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Barclays PLC

27 October 2025

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 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:			7,776,756	1.59%	1,531,656	0.31%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,385,549	0.28%	7,783,889	1.59%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			9,162,305	1.87%	9,315,545	1.90%
(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		90,787		5.9500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		48,030		5.9460 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		41,000		5.9457 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		17,687		5.9149 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,948		5.9485 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		11,700		5.9305 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,829		5.9502 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,903		5.9140 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,870		5.9237 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,195		5.9437 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,157		5.9350 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,356		5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,349		5.8908 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,219		5.9023 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,028		5.9376 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		898		5.8853 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		614		5.9226 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		412		5.9074 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		398		5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		339		5.9191 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		146		5.9362 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		49		5.9439 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		37		5.9347 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		190,886		5.9500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		132,575		5.9150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		57,756		5.9305 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44,047		5.9395 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		42,235		5.9078 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		33,748		5.9407 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		26,825		5.9169 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		23,500		5.9288 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,628		5.9142 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,893		5.9041 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,163		5.9493 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		15,117		5.9265 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,872		5.9097 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,342		5.9280 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,166		5.9498 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,708		5.9382 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,692		5.9089 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,411		5.9060 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,157		5.9350 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,888		5.8887 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,832		5.9076 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,534		5.9473 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,430		5.9141 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,363		5.9132 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,005		5.9093 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,224		5.9307 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,073		5.9091 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,659		5.9088 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,450		5.8895 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,384		5.9022 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,040		5.8920 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,887		5.9408 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,348		5.8996 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,146		5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,797		5.9163 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,684		5.9003 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,624		5.9378 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,567		5.8867 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,513		5.9074 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,410		5.9293 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,375		5.9005 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,360		5.9092 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,352		5.8809 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,225		5.9115 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,143		5.9148 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,061		5.9252 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		888		5.9094 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		800		5.9176 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		746		5.8848 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		702		5.8855 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		550		5.9291 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		407		5.9025 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		407		5.8700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		402		5.9100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		402		5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		393		5.9394 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		370		5.9000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		334		5.9009 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		109		5.9313 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		99		5.9297 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		77		5.9450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72		5.9361 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72		5.9104 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		72		5.9272 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		55		5.8821 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		52		5.9075 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		19		5.9425 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.8800 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		1,352	5.8809 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55	5.8821 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,145	5.8846 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		702	5.8855 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,888	5.8887 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,450	5.8895 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		385	5.8908 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,040	5.8920 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,684	5.9003 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,375	5.9005 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,384	5.9022 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,286	5.9049 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,692	5.9089 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,360	5.9092 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,303	5.9102 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	5.9104 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,363	5.9132 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,713	5.9134 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,430	5.9141 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		132,508	5.9150 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,797	5.9163 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,825	5.9169 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,588	5.9223 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,117	5.9265 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	5.9272 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,500	5.9288 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		99	5.9298 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,748	5.9300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		57,756	5.9305 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,224	5.9307 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		900	5.9315 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,678	5.9317 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,951	5.9319 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,046	5.9341 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,000	5.9344 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		72	5.9361 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,708	5.9382 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,047	5.9395 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,887	5.9408 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,534	5.9473 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,163	5.9493 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,166	5.9498 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		118,322	5.9500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		195	5.9650 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		898	5.8853 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,219	5.9023 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		954	5.9050 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		412	5.9074 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,903	5.9140 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,687	5.9149 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		614	5.9226 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,870	5.9237 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,700	5.9305 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,000	5.9355 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,028	5.9376 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,195	5.9437 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,000	5.9457 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,948	5.9485 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,147	5.9498 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,784	5.9500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,829	5.9502 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		200	5.9424 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		100	5.8700 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,794	5.9233 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,365	5.9314 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,231	5.9329 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,947	5.9037 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:				27 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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