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Empiric Student PropertyAnnouncement

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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

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                                               020 3727 1000

 Dido Laurimore                                               empiric@fticonsulting.com (mailto:empiric@fticonsulting.com)

 Eve Kirmatzis

The Company's LEI is 213800FPF38IBPRFPU87.

 

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