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 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:

6,456,887

1.32%

1,819,952

0.37%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,677,691

0.34%

6,273,993

1.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,134,578

1.66%

8,093,945

1.65%

(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

595,388

5.9009 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

349,984

5.9708 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

203,227

5.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

96,382

5.9702 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48,736

5.9351 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

48,396

5.9270 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,035

5.8898 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,400

5.9628 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

19,602

5.8884 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,918

5.8852 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

16,630

5.9415 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,925

5.9565 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,467

5.9667 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,714

5.8867 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

5.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

10,531

5.9586 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

8,378

5.9669 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,199

5.9019 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,974

5.9546 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,919

5.9609 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,682

5.9553 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,500

5.9513 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,959

5.9223 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,790

5.9560 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,522

5.9164 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,312

5.9489 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,919

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,140

5.9531 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,062

5.9931 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,032

5.9554 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,946

5.9325 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,914

5.9200 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,539

5.9132 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,222

5.9703 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,895

5.9608 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,802

5.9594 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,634

5.9237 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,494

5.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,442

5.9174 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,410

5.9873 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,250

5.8990 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,038

5.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.9437 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

682

5.9515 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

451

5.9700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

445

5.9600 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

413

5.9450 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

374

5.9750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

317

5.9400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

250

5.9246 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

175

5.9038 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.9436 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12

5.9606 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.9444 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

202,914

5.9006 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

148,944

5.9307 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

136,961

5.9348 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

114,247

5.8863 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

88,082

5.8954 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

81,632

5.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

62,661

5.8964 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

59,368

5.9252 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50,210

5.9675 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,416

5.9418 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,091

5.9677 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13,029

5.9815 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

11,966

5.9023 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,712

5.9708 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,269

5.9581 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,550

5.9652 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,293

5.9554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,900

5.8968 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,827

5.9542 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,218

5.9823 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,483

5.9626 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,323

5.9456 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,618

5.9451 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,604

5.9670 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,578

5.9600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,476

5.9562 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,261

5.9548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,940

5.9498 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,721

5.9053 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,650

5.9500 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,570

5.9264 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,313

5.9431 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,095

5.9534 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,052

5.9676 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,040

5.9320 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,007

5.9699 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,006

5.9913 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.9753 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

973

5.9389 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

808

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

768

5.9898 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

755

5.9659 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

718

5.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

570

5.9550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

568

5.9561 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

547

5.9805 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

500

5.9763 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

500

5.9502 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

450

5.9197 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

420

5.9121 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

414

5.9200 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

408

5.8860 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

338

5.8998 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

310

5.9372 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

304

5.9654 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

251

5.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

207

5.9466 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

190

5.9313 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

176

5.9575 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

166

5.9941 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

166

5.9297 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

165

5.9715 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

131

5.9998 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

127

5.9547 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

124

5.9649 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

98

5.9598 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

94

5.9198 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

50

5.9698 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

5.9647 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

5.9296 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33

5.9298 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

32

5.8862 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

21

5.9947 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16

5.9347 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

3,566

5.8838 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,425

5.8847 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,923

5.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

408

5.8860 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32

5.8862 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

114,247

5.8863 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,169

5.8915 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,900

5.8968 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

202,914

5.9006 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,721

5.9053 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,368

5.9252 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

148,859

5.9307 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

190

5.9313 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,712

5.9345 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136,928

5.9348 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

652

5.9381 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

5.9499 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

570

5.9550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,672

5.9569 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,517

5.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

304

5.9654 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,604

5.9670 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,091

5.9677 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,007

5.9699 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,712

5.9708 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

251

5.9800 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,029

5.9815 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,006

5.9913 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

490,868

5.8850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,918

5.8852 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,714

5.8867 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,602

5.8884 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,035

5.8898 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,199

5.9019 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,539

5.9132 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,522

5.9164 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,442

5.9173 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,959

5.9223 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

250

5.9246 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

320

5.9250 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,396

5.9270 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,111

5.9300 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,915

5.9317 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,000

5.9466 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

682

5.9515 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,522

5.9517 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,032

5.9554 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,802

5.9594 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,568

5.9599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,400

5.9628 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,822

5.9650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,467

5.9667 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

96,382

5.9702 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

349,984

5.9708 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

374

5.9750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,410

5.9873 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,062

5.9931 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

5.9125 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,986

5.9501 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,844

5.9687 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,005

5.9739 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

31,437

5.8854 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

170

5.9332 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,733

5.9378 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 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213