Empiric Student Prop - PDMR Notification

Empiric Student Property

26/01/2026 14:53

RNS Number : 4112Q

Empiric Student Property PLC

26 January 2026

 

 

 

Empiric Student Property plc

 

("Empiric" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

 

Long-Term Incentive Plan option awards & SAYE option plan exercise

PDMR Notification

 

Empiric Student Property plc (ticker: ESP), the owner and operator of premium, studio-led student accommodation aligned to top-tier universities, announces the following awards to persons discharging managerial responsibilities:

 

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Duncan Garrood
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director/Chief Executive Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Empiric Student Property plc
b)
LEI
213800FPF38IBPRFPU87
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Transaction 1​
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Nil cost options over ordinary shares of 1p each
Identification code
GB00BLWDVR75
b)
Nature of the transaction
Nil cost option award
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil-cost option
926,809
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
926,809
- Price
Nil-cost
e)
Date of the transaction
26 January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Transaction 2
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Nil cost options over ordinary shares of 1p each
Identification code
GB00BLWDVR75
b)
Nature of the transaction
Nil cost option award
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
69.7 pence
5,738
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
5,738
- Price
69.7 pence
e)
Date of the transaction
26 January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Donald Grant
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director/Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Empiric Student Property plc
b)
LEI
213800FPF38IBPRFPU87
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Nil cost options over ordinary shares of 1p each
Identification code
GB00BLWDVR75
b)
Nature of the transaction
Nil cost option award
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil-cost option
97,550
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
97,550
- Price
Nil-cost
e)
Date of the transaction
26 January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London

 

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Empiric Student Property plc
(via FTI Consulting below)
Duncan Garrood (Chief Executive Officer)
Donald Grant (Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer)
FTI Consulting
Dido Laurimore
Eve Kirmatzis
020 3727 1000
empiric@fticonsulting.com


The Company's LEI is 213800FPF38IBPRFPU87.

 

Further information on Empiric can be found on the Company's website at www.empiric.co.uk.

 

Notes:

Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium student accommodation serving key UK universities. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a fully integrated operational student property business focused on premium studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student operating platform, that is attractive to affluent growing student segments.

 

The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014. The Company is classified as a commercial company listed under chapter 6 of the UK Listing rules and as such is not an alternative investment fund ("AIF") for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD") and is not required to provide investors with a Key information Document ("KID") in accordance with the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ("PRIIPs") regulations.

 

 

 

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