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:

08 Sep 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:

3,484,635

0.71%

1,143,899

0.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,144,582

0.23%

3,189,431

0.65%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,629,217

0.95%

4,333,330

0.89%

(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

195,938

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

45,244

7.0591 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

40,644

7.0361 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27,685

7.0381 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,637

7.0388 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

22,440

7.0428 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,325

7.0479 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,981

7.0623 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,718

7.0594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,057

7.0796 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,116

7.0351 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,712

7.0551 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,385

7.0757 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,232

7.0510 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,134

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,129

7.0665 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,340

7.1104 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,322

7.0780 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,299

7.0925 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,187

7.0354 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

7.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

944

7.0545 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

897

7.1140 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

764

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

685

7.0658 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

684

7.0500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

602

7.0358 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

518

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

418

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

408

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

395

7.0675 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

264

7.0844 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

255

7.0603 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

232

7.0592 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

213

7.1257 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

114

7.0636 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

55

7.0644 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50

7.0475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15

7.0998 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12

7.0941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

140,440

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

92,472

7.0410 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

41,762

7.0428 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28,908

7.0717 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,059

7.0523 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21,225

7.0612 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,905

7.0503 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,388

7.0556 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,370

7.0346 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,640

7.0915 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,866

7.0528 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,932

7.0862 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,701

7.1042 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,500

7.0783 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,291

7.0685 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,047

7.0938 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,851

7.0409 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,660

7.0660 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,632

7.0794 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,579

7.0815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,231

7.0478 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,039

7.0813 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,991

7.0487 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,845

7.0606 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,845

7.0620 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,821

7.0464 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,033

7.0835 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,846

7.0719 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,414

7.0549 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,135

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,110

7.0791 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,796

7.0687 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,658

7.0879 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,599

7.0968 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,249

7.0651 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,166

7.0600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,102

7.1089 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,050

7.0599 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,724

7.0405 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,684

7.0715 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,378

7.0650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,281

7.0652 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,245

7.0975 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,210

7.1175 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,138

7.0575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.0551 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,117

7.0764 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,077

7.1050 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,020

7.0547 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

944

7.0854 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

792

7.0700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

787

7.0664 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

740

7.0735 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

695

7.0825 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

652

7.0490 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

650

7.0607 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

518

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

517

7.0622 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

409

7.0855 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

408

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

395

7.0675 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

346

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

60

7.0977 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51

7.0402 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

51

7.0400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50

7.0475 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

47

7.0498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1

7.0325 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

7.0325 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,370

7.0346 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123,594

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53

7.0394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106

7.0401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,724

7.0405 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,851

7.0409 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

178

7.0410 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47

7.0498 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,845

7.0509 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106

7.0519 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,059

7.0523 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,020

7.0547 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.0551 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,388

7.0556 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

474

7.0569 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54

7.0594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,050

7.0599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30

7.0603 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,845

7.0606 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

650

7.0607 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,225

7.0612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,330

7.0634 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,712

7.0640 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,796

7.0687 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,908

7.0717 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,946

7.0745 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,248

7.0761 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,117

7.0764 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,021

7.0789 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

7.0798 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

268

7.0866 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,640

7.0915 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,599

7.0968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,102

7.1089 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76,794

7.0350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,116

7.0351 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,187

7.0354 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

602

7.0358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,644

7.0361 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,025

7.0366 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,685

7.0380 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,637

7.0388 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

713

7.0404 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,452

7.0427 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,559

7.0428 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,745

7.0450 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,232

7.0510 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91

7.0550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,712

7.0551 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

232

7.0592 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

114

7.0636 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

650

7.0666 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61

7.0782 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

72

7.0800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.0801 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

211

7.0884 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77

7.0927 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12

7.0943 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,340

7.1104 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

897

7.1140 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

162

7.1175 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

213

7.1257 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,287

7.0894 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,091

7.0489 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:

09 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213