Form 8.3 - Unite Group plc

Societe Generale SA

16 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	15/01/2026
(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:	3,612,690	0.74	929,612	0.19
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	1,091,879	0.22	1,528,532	0.31
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	4,704,569	0.96	2,458,144	0.50

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	10,489	5.71001
25p ordinary	Purchase	383	5.77
25p ordinary	Purchase	582	5.785
25p ordinary	Purchase	778	5.785
25p ordinary	Purchase	13	5.77
25p ordinary	Purchase	372	5.77
25p ordinary	Purchase	489	5.74
25p ordinary	Purchase	749	5.785
25p ordinary	Purchase	749	5.785
25p ordinary	Purchase	749	5.79
25p ordinary	Purchase	750	5.785
25p ordinary	Purchase	792	5.78
25p ordinary	Purchase	1,075	5.74
25p ordinary	Purchase	1,097	5.755
25p ordinary	Purchase	946	5.78
25p ordinary	Purchase	938	5.775
25p ordinary	Purchase	377	5.775
25p ordinary	Purchase	196	5.755
25p ordinary	Purchase	377	5.755
25p ordinary	Purchase	134	5.78
25p ordinary	Purchase	197	5.785
25p ordinary	Purchase	694,510	5.73
25p ordinary	Sale	7,797	5.78913
25p ordinary	Sale	250,934	5.73
25p ordinary	Sale	363	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	680	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	1,685	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	2,257	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	5,480	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	9,740	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	48	5.735
25p ordinary	Sale	435	5.735
25p ordinary	Sale	379	5.765
25p ordinary	Sale	485	5.815
25p ordinary	Sale	752	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	997	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	1,056	5.765
25p ordinary	Sale	1,059	5.76
25p ordinary	Sale	548	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	22,463	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	41,151	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	8,219	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	1,548	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	1,548	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	2,299	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	1,162	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	526	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	1,783	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	5,158	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	16,127	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	33,990	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	7,839	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	207	5.76
25p ordinary	Sale	196	5.765
25p ordinary	Sale	65	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	296	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	531	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	396	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	137	5.805
25p ordinary	Sale	192	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	221	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	817	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	359	5.81
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	379	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	377	5.755
25p ordinary	Sale	143	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	200	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	71	5.7875
25p ordinary	Sale	393	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.7875
25p ordinary	Sale	238	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	202	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	680	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	334	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	296	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	241	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	237	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	946	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	192	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	66	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	72	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	204	5.765
25p ordinary	Sale	334	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	200	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	760	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.765
25p ordinary	Sale	495	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	197	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	71	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	206	5.76
25p ordinary	Sale	342	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	79	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	129	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	313	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.7725
25p ordinary	Sale	743	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	99	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	659	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	196	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	9	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	195	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	134	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	546	5.76
25p ordinary	Sale	324	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	694	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	84	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	938	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	296	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.7825
25p ordinary	Sale	204	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	205	5.76
25p ordinary	Sale	77	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	379	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	218	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.7825
25p ordinary	Sale	2	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	64	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	749	5.795
25p ordinary	Sale	598	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	197	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	213	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	294	5.765
25p ordinary	Sale	212	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.805
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	83	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	207	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	356	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	777	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.8025
25p ordinary	Sale	94	5.7925
25p ordinary	Sale	1,146	5.76
25p ordinary	Sale	418	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	92	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	68	5.7825
25p ordinary	Sale	307	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	206	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	377	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	302	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	65	5.805
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.7925
25p ordinary	Sale	313	5.795
25p ordinary	Sale	799	5.79
25p ordinary	Sale	391	5.78
25p ordinary	Sale	548	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	196	5.755
25p ordinary	Sale	375	5.755
25p ordinary	Sale	70	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	393	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	66	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	62	5.785
25p ordinary	Sale	559	5.77
25p ordinary	Sale	258	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	1,085	5.775
25p ordinary	Sale	206	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	69	5.8
25p ordinary	Sale	680	5.77

(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	10,489	5.71001
25p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	7,797	5.78913

(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:	16/01/2026
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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