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Barclays PLC

08 January 2026

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:				07 Jan 2026
(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:			6,991,481	1.43%	6,580,321	1.34%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				6,108,347	1.24%	6,656,606	1.36%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			13,099,828	2.67%	13,236,927	2.70%
(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		336,706		5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		154,205		5.6919 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		95,294		5.6972 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		62,667		5.6946 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		44,202		5.6990 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		22,164		5.6632 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,099		5.6641 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,246		5.7002 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,804		5.6609 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,263		5.6999 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,052		5.6924 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,397		5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,248		5.6719 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,230		5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,401		5.6635 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,298		5.6619 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,190		5.6731 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,387		5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,088		5.6736 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,980		5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,932		5.6578 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,713		5.6476 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,541		5.6720 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,244		5.6574 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,234		5.6767 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,219		5.7001 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,949		5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,602		5.6612 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,574		5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,540		5.6666 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,281		5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,072		5.6696 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		903		5.6854 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		812		5.6658 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		789		5.6980 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		777		5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		753		5.6521 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		556		5.6605 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		509		5.6748 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		492		5.6607 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		413		5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		307		5.5745 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		273		5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		272		5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		174		5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		160		5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		142		5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		134		5.6749 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		130		5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		125		5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		123		5.6201 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		16		5.6725 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.6537 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		232,006		5.6998 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		174,175		5.6990 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		156,659		5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		118,951		5.6918 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		47,647		5.6972 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,848		5.6828 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,463		5.6649 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,000		5.6529 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,900		5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,470		5.6965 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,591		5.6789 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		16,104		5.6924 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,441		5.6826 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		13,138		5.6491 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		12,232		5.6655 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10,130		5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,524		5.6604 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,237		5.6890 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,773		5.6672 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,755		5.6659 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,343		5.6546 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		5,243		5.6982 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,292		5.6749 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,897		5.6800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,384		5.6725 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,581		5.6534 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,557		5.5928 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,515		5.6630 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,353		5.6028 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,307		5.6750 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,239		5.6499 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,199		5.6645 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,764		5.6587 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,654		5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,466		5.6578 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,320		5.6526 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,272		5.6017 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,134		5.6450 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,072		5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		953		5.6447 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		919		5.6852 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		800		5.6420 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		683		5.6000 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		669		5.6103 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		601		5.6100 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		458		5.6145 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		304		5.6995 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		273		5.6950 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		272		5.7050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		142		5.5800 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		130		5.5900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		126		5.6150 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		41		5.6900 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24		5.6814 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		22		5.6945 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4		5.6050 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2		5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.6850 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.6200 GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1		5.6650 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	5.5998 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		458	5.6145 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.6223 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		800	5.6420 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		953	5.6447 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		805	5.6482 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		610	5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,000	5.6529 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,581	5.6534 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,343	5.6546 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		712	5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,130	5.6554 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,733	5.6580 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,199	5.6645 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,463	5.6649 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,232	5.6655 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,755	5.6659 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7	5.6700 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,292	5.6748 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,392	5.6796 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,509	5.6826 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,680	5.6827 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,649	5.6843 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,518	5.6888 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,237	5.6889 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		168	5.6919 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22	5.6947 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40,599	5.6992 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,070	5.6995 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,100	5.6996 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,498	5.6997 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		87,539	5.6998 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		179,358	5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.6001 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		123	5.6201 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.6226 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,396	5.6250 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,387	5.6300 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,713	5.6476 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		285	5.6500 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,326	5.6550 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.6600 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		556	5.6605 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		492	5.6607 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,602	5.6612 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43	5.6631 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,401	5.6635 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,099	5.6641 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		362	5.6650 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,120	5.6683 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,541	5.6719 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,190	5.6731 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,230	5.6746 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,234	5.6767 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		154,205	5.6919 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,772	5.6977 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42,207	5.6980 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44,202	5.6990 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78,727	5.7000 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,219	5.7001 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,504	5.7002 GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		987	5.6728 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		13,138	5.6491 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		347	5.6546 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		24,900	5.6553 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		270,221	5.6977 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,856	5.6465 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		3,778	5.6582 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		22,121	5.6632 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,431	5.6672 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		66,406	5.6883 GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		206,604	5.7000 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:				08 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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