Form 8.3 - Unite Group plc

Societe Generale SA

15 January 2026

 

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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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	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	14/01/2026
(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"	Yes: 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:	3,095,068	0.63	668,491	0.14
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	1,091,879	0.22	1,525,840	0.31
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	4,186,947	0.85	2,194,331	0.45

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

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
25p ordinary	Purchase	187,110	5.68132
25p ordinary	Purchase	385	5.675
25p ordinary	Purchase	462	5.68
25p ordinary	Purchase	305	5.675
25p ordinary	Purchase	155	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	5	5.685
25p ordinary	Purchase	485	5.65
25p ordinary	Purchase	698	5.68
25p ordinary	Purchase	154	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	82	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	497	5.68
25p ordinary	Purchase	752	5.67
25p ordinary	Purchase	83	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	111	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	312	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	290	5.675
25p ordinary	Purchase	85	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	159	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	87	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	381	5.67
25p ordinary	Purchase	120	5.695
25p ordinary	Purchase	170	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	149	5.685
25p ordinary	Purchase	80	5.695
25p ordinary	Purchase	78	5.69
25p ordinary	Purchase	473	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	875	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	4,768	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	535	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	467	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	418	5.65
25p ordinary	Sale	485	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	717	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	306	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	100	5.65
25p ordinary	Sale	2,636	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	791	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	10,053	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	678	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	2,808	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	4,255	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	235	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	1,053	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	4,523	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	1,009	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	16,704	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	2,665	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	616	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	567	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	3,677	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	6,885	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	12,747	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	2,312	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	489	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	698	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	154	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	159	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	85	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	252	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	497	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	247	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	84	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	110	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	81	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	420	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	250	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	81	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	215	5.665
25p ordinary	Sale	490	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	151	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	82	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	83	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	193	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	399	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	251	5.655
25p ordinary	Sale	139	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	393	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	132	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	94	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	312	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	965	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	100	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	278	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	948	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	102	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	154	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	204	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	144	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	752	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	358	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	447	5.665
25p ordinary	Sale	129	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.6925
25p ordinary	Sale	256	5.665
25p ordinary	Sale	464	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	155	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	120	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	83	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	470	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	205	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	290	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	111	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	497	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	253	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	85	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	657	5.6775
25p ordinary	Sale	342	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	152	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	83	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	84	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	547	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	238	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	669	5.665
25p ordinary	Sale	149	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	240	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	158	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	222	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	462	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	79	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	265	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	243	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	242	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	701	5.6675
25p ordinary	Sale	212	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	80	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	78	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	464	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	149	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	678	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	491	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	87	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	124	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	296	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	170	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	467	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	80	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	599	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	152	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	120	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	159	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	485	5.65
25p ordinary	Sale	78	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	5	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	400	5.655
25p ordinary	Sale	251	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	466	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	245	5.655
25p ordinary	Sale	802	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	106	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	85	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	116	5.685
25p ordinary	Sale	7	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	1	5.655
25p ordinary	Sale	358	5.665
25p ordinary	Sale	730	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	152	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	381	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	80	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	85	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	115	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	79	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	117	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	1,166	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	695	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	146	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	473	5.675
25p ordinary	Sale	308	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	165	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	139	5.695
25p ordinary	Sale	78	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	85	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	205	5.68
25p ordinary	Sale	251	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	687	5.6625
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.6825
25p ordinary	Sale	236	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	700	5.67
25p ordinary	Sale	84	5.69
25p ordinary	Sale	398	5.66
25p ordinary	Sale	98	5.6825

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

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 GBP
25p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	187,110	5.68132

(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

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(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)

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:	15/01/2026
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

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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