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 Jul 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:

4,899,674

1.00%

419,452

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

495,227

0.10%

4,576,941

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,394,901

1.10%

4,996,393

1.02%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,695

7.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,342

7.9673 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,980

7.9941 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,403

7.9820 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,700

8.0075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,588

7.9594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,243

7.9984 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,031

7.9503 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,448

7.9501 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,832

7.9534 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,163

8.0476 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,840

7.9504 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,772

7.9601 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,252

7.9596 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,839

7.9573 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,041

7.9643 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,012

7.9664 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

980

7.9740 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

907

7.9577 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

803

7.9547 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

712

7.9610 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

693

7.9511 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

638

7.9973 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

609

7.9876 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

476

7.9623 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

424

7.9469 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

418

7.9542 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

331

8.0225 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

324

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

227

8.0198 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45

7.9850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

43

7.9600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11

8.0652 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6

7.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

7.9716 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

60,617

7.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

31,975

7.9506 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,490

7.9716 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,163

7.9496 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,999

7.9729 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,751

7.9847 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,250

7.9744 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,907

7.9505 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,798

7.9748 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,773

7.9727 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,606

7.9786 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,058

8.0132 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,662

7.9553 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,843

7.9619 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,568

8.0246 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,384

7.9795 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,833

8.0048 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,825

7.9633 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,398

7.9897 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,312

7.9791 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,295

7.9905 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,160

7.9700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,098

7.9788 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,075

8.0487 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,980

8.0153 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,449

8.0027 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,353

7.9494 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,249

8.0565 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

873

8.0427 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

837

7.9653 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

796

8.0434 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

710

7.9981 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

662

7.9762 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

644

7.9655 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

612

7.9634 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

598

8.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

519

7.9946 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

418

7.9550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

381

8.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

370

8.0100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

325

7.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

324

7.9802 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

323

7.9611 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

290

7.9602 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

239

8.0548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

207

7.9404 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

194

7.9479 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

53

8.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47

7.9544 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

7.9569 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

1,353

7.9494 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,163

7.9496 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,880

7.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,831

7.9505 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,522

7.9535 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,225

7.9536 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47

7.9544 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,662

7.9553 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

7.9562 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

323

7.9612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

837

7.9653 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,500

7.9692 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,490

7.9716 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,999

7.9721 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,773

7.9727 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,250

7.9744 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,798

7.9748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

7.9750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

662

7.9762 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,606

7.9786 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,098

7.9788 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,312

7.9791 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,018

7.9801 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,747

7.9807 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,621

7.9926 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

519

7.9946 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,449

8.0027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,975

8.0103 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,486

8.0204 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,249

8.0565 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23

8.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.9450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,870

7.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,448

7.9501 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,031

7.9503 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

693

7.9511 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

803

7.9547 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,839

7.9573 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

907

7.9577 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22

7.9590 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,588

7.9594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,252

7.9596 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40

7.9600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,772

7.9601 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

712

7.9610 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

521

7.9642 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,041

7.9643 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,012

7.9664 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,121

7.9714 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

980

7.9740 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,403

7.9820 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

609

7.9876 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

638

7.9973 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,243

7.9984 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33

7.9986 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17

8.0002 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,700

8.0075 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

227

8.0198 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,637

8.0157 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)

Exercising

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 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213