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:

23 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:

3,340,581

0.68%

2,345,101

0.48%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,206,406

0.45%

3,265,147

0.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,546,987

1.13%

5,610,248

1.15%

(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

1,219,878

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

277,810

7.1305 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,574

7.1317 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,238

7.1419 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,183

7.1333 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,775

7.1380 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,258

7.1291 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,776

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,943

7.1348 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,922

7.1442 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,723

7.1303 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,536

7.1332 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

7.1126 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,945

7.1398 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,632

7.1301 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,241

7.1343 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,092

7.1368 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,936

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,578

7.0922 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

7.1437 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,164

7.1320 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

993

7.1623 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

828

7.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

758

7.1273 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

556

7.1386 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

545

7.1592 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

524

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

409

7.1307 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

380

7.1275 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

312

7.1261 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

245

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

174

7.1282 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

7.1514 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

158,598

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

147,915

7.1273 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

111,737

7.1310 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

54,024

7.1305 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,012

7.1304 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,116

7.1359 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,660

7.1313 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,751

7.1316 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,482

7.1317 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,362

7.1446 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,239

7.1435 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,013

7.1421 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,701

7.1414 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,887

7.1302 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,391

7.1423 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,796

7.1361 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,748

7.1301 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,626

7.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,302

7.1430 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,000

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,900

7.1465 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,767

7.1405 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,668

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,260

7.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,258

7.1356 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,935

7.1385 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,702

7.1298 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,506

7.1216 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,250

7.1275 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,229

7.1341 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,204

7.1403 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,203

7.1315 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,151

7.1332 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,068

7.1358 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

875

7.1372 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

828

7.1600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

741

7.1431 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

687

7.1394 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

619

7.1328 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

539

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

477

7.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

424

7.1492 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

420

7.1396 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

364

7.1519 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

245

7.1252 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

245

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

227

7.1592 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

194

7.1605 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

187

7.1505 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130

7.1314 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

92

7.1491 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

23

7.1626 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

7.1333 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

760

7.0825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

198

7.0841 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,215

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,752

7.0975 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,442

7.1249 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,459

7.1266 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18

7.1275 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,151

7.1286 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

751

7.1293 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,798

7.1298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

142,091

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,012

7.1304 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,024

7.1305 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

495

7.1311 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,297

7.1315 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

7.1323 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

7.1330 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,229

7.1341 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,173

7.1346 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

489

7.1349 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

402

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,626

7.1353 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,068

7.1358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,116

7.1359 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

477

7.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,935

7.1385 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,507

7.1387 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

687

7.1394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

420

7.1396 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,644

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,701

7.1414 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

410

7.1420 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,614

7.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,458

7.1431 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,239

7.1435 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,000

7.1442 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,262

7.1446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,569

7.1449 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,900

7.1465 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

92

7.1491 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

424

7.1492 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95

7.1496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

173

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

364

7.1519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,949

7.1531 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,200

7.1545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,542

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

510

7.1592 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,858

7.1625 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23

7.1626 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

7.1648 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,000

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,915

7.0707 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

760

7.0825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,215

7.0850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,578

7.0922 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,000

7.1126 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60

7.1252 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

166

7.1261 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

7.1262 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

716

7.1275 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

174

7.1282 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,258

7.1291 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

122,442

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,632

7.1301 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,159

7.1303 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,600

7.1306 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

409

7.1307 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,385

7.1312 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,803

7.1315 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,164

7.1320 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,536

7.1332 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,241

7.1343 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

401

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,518

7.1361 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,969

7.1381 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

556

7.1386 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,025

7.1406 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,238

7.1419 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,614

7.1425 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,272

7.1439 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,738

7.1442 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

597

7.1484 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7

7.1512 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

400

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

124

7.1551 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

194

7.1562 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,542

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,936

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,858

7.1625 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,162

7.1030 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,432

7.1200 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,489

7.1227 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,934

7.1329 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

66

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,043

7.1573 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

433

7.0812 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,016,395

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,035

7.1305 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:

24 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213