| 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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | UNITE GROUP PLC/THE | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 20 Oct 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 25p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 8,340,108 | 1.70% | 1,555,679 | 0.32% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,448,379 | 0.30% | 8,230,518 | 1.68% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,788,487 | 2.00% | 9,786,197 | 2.00% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 347,278 | 5.5807 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 179,079 | 5.5750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 172,649 | 5.5917 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 160,296 | 5.5703 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 121,748 | 5.5640 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 85,751 | 5.5728 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 60,307 | 5.5780 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 59,967 | 5.5885 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 48,973 | 5.6196 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 42,328 | 5.5860 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 29,578 | 5.5744 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 24,523 | 5.5749 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,687 | 5.6212 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,627 | 5.5809 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,297 | 5.5752 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,245 | 5.5518 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 15,188 | 5.5825 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,763 | 5.5702 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,861 | 5.5897 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,969 | 5.5720 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,563 | 5.6071 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,479 | 5.5625 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,826 | 5.5997 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,747 | 5.5804 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,122 | 5.5753 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,554 | 5.6134 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,227 | 5.5771 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,842 | 5.5724 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,573 | 5.6298 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,551 | 5.6163 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,340 | 5.5532 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,111 | 5.6200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,841 | 5.6154 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,521 | 5.5761 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,086 | 5.5893 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,044 | 5.6371 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,557 | 5.5653 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,499 | 5.6109 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,089 | 5.6150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,968 | 5.5852 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,742 | 5.5754 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,203 | 5.5349 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,109 | 5.5550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,906 | 5.5650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,512 | 5.5639 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,468 | 5.6158 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,411 | 5.5604 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,327 | 5.6078 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,149 | 5.5468 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,025 | 5.5600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 856 | 5.6397 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 853 | 5.5363 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 715 | 5.5923 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 694 | 5.5421 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 632 | 5.5889 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 514 | 5.5651 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 5.5210 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 403 | 5.5450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 269 | 5.5350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 207 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 117 | 5.6251 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 108 | 5.6000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 95 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 77 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 69 | 5.5800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 67 | 5.5700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 50 | 5.5950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 46 | 5.5850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 359,161 | 5.5769 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 123,294 | 5.5750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 97,869 | 5.5827 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 44,067 | 5.5412 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 36,387 | 5.5604 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 35,174 | 5.6137 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 32,136 | 5.5799 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 29,058 | 5.6005 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 25,937 | 5.5747 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 22,448 | 5.5867 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 22,408 | 5.5450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14,839 | 5.5831 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14,600 | 5.5761 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 11,673 | 5.5812 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 11,180 | 5.5487 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,700 | 5.5713 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,342 | 5.5787 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,815 | 5.5828 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,247 | 5.6414 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 7,576 | 5.5506 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 7,114 | 5.5653 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 6,373 | 5.5830 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 6,277 | 5.5676 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,984 | 5.5873 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,737 | 5.5459 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,504 | 5.5983 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,300 | 5.6679 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,104 | 5.5569 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,835 | 5.5743 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,828 | 5.6744 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,180 | 5.5797 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,086 | 5.5865 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,988 | 5.5650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,800 | 5.6931 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,570 | 5.6125 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,538 | 5.5364 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,484 | 5.5742 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,280 | 5.6000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,869 | 5.5474 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,663 | 5.5536 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,429 | 5.5493 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,426 | 5.5473 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,349 | 5.5550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,333 | 5.6387 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,966 | 5.5874 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,886 | 5.5800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,790 | 5.5907 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,706 | 5.5363 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,517 | 5.5900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,434 | 5.5270 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,423 | 5.5670 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,334 | 5.5617 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,154 | 5.5794 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,084 | 5.5790 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,025 | 5.5600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 868 | 5.5291 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 861 | 5.5514 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 782 | 5.5575 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 672 | 5.5200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 395 | 5.5850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 388 | 5.5725 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 346 | 5.6200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 333 | 5.5497 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 327 | 5.6764 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 312 | 5.5232 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 291 | 5.5741 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 269 | 5.5350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 265 | 5.6400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 210 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 207 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 110 | 5.6250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 96 | 5.6871 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 95 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 82 | 5.6578 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 77 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 68 | 5.5775 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 67 | 5.5700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 65 | 5.6375 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 50 | 5.5950 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 44,067 | 5.5412 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,648 | 5.5431 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,742 | 5.5519 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 421 | 5.5639 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,467 | 5.5640 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 71,521 | 5.5702 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,318 | 5.5703 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,627 | 5.5741 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 123 | 5.5742 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25 | 5.5744 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,937 | 5.5747 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,477 | 5.5750 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,868 | 5.5759 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3 | 5.5766 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,653 | 5.5792 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,588 | 5.5798 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 284 | 5.5799 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,236 | 5.5812 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,373 | 5.5830 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,086 | 5.5865 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,984 | 5.5873 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,517 | 5.5900 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,570 | 5.6125 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,174 | 5.6137 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,132 | 5.6250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 232 | 5.6327 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,162 | 5.6386 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 171 | 5.6390 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 36,000 | 5.6394 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 265 | 5.6400 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 210 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,800 | 5.6931 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,969 | 5.5720 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,842 | 5.5724 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 85,751 | 5.5728 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,578 | 5.5744 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,523 | 5.5749 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 358,293 | 5.5750 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,297 | 5.5752 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,122 | 5.5753 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,742 | 5.5754 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,521 | 5.5761 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,227 | 5.5771 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60,307 | 5.5780 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,747 | 5.5804 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,627 | 5.5809 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,188 | 5.5825 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,968 | 5.5852 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,328 | 5.5860 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,985 | 5.5871 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 59,967 | 5.5885 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 632 | 5.5889 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,861 | 5.5897 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,575 | 5.5909 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 172,649 | 5.5917 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,826 | 5.5997 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,327 | 5.6078 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,468 | 5.6158 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,687 | 5.6212 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 56,000 | 5.6246 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,132 | 5.6250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 856 | 5.6397 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,513 | 5.6527 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 867 | 5.6318 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 22,005 | 5.5450 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 52,182 | 5.5860 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,179 | 5.6351 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,620 | 5.6473 GBP | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 21 Oct 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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