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

26-11-2025

(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:

 

6,222,909

1.26

0

0.00

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

6,222,909

1.26

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

190

529.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1132

530.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

8103

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

12252

534.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

7273

534.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

34122

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

367

535.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1445

536.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2971

538.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

257

539.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2734

539.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

541

539.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

3186

540.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1418

541.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1356

542.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

340

542.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

5895

543.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

52336

543.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

3347

544.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

3581

544.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

23987

545.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

3985

546.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

3867

546.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1779

547.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

793

547.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

929

548.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

227

532.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

432

532.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

4

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

55

534.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

103

534.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

439

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

10

538.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

41

539.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

92

542.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

332

542.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

169

543.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

275

543.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

225

544.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

158

545.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

516

545.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

124

546.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

255

546.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

69

547.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

105

547.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

162

548.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1213

530.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2091

530.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1823

531.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2089

532.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2604

533.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

10571

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3555

534.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

4072

534.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

30402

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

4733

535.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

54543

536.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3317

536.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

126

536.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1264

537.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

860

537.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

7176

538.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

4050

539.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2236

540.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

431

541.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1099

541.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2994

542.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

200

542.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

624

543.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1208

544.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1628

545.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

100717

545.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

13

546.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2758

546.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

16

547.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2488

547.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

107

529.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

195

530.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

58

531.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

227

532.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

432

532.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

120

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

115

534.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

307

534.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1696

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

436

535.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

685

536.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

532

536.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

511

537.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

298

538.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

409

538.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

29

539.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

122

539.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

194

540.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

92

542.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

326

542.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

364

543.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

385

543.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

820

544.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

153

545.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

2390

545.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

286

546.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

12

546.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

49

548.00

(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:

27-11-2025

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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