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:

20 Oct 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:

8,340,108

1.70%

1,555,679

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,448,379

0.30%

8,230,518

1.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,788,487

2.00%

9,786,197

2.00%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

25p ordinary

Purchase

347,278

5.5807 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

179,079

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

172,649

5.5917 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

160,296

5.5703 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

121,748

5.5640 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

85,751

5.5728 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

60,307

5.5780 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

59,967

5.5885 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48,973

5.6196 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

42,328

5.5860 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,578

5.5744 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,523

5.5749 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,687

5.6212 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,627

5.5809 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,297

5.5752 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,245

5.5518 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,188

5.5825 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,763

5.5702 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,861

5.5897 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,969

5.5720 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,563

5.6071 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,479

5.5625 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,826

5.5997 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,747

5.5804 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,122

5.5753 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,554

5.6134 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,227

5.5771 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,842

5.5724 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,573

5.6298 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,551

5.6163 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,340

5.5532 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,111

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,841

5.6154 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,521

5.5761 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,086

5.5893 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,044

5.6371 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,557

5.5653 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,499

5.6109 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,089

5.6150 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,968

5.5852 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,742

5.5754 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,203

5.5349 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,109

5.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,906

5.5650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,512

5.5639 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,468

5.6158 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,411

5.5604 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,327

5.6078 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,149

5.5468 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,025

5.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

856

5.6397 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

853

5.5363 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

715

5.5923 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

694

5.5421 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

632

5.5889 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

514

5.5651 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

492

5.5210 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

403

5.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

269

5.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

207

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

117

5.6251 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

108

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

95

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.6800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

69

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

67

5.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

46

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

359,161

5.5769 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

123,294

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

97,869

5.5827 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

44,067

5.5412 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

36,387

5.5604 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35,174

5.6137 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,136

5.5799 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,058

5.6005 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,937

5.5747 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,448

5.5867 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,408

5.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,839

5.5831 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,600

5.5761 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,673

5.5812 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,180

5.5487 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,700

5.5713 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,342

5.5787 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,815

5.5828 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,247

5.6414 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,576

5.5506 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,114

5.5653 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,373

5.5830 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,277

5.5676 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,984

5.5873 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,737

5.5459 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,504

5.5983 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,300

5.6679 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,104

5.5569 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,835

5.5743 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,828

5.6744 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,180

5.5797 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,086

5.5865 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,988

5.5650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,800

5.6931 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,570

5.6125 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,538

5.5364 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,484

5.5742 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,280

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,869

5.5474 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,663

5.5536 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,429

5.5493 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,426

5.5473 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,349

5.5550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,333

5.6387 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,966

5.5874 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,886

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,790

5.5907 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,706

5.5363 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,517

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,434

5.5270 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,423

5.5670 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,334

5.5617 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,154

5.5794 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,084

5.5790 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,025

5.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

868

5.5291 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

861

5.5514 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

782

5.5575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

672

5.5200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

395

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

388

5.5725 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

333

5.5497 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

327

5.6764 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

312

5.5232 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

291

5.5741 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

269

5.5350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

265

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

210

5.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

207

5.6600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

110

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

96

5.6871 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

95

5.6300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

82

5.6578 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

77

5.6800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

68

5.5775 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

67

5.5700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

65

5.6375 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50

5.5950 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

44,067

5.5412 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,648

5.5431 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,742

5.5519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

421

5.5639 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,467

5.5640 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,521

5.5702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,318

5.5703 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,627

5.5741 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123

5.5742 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25

5.5744 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,937

5.5747 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,477

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,868

5.5759 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

5.5766 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,653

5.5792 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,588

5.5798 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

284

5.5799 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,236

5.5812 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,373

5.5830 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,086

5.5865 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,984

5.5873 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,517

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,570

5.6125 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,174

5.6137 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,132

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

232

5.6327 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,162

5.6386 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

171

5.6390 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,000

5.6394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

265

5.6400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

210

5.6700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,800

5.6931 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,969

5.5720 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,842

5.5724 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85,751

5.5728 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,578

5.5744 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,523

5.5749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

358,293

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,297

5.5752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,122

5.5753 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,742

5.5754 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,521

5.5761 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,227

5.5771 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,307

5.5780 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,747

5.5804 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,627

5.5809 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,188

5.5825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,968

5.5852 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,328

5.5860 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,985

5.5871 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,967

5.5885 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

5.5889 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,861

5.5897 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,575

5.5909 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

172,649

5.5917 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,826

5.5997 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,327

5.6078 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,468

5.6158 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,687

5.6212 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,000

5.6246 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,132

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

856

5.6397 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,513

5.6527 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

867

5.6318 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,005

5.5450 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

52,182

5.5860 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,179

5.6351 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,620

5.6473 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:

21 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213