Form 8.3

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	04-11-2025
(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:	4,290,571	0.87	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	4,290,571	0.87	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	1079	555.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	974	556.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	949	557.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	13	559.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	18	559.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	6502	560.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1153	561.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	2032	562.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	2188	562.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1676	563.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	9929	563.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	569	564.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1480	565.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	222	566.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	5230	566.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	2674	567.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	3125	567.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	2063	568.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	220	568.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	857	555.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1942	555.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	535	556.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	948	556.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	591	556.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2661	557.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	3190	557.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2512	558.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2209	558.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1463	558.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	671	559.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	472	559.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	848	560.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	444	560.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	615	560.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	4715	561.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	402	561.25
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	4384	561.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	430	561.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2443	562.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	632	562.25
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	3248	562.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2206	562.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	8027	563.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1252	563.25
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	78486	563.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	534	563.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	7372	564.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2926	564.25
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2222	564.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1324	564.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	3517	565.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	6788	565.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1724	565.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	7368	566.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1751	566.25
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	8992	566.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	4432	567.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	7	567.25
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	3609	567.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	892	567.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	976	555.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	1593	557.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	2745	557.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	452	558.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	5250	558.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	584	559.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	400	560.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	899	561.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	2064	562.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	7259	562.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	6893	563.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	137375	563.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	7140	564.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	13663	564.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	4529	565.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	2039	565.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	5592	566.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	5529	566.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	3297	567.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	4909	556.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	1490	556.75
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	8500	557.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	2366	558.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	900	558.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	1426	561.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	361	562.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	1489	563.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	397	565.00
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	7151	566.50
25p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	9874	567.00

(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:	05-11-2025
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 [phone]. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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