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 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:

8,234,032

1.68%

1,494,759

0.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,326,627

0.27%

8,180,904

1.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,560,659

1.95%

9,675,663

1.98%

(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

157,103

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

113,242

5.9085 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

64,324

5.9251 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

57,221

5.8647 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

56,588

5.8644 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,566

5.8650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.8853 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36,674

5.8911 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

23,196

5.8764 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,322

5.8759 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,458

5.8314 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,403

5.9041 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,582

5.8958 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,949

5.8959 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,255

5.8948 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,141

5.9045 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,909

5.9299 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,373

5.8718 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,336

5.8066 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,545

5.9129 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,536

5.9048 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,368

5.8446 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,288

5.8792 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,507

5.8842 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,069

5.8475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,857

5.8921 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,845

5.8433 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,616

5.8875 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,529

5.9050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,405

5.8950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,321

5.9011 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,118

5.9145 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,011

5.9126 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,449

5.9276 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,235

5.8545 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,220

5.9133 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,098

5.9400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

903

5.8500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

874

5.8912 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

814

5.9000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

800

5.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

798

5.8700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

721

5.8450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

680

5.8844 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

587

5.8750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

562

5.9266 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

406

5.8805 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

377

5.8900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

357

5.8550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

337

5.8675 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

303

5.9350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

252

5.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

139

5.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

130

5.8600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.8050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22

5.9090 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

309,230

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

175,988

5.8917 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126,614

5.8658 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

115,430

5.8833 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,937

5.8358 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

72,503

5.9015 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

57,221

5.8647 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

55,214

5.8931 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

54,722

5.8848 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47,505

5.8792 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38,762

5.9263 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,812

5.9007 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,156

5.8837 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,640

5.7963 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,530

5.9286 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,504

5.8770 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,383

5.8650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,097

5.9297 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,929

5.9050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,146

5.9279 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,012

5.8961 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,954

5.7907 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,494

5.9116 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,672

5.7940 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,388

5.7815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,741

5.8696 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,374

5.7906 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,006

5.9068 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,914

5.8308 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,985

5.9243 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,785

5.8624 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,307

5.8720 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,290

5.8857 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,772

5.8641 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,935

5.8868 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,854

5.9293 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,837

5.8459 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,061

5.8888 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,676

5.8923 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,434

5.8948 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,033

5.8646 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,828

5.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,701

5.8995 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,595

5.8914 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,114

5.8812 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,079

5.9291 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,737

5.8977 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,529

5.8609 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,233

5.8800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,910

5.8573 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,600

5.9304 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,528

5.9030 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,399

5.8649 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,139

5.8950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

992

5.9339 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

955

5.8471 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

817

5.8788 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

796

5.8500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

768

5.8753 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

719

5.8450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

587

5.8750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

576

5.8802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

526

5.8700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

400

5.9400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

377

5.8900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

357

5.8550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

344

5.9281 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

303

5.9350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

298

5.9298 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

180

5.9005 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

144

5.9127 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

130

5.8600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

72

5.8898 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14

5.8400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

5.9283 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

5.9288 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2

5.8505 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

1,203

5.7850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132,000

5.7869 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

510

5.8099 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72

5.8433 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,910

5.8573 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,772

5.8641 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,033

5.8646 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,399

5.8649 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,636

5.8673 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,307

5.8720 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76,795

5.8767 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

817

5.8788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,505

5.8792 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

576

5.8802 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,430

5.8833 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,156

5.8837 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,722

5.8848 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,290

5.8857 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,935

5.8868 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,833

5.8877 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,445

5.8894 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72

5.8898 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,595

5.8914 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,239

5.8915 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,061

5.8917 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,676

5.8923 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,214

5.8931 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

913

5.8950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,812

5.9007 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,347

5.9126 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

144

5.9127 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,985

5.9243 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,762

5.9263 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,146

5.9279 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

344

5.9281 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

5.9283 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,530

5.9286 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

165

5.9290 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,914

5.9291 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27

5.9292 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,827

5.9293 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,097

5.9297 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

298

5.9298 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

185,949

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

992

5.9339 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

238

5.7950 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,336

5.8066 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

252

5.8350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,069

5.8475 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,165

5.8650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,373

5.8718 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

406

5.8805 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

5.8853 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,857

5.8921 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,731

5.8925 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,419

5.8942 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,141

5.9045 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68,000

5.9048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

663

5.9050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22

5.9089 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,011

5.9126 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,545

5.9129 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,975

5.9188 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

562

5.9266 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,909

5.9299 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,120

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

838

5.8869 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,700

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,053

5.8843 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

574

5.9060 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

43,376

5.9188 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,210

5.9200 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,019

5.8378 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 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213