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:

03 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:

4,447,501

0.91%

1,017,969

0.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,016,567

0.21%

4,022,481

0.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,464,068

1.12%

5,040,450

1.03%

(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

224,365

6.9000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48,097

6.8989 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

25,088

6.8746 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,548

6.8574 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,171

6.8799 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,395

6.9078 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,493

6.8172 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,684

6.9001 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,814

6.7839 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,319

6.8540 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,313

6.8896 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,369

6.7943 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,229

6.7877 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,222

6.8995 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,765

6.8529 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,613

6.8671 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,061

6.8923 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,024

6.8722 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,885

6.8622 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,113

6.7979 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,659

6.8410 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,246

6.8170 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,142

6.8762 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,987

6.9034 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,939

6.8646 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,213

6.8438 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,908

6.8874 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,720

6.8875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,604

6.9101 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

6.8557 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,791

6.7479 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

6.8644 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

6.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,284

6.7725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,256

6.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,227

6.8980 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

6.9200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,027

6.8682 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

881

6.9350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

844

6.8309 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

833

6.8848 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

760

6.8900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

729

6.8425 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

714

6.8567 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

671

6.9095 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

658

6.7553 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

500

6.9004 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

428

6.9301 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

377

6.8475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

371

6.8119 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

356

6.8525 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

329

6.8500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

327

6.8700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

280

6.8556 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

211

6.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

124

6.7383 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

104

6.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

104

6.7947 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

97

6.8815 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85

6.8490 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

82

6.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

79

6.8064 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

6.7500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

6.8650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

6.7400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1

6.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

147,077

6.8941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,373

6.9000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

76,103

6.8966 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52,465

6.8841 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,824

6.8719 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

27,907

6.8906 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,729

6.8902 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,494

6.8528 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,026

6.8294 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,285

6.8648 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,364

6.8996 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,800

6.8032 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,335

6.8385 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,513

6.8991 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,459

6.9201 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,531

6.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,871

6.8935 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,138

6.8331 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,583

6.8884 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,561

6.8425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,956

6.8213 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,500

6.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,218

6.8883 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,068

6.9059 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,741

6.9018 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,142

6.8591 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,980

6.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,667

6.9137 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,575

6.8798 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,067

6.8667 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,983

6.8529 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,912

6.8925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,892

6.8826 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,823

6.8760 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,667

6.9350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,624

6.8746 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,428

6.8948 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,360

6.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,345

6.8705 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,261

6.8999 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,248

6.8980 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

6.8890 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,096

6.9200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

922

6.8916 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

817

6.9202 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

760

6.8900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

708

6.9100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

700

6.7558 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

635

6.9400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

538

6.8288 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

497

6.8461 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

377

6.8475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

356

6.8525 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

6.9275 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

329

6.8500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

218

6.8600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

211

6.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

156

6.8635 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

138

6.8647 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

129

6.9375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

104

6.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

97

6.8800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

82

6.7700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44

6.8075 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35

6.8050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31

6.8806 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

6.7400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

6.7475 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

10,800

6.8032 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,956

6.8213 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

601

6.8307 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

6.8333 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,980

6.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

938

6.8428 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

497

6.8461 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,500

6.8471 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,631

6.8504 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,983

6.8529 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

218

6.8600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,285

6.8648 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,067

6.8667 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

6.8688 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,624

6.8746 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,823

6.8760 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

140

6.8801 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,892

6.8826 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,465

6.8841 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

6.8890 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,523

6.8896 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,729

6.8902 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,907

6.8906 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,871

6.8935 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,851

6.8967 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,791

6.8974 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,045

6.8981 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,892

6.8988 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,364

6.8996 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,261

6.8999 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,334

6.9000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,741

6.9018 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,770

6.9025 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,564

6.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,144

6.7383 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

169

6.7450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,791

6.7479 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,311

6.7494 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

666

6.7695 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,814

6.7839 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,229

6.7877 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

6.7900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,983

6.7918 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,114

6.7991 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82

6.8005 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

371

6.8119 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93

6.8145 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,709

6.8146 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,493

6.8172 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85

6.8490 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,348

6.8501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

6.8535 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,022

6.8540 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

683

6.8552 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280

6.8556 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,395

6.8565 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

714

6.8567 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,214

6.8609 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,176

6.8644 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

792

6.8654 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,134

6.8706 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,736

6.8709 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

306

6.8715 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112

6.8748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,622

6.8751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,550

6.8753 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,142

6.8762 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,171

6.8799 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97

6.8815 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

488

6.8825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,042

6.8829 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,067

6.8839 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

833

6.8848 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,421

6.8890 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

395

6.8892 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

6.8896 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

163

6.8916 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133

6.8932 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44

6.8939 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

595

6.8949 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

602

6.8981 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

6.8987 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,131

6.9000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,684

6.9001 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

6.9004 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,093

6.9008 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

117

6.9013 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,336

6.9031 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,960

6.9033 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,987

6.9034 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,375

6.9078 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

671

6.9095 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,832

6.9167 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,384

6.9171 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,925

6.9186 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

6.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55

6.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

428

6.9301 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,272

6.7901 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,815

6.8583 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,098

6.9143 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,599

6.7408 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,947

6.9005 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:

04 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213