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| Date | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Time | 10:58:27 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 6907R |
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Unite Group plc, The |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Corporate Broker to Unite Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
17 July 2025 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
Yes , Empiric Student Property plc |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
340,786
308,709 |
7.9500 GBP
7.9550 GBP |
7.8600 GBP
7.8550 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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25p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a Long Position
Opening a Short Position
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10,549 2,976 519 13,555 529
5,409 668 1,116 41
786 510 13,016 5,540 242 198
9,213 12 9,157 1,493 1,367 300 3,329 2,600
350 908 773 2,147
89 354 2,427 958 |
7.8897 GBP 7.8975 GBP 7.9203 GBP 7.9334 GBP 7.9408 GBP
7.9361 GBP 7.9392 GBP 7.9415 GBP 7.9498 GBP
7.8600 GBP 7.9134 GBP 7.9301 GBP 7.9316 GBP 7.9390 GBP 7.9394 GBP
7.8835 GBP 7.8861 GBP 7.8981 GBP 7.9007 GBP 7.9348 GBP 7.9360 GBP 7.9367 GBP 7.9402 GBP
7.8705 GBP 7.8902 GBP 7.9029 GBP 7.9400 GBP
7.8802 GBP 7.9112 GBP 7.9197 GBP 7.9401 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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 exempt principal trader 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" |
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None
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(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 the exempt principal trader 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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
18 July 2025 |
Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number: |
44 2034 936359 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.