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RNS Number : 4430L  Barclays PLC  12 December 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:                                                     11 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:                                                      9,222,365          1.88%            3,514,133        0.72%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          3,320,475          0.67%            9,046,520        1.85%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0                0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  12,542,840         2.55%            12,560,653       2.56%
 (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                              407,882                             5.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              100,367                             5.1641  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              48,421                              5.1685  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              38,826                              5.1669  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              26,307                              5.1881  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              21,658                              5.1743  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              9,094                               5.1437  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              7,567                               5.2153  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              7,433                               5.1728  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,065                               5.1651  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,457                               5.2106  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,994                               5.1684  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,651                               5.1596  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,562                               5.1516  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,167                               5.1766  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,104                               5.1779  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,609                               5.2117  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,235                               5.1800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,016                               5.1609  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,815                               5.1700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,791                               5.1589  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,651                               5.1750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,591                               5.1442  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,402                               5.1675  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,356                               5.1250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,211                               5.1583  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,047                               5.1301  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              895                                 5.1850  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              890                                 5.1998  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              867                                 5.2152  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              865                                 5.1603  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              785                                 5.1550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              660                                 5.1671  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              568                                 5.1600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              502                                 5.1500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              375                                 5.1350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              372                                 5.1400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              361                                 5.1450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              354                                 5.1950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              349                                 5.1650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              328                                 5.1316  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              302                                 5.1300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              251                                 5.1605  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              200                                 5.1691  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              178                                 5.1725  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              144                                 5.1754  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              129                                 5.1900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              122                                 5.1604  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              113                                 5.1200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              46                                  5.1876  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,081,564                           5.1550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  384,222                             5.2140  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  228,696                             5.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  65,574                              5.1598  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  54,511                              5.1806  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  52,864                              5.2015  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  51,221                              5.1933  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  39,717                              5.2146  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  37,467                              5.1922  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  28,043                              5.1657  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  23,854                              5.1741  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  21,562                              5.2041  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  14,427                              5.2147  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,784                              5.1772  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,394                              5.1708  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  9,517                               5.1697  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  8,946                               5.1681  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  8,225                               5.1607  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  8,006                               5.1459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  7,774                               5.1886  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6,249                               5.1600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,818                               5.1700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,458                               5.2054  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,274                               5.1637  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,266                               5.1800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,500                               5.1391  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,334                               5.1773  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,286                               5.1961  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,167                               5.1766  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,980                               5.1790  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,805                               5.1750  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,447                               5.1688  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,122                               5.1583  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,059                               5.1675  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,933                               5.1621  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,291                               5.1850  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,254                               5.1400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  934                                 5.1342  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  933                                 5.1527  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  742                                 5.1625  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  675                                 5.1275  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  502                                 5.1500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  415                                 5.1695  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  375                                 5.1350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  354                                 5.1950  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  349                                 5.1650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  302                                 5.1300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  234                                 5.1805  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  210                                 5.1450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  178                                 5.1725  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  129                                 5.1900  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  113                                 5.1200  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                                  Increasing Long                     12,301           5.1629  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    61               5.1450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,080,948        5.1550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    65,574           5.1598  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1                5.1600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    147              5.1620  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,274            5.1637  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,742            5.1648  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    28,043           5.1657  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,357            5.1672  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    8,946            5.1681  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    9,517            5.1697  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    10,394           5.1708  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,687            5.1710  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    973              5.1767  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,980            5.1790  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    54,511           5.1806  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    7,774            5.1886  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    971              5.1919  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    37,467           5.1922  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    51,221           5.1933  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    52,864           5.2015  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    21,562           5.2041  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,458            5.2054  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    955              5.2075  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    68,960           5.2143  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    9,350            5.2146  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    14,427           5.2147  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    128,990          5.2149  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    93,615           5.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,356            5.1250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,047            5.1301  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    328              5.1316  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    212              5.1450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,562            5.1516  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,211            5.1583  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,791            5.1589  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    251              5.1605  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,182            5.1612  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    44,666           5.1641  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,065            5.1651  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    38,826           5.1669  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    660              5.1671  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,994            5.1684  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    48,421           5.1685  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    200              5.1691  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    7,433            5.1728  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    144              5.1755  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,104            5.1779  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    468              5.1805  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    46               5.1875  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    26,307           5.1881  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    530              5.1972  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    890              5.1998  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,609            5.2117  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    104,513          5.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    867              5.2152  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    7,567            5.2153  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    100              5.1799  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    8,006            5.1459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    10,784           5.1772  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    3,334            5.1773  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Long                        100,928          5.2145  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Increasing Long                     205,187          5.2150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     1,591            5.1442  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     53,236           5.1651  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     3,222            5.1717  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Short                       263,816          5.2150  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:                                                                      12 Dec 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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