| 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 | 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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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 10 Dec 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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| 10,515,959 | 2.15% | 3,319,606 | 0.68% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 3,163,071 | 0.65% | 10,376,410 | 2.12% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 13,679,030 | 2.79% | 13,696,016 | 2.79% |
| (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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| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 190,483 | 5.1607 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 144,096 | 5.1600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 91,888 | 5.1649 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 80,718 | 5.1583 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 67,220 | 5.1608 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 30,000 | 5.1904 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 19,714 | 5.1594 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 14,195 | 5.1617 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10,018 | 5.1394 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,900 | 5.1101 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 8,286 | 5.1635 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 7,329 | 5.1534 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,470 | 5.1625 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,863 | 5.1650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,412 | 5.1695 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,013 | 5.1609 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,828 | 5.1717 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,538 | 5.1793 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,400 | 5.1618 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,299 | 5.1850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,189 | 5.1859 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,150 | 5.1197 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,938 | 5.1900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,635 | 5.1588 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,529 | 5.1340 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,528 | 5.1500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,505 | 5.1550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,235 | 5.1629 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,117 | 5.1450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,064 | 5.1350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,017 | 5.1250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,004 | 5.1568 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,933 | 5.1767 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,865 | 5.1620 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,812 | 5.1357 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,731 | 5.1687 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,728 | 5.1400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,619 | 5.1300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,556 | 5.1784 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,537 | 5.1642 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,438 | 5.1587 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,274 | 5.1406 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,138 | 5.1800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 967 | 5.1335 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 924 | 5.1437 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 918 | 5.1950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 913 | 5.1750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 899 | 5.1877 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 887 | 5.1375 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 662 | 5.1200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 562 | 5.1475 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 512 | 5.1325 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 484 | 5.1401 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 453 | 5.0850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 422 | 5.1346 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 375 | 5.1575 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 339 | 5.1425 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 330 | 5.1700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 328 | 5.1558 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 321 | 5.0950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 5.1371 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 243 | 5.1246 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 208 | 5.1396 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 147 | 5.1825 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 129 | 5.0900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 128 | 5.1525 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 121 | 5.1975 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 119 | 5.1150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 102 | 5.1050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 64 | 5.1595 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 62 | 5.1725 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 60 | 5.1604 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 22 | 5.1204 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 5.1000 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 299,074 | 5.1620 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 144,213 | 5.1600 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 129,914 | 5.1599 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 90,512 | 5.1544 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 74,802 | 5.1584 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 72,907 | 5.1640 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 62,786 | 5.1597 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 36,637 | 5.1568 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 28,972 | 5.1603 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 22,011 | 5.1608 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 14,337 | 5.1495 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 12,137 | 5.1516 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 11,246 | 5.1532 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10,631 | 5.1474 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,399 | 5.1447 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,303 | 5.1749 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,853 | 5.1550 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4,716 | 5.1650 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,311 | 5.1558 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,299 | 5.1750 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,299 | 5.1850 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,262 | 5.1731 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,965 | 5.1500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,937 | 5.1900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,768 | 5.1596 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,675 | 5.1574 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,630 | 5.1589 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,443 | 5.1505 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,117 | 5.1450 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,064 | 5.1350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,017 | 5.1250 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,728 | 5.1400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,620 | 5.1300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,577 | 5.1611 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,187 | 5.1375 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 997 | 5.1800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 918 | 5.1950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 847 | 5.1327 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 846 | 5.1700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 840 | 5.1671 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 662 | 5.1200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 586 | 5.1434 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 562 | 5.1475 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 512 | 5.1325 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 339 | 5.1425 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 328 | 5.0908 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 321 | 5.0950 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 197 | 5.1575 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 147 | 5.1825 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 129 | 5.0900 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 128 | 5.1525 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 121 | 5.1975 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 119 | 5.1150 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 102 | 5.1050 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 62 | 5.1725 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,963 | 5.1554 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 5.1250 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 586 | 5.1434 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,399 | 5.1447 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,912 | 5.1493 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 76 | 5.1495 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,290 | 5.1504 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,137 | 5.1516 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,487 | 5.1528 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,246 | 5.1532 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 90,512 | 5.1544 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 36,637 | 5.1568 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,675 | 5.1574 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 74,802 | 5.1584 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,975 | 5.1588 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,630 | 5.1589 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 133 | 5.1596 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,786 | 5.1597 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,001 | 5.1598 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 86,176 | 5.1600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,011 | 5.1608 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,577 | 5.1611 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,339 | 5.1631 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,315 | 5.1632 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 840 | 5.1671 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,179 | 5.1683 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,262 | 5.1731 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,386 | 5.1750 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,031 | 5.1800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 5.1000 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,900 | 5.1101 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,150 | 5.1197 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22 | 5.1204 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 800 | 5.1308 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 967 | 5.1335 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,018 | 5.1394 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 484 | 5.1401 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,274 | 5.1406 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,379 | 5.1499 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 726 | 5.1516 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,174 | 5.1534 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 511 | 5.1558 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 936 | 5.1579 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,635 | 5.1588 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 64 | 5.1594 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,506 | 5.1600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60 | 5.1604 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 71,848 | 5.1607 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 782 | 5.1625 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,172 | 5.1800 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,000 | 5.1904 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100 | 5.1749 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 321 | 5.0947 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 10,631 | 5.1474 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 19,554 | 5.1596 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 29,571 | 5.1600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,546 | 5.1448 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 6,920 | 5.1584 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 23,152 | 5.1600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 22,354 | 5.1604 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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| (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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| (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: | 11 Dec 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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