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28 July 2025 11:32:14
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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 |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
25 July 2025 |
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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
Sale |
394,076
434,292 |
7.8550 GBP
7.8550 GBP |
7.7900 GBP
7.7900 GBP |
(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
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a Long Position
Opening a Short Position
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3,246 14,795 397 2,775 89 203 4,445 3,100 10,005
143 206 1,184 32 20 17,327 5,397 602 321
556 7,711 2,541 1,410 2,014 793 1,630 3,145
6,500 676 11 2,737 3,082 23,666 557
1 16,567
159 2,044 7,903 |
7.8156 GBP 7.8172 GBP 7.8200 GBP 7.8202 GBP 7.8204 GBP 7.8205 GBP 7.8208 GBP 7.8215 GBP 7.8224 GBP
7.8098 GBP 7.8142 GBP 7.8148 GBP 7.8187 GBP 7.8195 GBP 7.8200 GBP 7.8216 GBP 7.8236 GBP 7.8448 GBP
7.8050 GBP 7.8155 GBP 7.8185 GBP 7.8190 GBP 7.8226 GBP 7.8239 GBP 7.8317 GBP 7.8323 GBP
7.8165 GBP 7.8174 GBP 7.8200 GBP 7.8202 GBP 7.8258 GBP 7.8278 GBP 7.8302 GBP
7.8099 GBP 7.8200 GBP
7.8185 GBP 7.8201 GBP 7.8225 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 July 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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