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:

01 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:

3,535,551

0.72%

2,488,383

0.51%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,347,393

0.48%

3,511,067

0.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,882,944

1.20%

5,999,450

1.23%

(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

685,199

7.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

52,871

7.2715 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

47,742

7.2745 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

39,105

7.2753 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

36,377

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

31,528

7.2562 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,700

7.2577 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,575

7.2617 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

18,497

7.2346 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,259

7.1882 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

14,417

7.1969 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,814

7.2120 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,782

7.2720 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,098

7.2598 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

9,419

7.2751 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,792

7.1885 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,639

7.2024 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,578

7.1970 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,974

7.2492 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,879

7.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,471

7.1924 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,192

7.2261 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,964

7.2031 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

5,652

7.2535 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,914

7.2380 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,876

7.2250 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,705

7.2306 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,246

7.2147 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,186

7.2542 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,986

7.2049 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,926

7.1343 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,373

7.2319 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,072

7.2034 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,788

7.2385 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,784

7.2415 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,673

7.2386 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,672

7.2519 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,653

7.1785 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,338

7.2413 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

7.2555 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,301

7.2291 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,251

7.2467 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,065

7.2536 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,005

7.2460 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

951

7.1900 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

932

7.1918 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

865

7.2325 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

800

7.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

705

7.2540 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

693

7.2161 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

661

7.2468 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

641

7.1431 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

620

7.2012 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

559

7.1686 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

537

7.2500 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

516

7.2522 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

443

7.2475 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

443

7.2484 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

420

7.2725 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

386

7.2645 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

358

7.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

75

7.1750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20

7.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

618,971

7.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

166,136

7.2579 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

150,738

7.2383 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

75,973

7.2648 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

38,241

7.2732 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

26,061

7.2450 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

20,839

7.2712 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

16,000

7.2608 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

15,759

7.2548 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

14,272

7.2610 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,817

7.2624 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,740

7.2721 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,753

7.2206 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,991

7.2739 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

5,711

7.2746 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,686

7.2619 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4,572

7.2351 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,428

7.2600 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,998

7.2042 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,835

7.2445 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,806

7.1573 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,946

7.2352 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,893

7.2550 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,837

7.2305 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,813

7.2483 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,330

7.2504 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,239

7.1849 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,232

7.2554 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,111

7.2492 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,005

7.2289 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

875

7.2280 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

849

7.2541 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

792

7.2202 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

779

7.1642 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

619

7.2565 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

613

7.2640 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

559

7.2014 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

536

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

517

7.2288 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

508

7.2463 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

433

7.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

430

7.2630 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

411

7.1872 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

358

7.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

254

7.2537 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

183

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

126

7.2238 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

124

7.2425 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

75

7.2749 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

39

7.2156 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

13

7.2100 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

1,321

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,592

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

536

7.1599 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

779

7.1642 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

183

7.1650 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,485

7.1726 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

7.1825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,239

7.1849 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

433

7.1850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

495

7.1989 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,712

7.1992 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

559

7.2014 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

7.2099 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,381

7.2116 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39

7.2156 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

875

7.2280 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,837

7.2305 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

269

7.2358 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

674

7.2365 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,300

7.2371 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,381

7.2416 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

124

7.2425 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,835

7.2445 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

508

7.2463 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,813

7.2483 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,000

7.2608 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,272

7.2610 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,686

7.2619 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,190

7.2624 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

430

7.2630 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

613

7.2640 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,973

7.2648 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

689

7.2700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,839

7.2712 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,740

7.2721 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,241

7.2732 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,991

7.2739 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,711

7.2746 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75

7.2748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,384

7.2749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,779

7.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

7.1340 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,327

7.1400 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,050

7.1407 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,592

7.1550 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

559

7.1686 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75

7.1751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,031

7.1821 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.1825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

932

7.1918 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,471

7.1924 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,417

7.1969 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

7.2000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

7.2022 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,072

7.2034 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,814

7.2120 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,192

7.2261 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,096

7.2291 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,489

7.2391 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,005

7.2460 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

661

7.2468 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

443

7.2484 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,974

7.2492 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

516

7.2522 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,652

7.2535 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,186

7.2542 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,098

7.2598 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,575

7.2617 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,094

7.2701 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,782

7.2720 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,742

7.2745 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,004

7.2750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,419

7.2751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,440

7.2753 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,059

7.2764 USD

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

7.2800 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

30,403

7.1932 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,898

7.2095 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,903

7.2124 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,237

7.2412 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,170

7.2744 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

176

7.1402 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

728

7.1542 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,204

7.1802 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:

02 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213