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Form 8.3

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ESP Qube Research & Technologies Limited is disclosing positions related to this company as a party to an offer, but no specific holdings or dealings are detailed in this filing.

LONDON--( BUSINESS WIRE)--

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:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

08-12-2025

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:

0

0.00

0

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

7,771,223

1.58

0

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

7,771,223

1.58

0

0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

0

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

0

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (GBp)

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (GBp)

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

47228

510.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

72416

510.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

832

510.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

4653

511.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2371

511.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1945

512.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

19438

512.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

4102

513.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

9616

513.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

6061

514.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

10038

514.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

300

514.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2477

515.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

150

515.25

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1923

515.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

137

516.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

555

522.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

5456

524.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

8

508.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

245

509.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

1373

510.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

414

510.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

299

511.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

290

512.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

855

513.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

308

514.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

535

514.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

11

515.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

8

515.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

165

516.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

8

518.25

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

49

523.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

5

526.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

24091

510.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3089

513.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

939

513.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1233

514.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

26

514.25

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

597

515.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

361

515.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

128

516.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

6001

517.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3427

521.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

25

526.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

8

508.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

3

509.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

6074

510.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

471

510.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

432

511.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

115

511.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

110

512.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

394

512.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

773

513.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1053

513.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1034

514.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1114

514.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

920

516.00

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit (GBp)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(GBp)

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

0

0

0

0

0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

0

0

0

0

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09-12-2025

Contact name:

Janice Falcao

Telephone number:

00442033140679

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.