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 Jul 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:

4,774,789

0.98%

436,443

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

470,079

0.10%

4,478,340

0.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,244,868

1.07%

4,914,783

1.00%

(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

107,385

8.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,366

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,888

8.1519 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,121

8.1488 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,775

8.1477 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,223

8.1554 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,175

8.1355 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,914

8.1511 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,850

8.1562 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,805

8.1537 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,292

8.1405 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

8.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

646

8.1383 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

377

8.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

129

8.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

66

8.1590 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

8.1496 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

8.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

179,241

8.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,554

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,437

8.1549 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,229

8.1544 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,395

8.1385 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,851

8.1545 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,668

8.1504 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,020

8.1280 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,025

8.1426 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,300

8.1467 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,348

8.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,283

8.1527 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,100

8.1571 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,073

8.1529 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,046

8.1491 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

780

8.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

607

8.1454 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

595

8.1452 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

434

8.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

390

8.1445 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

157

8.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

129

8.1297 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

78

8.1439 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52

8.1553 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26

8.1748 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

100

8.1249 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

157

8.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,329

8.1303 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,395

8.1385 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78

8.1439 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

390

8.1445 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

595

8.1452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,300

8.1467 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,046

8.1491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

179,224

8.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,668

8.1504 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,283

8.1527 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,073

8.1529 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,851

8.1545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,437

8.1549 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,792

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,261

8.1554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,100

8.1571 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

8.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,175

8.1355 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

110

8.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,292

8.1405 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

8.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,392

8.1460 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,990

8.1477 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

624

8.1478 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

8.1483 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107,385

8.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,914

8.1511 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,888

8.1519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8

8.1525 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,213

8.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,209

8.1554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,850

8.1562 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,503

8.1301 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,368

8.1449 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

59

8.1493 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

879

8.1454 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?

No

Date of disclosure:

07 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213