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:

01 Aug 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:

4,791,734

0.98%

590,161

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

450,836

0.09%

4,445,062

0.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,242,570

1.07%

5,035,223

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

173,910

7.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,245

7.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,382

7.5000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,651

7.4617 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,503

7.4577 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,048

7.4912 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,486

7.4686 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,233

7.4490 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,245

7.4495 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,345

7.4674 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,770

7.4593 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,730

7.4904 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,547

7.4453 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,993

7.4998 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,225

7.4812 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,987

7.4435 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,629

7.4488 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,444

7.4793 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,160

7.4705 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,922

7.4810 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,638

7.4605 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,588

7.4977 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,434

7.4390 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

888

7.5066 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

875

7.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

812

7.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

797

7.4587 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

747

7.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

632

7.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

456

7.4710 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

436

7.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

404

7.4950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

371

7.4540 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

329

7.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

132

7.3850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

105

7.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

7.5040 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19

7.4478 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7

7.4475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2

7.4300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

69,259

7.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,907

7.4599 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,330

7.4956 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31,367

7.4829 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,183

7.4483 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,868

7.4646 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,778

7.4585 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,249

7.4566 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,260

7.4549 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,884

7.4721 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,779

7.4688 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,228

7.4567 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,750

7.4545 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,776

7.4571 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,637

7.4438 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,804

7.4440 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,214

7.4745 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,092

7.4577 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,081

7.4668 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,072

7.4953 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,585

7.4594 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,553

7.4992 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,535

7.4596 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,515

7.4827 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,361

7.4679 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,324

7.4580 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,301

7.4488 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,189

7.4790 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

878

7.4808 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

817

7.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

753

7.4643 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

529

7.4485 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

506

7.4725 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

480

7.4809 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

430

7.4977 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

415

7.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

404

7.4769 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

329

7.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

284

7.4795 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

280

7.4500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

260

7.4748 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

176

7.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

52

7.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44

7.4800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22

7.4763 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19

7.5078 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

7.4602 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

7.4600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

7.4466 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

7.4350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.4300 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

3

7.4323 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

124

7.4436 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,637

7.4438 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,946

7.4446 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,395

7.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

7.4466 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

284

7.4467 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

529

7.4485 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,301

7.4488 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

7.4498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,750

7.4545 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,249

7.4566 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,228

7.4567 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,776

7.4571 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,935

7.4574 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,092

7.4577 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,778

7.4585 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,585

7.4594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

867

7.4597 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,907

7.4599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

291

7.4619 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

753

7.4643 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,361

7.4679 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,884

7.4721 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,214

7.4745 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

772

7.4748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,367

7.4829 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,343

7.4883 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,706

7.4939 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,072

7.4953 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,073

7.4956 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

430

7.4977 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19

7.5077 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,921

7.5100 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

274

7.3850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

132

7.3851 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

7.4326 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,567

7.4435 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

74,189

7.4450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,753

7.4452 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,547

7.4453 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19

7.4476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,245

7.4495 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,703

7.4550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,561

7.4575 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

797

7.4587 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,770

7.4593 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,852

7.4596 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,651

7.4617 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

169

7.4625 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,486

7.4686 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

329

7.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,157

7.4709 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

184

7.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

7.5042 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

571

7.5050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

105

7.5150 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,924

7.4665 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,189

7.4788 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,647

7.4345 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,203

7.4602 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 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213