1400 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

1,260

7.0986 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,186

7.1015 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,181

7.1175 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57

7.1195 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,369

7.1197 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,875

7.1206 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,792

7.1214 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,759

7.1229 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,000

7.1242 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

495

7.1259 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

439

7.1282 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,273

7.1313 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

800

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,635

7.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

689

7.1358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,411

7.1360 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,249

7.1366 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

7.1398 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,490

7.1435 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,998

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,263

7.1463 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

153

7.1481 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

138,389

7.1483 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

825

7.1496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,101

7.1510 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,057

7.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,037

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

245

7.1571 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

545

7.1573 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,394

7.1597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

620

7.1613 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,241

7.1629 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,282

7.1637 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,354

7.1671 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,825

7.1737 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,023

7.1766 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,109

7.1782 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,982

7.1789 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74,780

7.1795 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,856

7.1796 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,553

7.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

312

7.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,363

7.1151 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

969

7.1251 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,762

7.1270 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,681

7.1271 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,368

7.1279 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,114

7.1288 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,674

7.1306 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

430

7.1381 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

121

7.1390 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,802

7.1391 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67

7.1392 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.1401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

722

7.1415 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,190

7.1427 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,424

7.1495 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,028

7.1527 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,200

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

185

7.1580 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,716

7.1592 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,673

7.1701 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,782

7.1725 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,432

7.1792 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,431

7.1795 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,326

7.1798 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,914

7.1800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,566

7.1803 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

888

7.1813 USD

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,517

7.1083 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,536

7.1196 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,284

7.1264 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,081

7.1793 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,024

7.1118 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

824

7.1348 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:

30 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213