Unite Regulatory News (UTG)

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:

24 Dec 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:

7,110,547

1.45%

4,681,730

0.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,451,377

0.91%

6,917,023

1.41%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,561,924

2.36%

11,598,753

2.37%

(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

56,927

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,471

5.4873 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,182

5.4801 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,373

5.4894 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,695

5.4751 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,663

5.4976 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

981

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

645

5.4862 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

533

5.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

467

5.4961 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

244

5.4946 GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

27

5.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

33,153

5.4756 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

22,638

5.4762 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

12,009

5.4785 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,725

5.4852 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,600

5.4928 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

6,944

5.4829 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,018

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,344

5.4830 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,919

5.4816 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,757

5.4798 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,156

5.4950 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,156

5.4885 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,128

5.4835 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,022

5.4696 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,007

5.4704 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

980

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

772

5.4894 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

745

5.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

485

5.4650 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

460

5.4875 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

35

5.4938 GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24

5.4675 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

6,819

5.4743 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31

5.4748 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,362

5.4749 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,412

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,368

5.4757 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,009

5.4785 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

880

5.4825 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,944

5.4829 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,764

5.4852 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33

5.4857 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,377

5.4875 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,156

5.4885 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

772

5.4894 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,600

5.4928 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133

5.4999 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

207

5.5000 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

101

5.4700 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,734

5.4750 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,695

5.4751 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,230

5.4752 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

533

5.4850 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

645

5.4862 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,471

5.4873 GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,421

5.4895 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,022

5.4696 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,344

5.4830 GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

852

5.4916 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:

29 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213