| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 | EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 27 Nov 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? | UNITE GROUP PLC/THE |
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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: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 25,568,683 | 3.85% | 3,837,066 | 0.58% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,899,017 | 0.44% | 25,389,239 | 3.82% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 28,467,700 | 4.29% | 29,226,305 | 4.40% |
| (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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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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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| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 704,340 | 0.7524 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 219,752 | 0.7520 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 214,567 | 0.7488 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 133,459 | 0.7571 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 98,144 | 0.7500 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 50,515 | 0.7538 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 50,000 | 0.7537 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 39,651 | 0.7518 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 37,763 | 0.7461 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,620 | 0.7575 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,760 | 0.7574 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,574 | 0.7517 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,441 | 0.7527 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,287 | 0.7460 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,696 | 0.7562 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,810 | 0.7570 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,854 | 0.7503 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,488 | 0.7450 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,397 | 0.7435 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,202 | 0.7490 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,380 | 0.7480 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,094 | 0.7550 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 571 | 0.7560 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 279 | 0.7470 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 0.7430 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 191,099 | 0.7492 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 182,877 | 0.7500 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 79,800 | 0.7532 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 50,000 | 0.7572 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 45,776 | 0.7535 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 23,768 | 0.7465 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 21,973 | 0.7490 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 10,885 | 0.7499 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 7,298 | 0.7464 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,909 | 0.7518 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,485 | 0.7537 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,045 | 0.7460 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 0.7450 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 4,263 | 0.7613 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,238 | 0.7488 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,975 | 0.7570 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,886 | 0.7530 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,380 | 0.7480 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 670 | 0.7442 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 279 | 0.7470 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 204 | 0.7497 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 32 | 0.7631 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 0.7430 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 670 | 0.7442 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,314 | 0.7456 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,743 | 0.7475 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,238 | 0.7488 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,612 | 0.7492 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 204 | 0.7496 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,104 | 0.7499 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 88,138 | 0.7500 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 353 | 0.7552 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32 | 0.7629 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14 | 0.7630 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 0.7430 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 772 | 0.7450 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,242 | 0.7460 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,551 | 0.7484 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 214,567 | 0.7488 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 142,686 | 0.7500 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,854 | 0.7503 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 217,862 | 0.7520 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 308,588 | 0.7524 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 136,881 | 0.7527 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,879 | 0.7532 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 86,319 | 0.7558 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 133,459 | 0.7571 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,298 | 0.7464 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 162,487 | 0.7492 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,344 | 0.7499 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,513 | 0.7500 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,263 | 0.7612 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 37,763 | 0.7461 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 43,265 | 0.7519 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercise |
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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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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 28 Nov 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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