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:

21 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:

8,569,410

1.75%

1,451,383

0.30%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,394,909

0.29%

8,470,660

1.73%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,964,319

2.04%

9,922,043

2.03%

(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

294,734

5.6181 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

261,686

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

233,294

5.6240 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

71,122

5.6166 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

67,068

5.6020 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

38,698

5.6027 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,981

5.6022 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32,519

5.6014 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

28,346

5.5998 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

21,343

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,020

5.6252 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,478

5.5985 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,031

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,856

5.6044 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,004

5.5967 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,917

5.5877 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,130

5.6042 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,529

5.5942 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,904

5.5977 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,012

5.5955 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

5.6059 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,739

5.5953 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,569

5.6167 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,350

5.6052 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,376

5.5971 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,191

5.6187 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,086

5.6076 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,350

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,329

5.5899 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,029

5.5963 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,964

5.5897 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,622

5.6008 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,613

5.6040 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,506

5.5908 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,431

5.6126 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,324

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,170

5.5948 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,034

5.5926 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,798

5.6010 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,588

5.5951 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,544

5.5915 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,532

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,523

5.5938 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,463

5.5937 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,342

5.5935 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,166

5.5809 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,128

5.5949 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,123

5.5813 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

5.6049 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

781

5.5925 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

732

5.5952 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

726

5.6025 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

671

5.5947 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

469

5.5801 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

461

5.5913 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

396

5.6075 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

364

5.5975 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

220

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

91

5.5968 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.5960 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.6066 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

350,378

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

87,461

5.6238 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51,811

5.5956 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

48,900

5.6063 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

45,694

5.6116 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

42,382

5.6008 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,526

5.6203 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

40,831

5.6248 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32,931

5.6011 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,853

5.5800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

19,855

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,285

5.5755 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,012

5.5909 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,215

5.5867 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10,079

5.5950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,589

5.6003 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,500

5.5839 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,709

5.6190 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,409

5.5994 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,594

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,553

5.5955 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,231

5.5863 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,435

5.5997 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,153

5.5952 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,095

5.6104 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,086

5.6048 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,013

5.6247 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,953

5.5979 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,859

5.5931 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,741

5.6242 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,677

5.5942 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,489

5.5878 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,551

5.5900 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,490

5.5984 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,196

5.5894 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,034

5.5932 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,987

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,893

5.5859 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,872

5.6005 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,750

5.5843 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,749

5.5930 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,717

5.6000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,693

5.5974 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,632

5.5998 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,493

5.5890 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,353

5.5887 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,166

5.5814 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,133

5.6100 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,123

5.5819 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,090

5.5967 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,077

5.6088 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,046

5.6016 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,016

5.6025 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

751

5.5925 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

640

5.5903 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

477

5.5960 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

364

5.5975 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

220

5.5750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

152

5.6030 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

102

5.6241 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3

5.6072 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

482

5.5600 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,285

5.5755 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,000

5.5794 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,500

5.5839 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80

5.5850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,677

5.5942 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,153

5.5952 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,811

5.5956 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,409

5.5994 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,589

5.6003 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,314

5.6007 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,086

5.6048 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,077

5.6088 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,095

5.6104 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,694

5.6116 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,654

5.6136 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,034

5.6159 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,575

5.6200 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

280

5.6201 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,526

5.6203 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,339

5.6213 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,044

5.6230 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,608

5.6241 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

235

5.6242 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,013

5.6247 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,831

5.6248 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,805

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

461

5.5913 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,879

5.5928 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

627

5.5932 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,739

5.5953 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,927

5.5958 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

5.5960 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91

5.5968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,785

5.5973 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,904

5.5977 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,247

5.5979 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,346

5.5998 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,129

5.6001 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,068

5.6020 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,981

5.6022 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,698

5.6027 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,241

5.6050 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

5.6055 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,633

5.6058 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

396

5.6075 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,431

5.6126 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,569

5.6167 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,191

5.6187 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,044

5.6231 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,717

5.6234 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

216,368

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,020

5.6252 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,319

5.6253 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

86,649

5.6255 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

6,257

5.6250 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,002

5.5868 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

619

5.6006 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,099

5.6020 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

36,538

5.6245 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,734

5.5966 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

32,519

5.6014 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,605

5.6039 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:

22 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213