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:

15 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:

3,279,523

0.67%

1,405,018

0.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,463,251

0.30%

3,020,842

0.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,742,774

0.97%

4,425,860

0.90%

(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

68,940

7.1514 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

62,179

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

32,195

7.1654 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,247

7.1395 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,492

7.1317 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,442

7.1406 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,524

7.1378 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,364

7.1653 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,521

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,443

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,912

7.1419 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,687

7.1558 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,681

7.1635 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,992

7.1585 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,569

7.1386 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,510

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,471

7.1527 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,249

7.1362 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,002

7.1474 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,908

7.1656 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,696

7.1494 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,170

7.1069 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,150

7.1240 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,076

7.1363 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,595

7.1287 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

7.1539 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,021

7.1132 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

811

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

728

7.1390 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

467

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

129

7.1300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

109

7.1510 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

68

7.1000 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

50

7.1270 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

179,802

7.1616 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

104,576

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

29,990

7.1372 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,447

7.1548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,955

7.1476 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,214

7.1587 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,268

7.1561 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,984

7.1413 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,677

7.1431 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,261

7.1526 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,255

7.1565 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,729

7.1439 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,519

7.1348 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,503

7.1500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,071

7.1398 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,597

7.1301 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,500

7.1376 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,161

7.1443 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,135

7.1368 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,059

7.1282 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,864

7.1432 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,630

7.1623 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,079

7.1562 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,889

7.1173 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,700

7.1605 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,640

7.1467 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,283

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,149

7.1382 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,058

7.1450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

894

7.1469 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

888

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

819

7.1461 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

511

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

416

7.0840 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

36

7.1397 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

28

7.1389 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

10

7.1390 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

416

7.0840 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

110

7.0975 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,889

7.1173 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

511

7.1250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52

7.1294 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,990

7.1372 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

603

7.1375 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,500

7.1376 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,120

7.1383 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10

7.1394 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36

7.1398 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,658

7.1414 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,485

7.1430 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,677

7.1431 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,864

7.1432 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,024

7.1442 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,161

7.1443 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

111

7.1458 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

894

7.1469 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,955

7.1476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,904

7.1526 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

206

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,268

7.1561 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,079

7.1562 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,700

7.1605 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,542

7.1612 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,719

7.1613 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,630

7.1623 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,768

7.1646 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

51,926

7.1649 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,961

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,170

7.1069 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,699

7.1186 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,150

7.1240 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50

7.1270 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,492

7.1317 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

7.1350 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,569

7.1386 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

728

7.1390 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36

7.1401 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,508

7.1404 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,442

7.1406 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,620

7.1412 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,359

7.1444 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,002

7.1474 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,873

7.1476 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109

7.1510 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,342

7.1538 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,153

7.1539 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

594

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,687

7.1558 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,521

7.1575 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,992

7.1585 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,510

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,681

7.1635 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,744

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,364

7.1653 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,195

7.1654 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,908

7.1656 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

251

7.1663 USD

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,863

7.1305 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,038

7.1329 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,406

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,237

7.1644 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

64

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

591

7.1261 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

128

7.1305 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,147

7.1358 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:

16 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213