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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, an exempt principal trader and corporate broker to Unite Group plc, filed an Amendment to Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) on 28 January 2026, also disclosing in respect of Empiric Student Property plc. On 26 January 2026, the firm purchased 279,871 Unite Group plc 25p ordinary shares between 5.6800 GBP and 5.7550 GBP, and sold 307,337 shares between 5.6800 GBP and 5.7500 GBP. Additionally, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc undertook various cash-settled equity swap transactions involving Unite Group plc ordinary shares on the same date.
| Date | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 16:01:15 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 7852Q |
AMENDMENT
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, The |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
26 January 2026 |
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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 |
279,871 |
5.7550 GBP |
5.6800 GBP |
Sale |
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(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 |
265 |
5.6850 GBP |
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119 |
5.6856 GBP |
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40 |
5.7031 GBP |
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68 |
5.7056 GBP |
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200 |
5.7101 GBP |
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164 |
5.7106 GBP |
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4,501 |
5.7151 GBP |
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2,709 |
5.7234 GBP |
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683 |
5.7260 GBP |
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3,440 |
5.7319 GBP |
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253 |
5.7370 GBP |
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2,768 |
5.6847 GBP |
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2,558 |
5.6913 GBP |
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272 |
5.7144 GBP |
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3,118 |
5.7194 GBP |
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224 |
5.6846 GBP |
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4,799 |
5.6848 GBP |
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10,805 |
5.6935 GBP |
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8,544 |
5.7159 GBP |
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3,111 |
5.7184 GBP |
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12,901 |
5.7200 GBP |
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36 |
5.7225 GBP |
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237 |
5.7290 GBP |
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130 |
5.7359 GBP |
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15,992 |
5.7049 GBP |
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600 |
5.7153 GBP |
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900 |
5.7239 GBP |
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192 |
5.7098 GBP |
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656 |
5.7347 GBP |
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179 |
5.7050 GBP |
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7,238 |
5.7220 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: |
28 January 2026 |
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.