Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Unite Group plc_ The Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

30 October 2025

 

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

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(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
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Corporate Broker to Unite Group plc, The
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	24 October 2025
(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

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
25p ordinary	Purchase	316,789	5.9550 GBP	5.8739 GBP
	Sale	635,075	5.9650 GBP	5.8575 GBP

(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
25p ordinary	Equity Swap	Decrease Long Decrease Short Increase Long Increase Short Opening a long position Opening a short position	21,236  4,814  2,969  1,349  16,536  1,277  16,342  9,042  30,264  1,277  21,800  3,592  40,298  19,123  2,595  2,084  18,863  2,371  37  3,847  53,633  3  40,183  165  28  232  8,173  10,074  10,234  3,663  120  352  641  755  63  4,275  2,357  309  12,351  2,155  688  42,500  1,245  825  20,334  593  119  800  20,892	5.9194 GBP 5.9507 GBP 5.9560 GBP 5.8909 GBP 5.9068 GBP 5.9104 GBP 5.9126 GBP 5.9181 GBP 5.9212 GBP 5.9273 GBP 5.9285 GBP 5.9303 GBP 5.9341 GBP 5.9442 GBP 5.9499 GBP 5.9500 GBP 5.9055 GBP 5.9087 GBP 5.9088 GBP 5.9150 GBP 5.9154 GBP 5.9242 GBP 5.9244 GBP 5.9245 GBP 5.9246 GBP 5.9374 GBP 5.9451 GBP 5.9453 GBP 5.9473 GBP 5.9486 GBP 5.9650 GBP 5.8865 GBP 5.8877 GBP 5.9060 GBP 5.9135 GBP 5.9167 GBP 5.9237 GBP 5.9351 GBP 5.9433 GBP 5.9437 GBP 5.9504 GBP 5.9269 GBP 5.9369 GBP 5.9472 GBP 5.9500 GBP 5.8954 GBP 5.9011 GBP 5.9176 GBP 5.9500 GBP

(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)

3.         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 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"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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"

None

Date of disclosure:	30 October 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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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