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RNS Number : 3116M  JPMorgan Securities Plc  19 December 2025

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  Unite Group plc, The
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Corporate Broker to Unite Group plc, The
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    18 December 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    Yes, Empiric Student Property plc
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

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          745,908                     5.5050 GBP                            5.4005 GBP
                             Sale              687,464                     5.5050 GBP                            5.4050 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 25p ordinary                Equity Swap          Decrease Long                                                                  32,120                          5.4050 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,203                           5.4239 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,382                           5.4356 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,061                           5.4397 GBP
                                                                                                                                 655                             5.4460 GBP
                                                                                                                                 7,723                           5.4721 GBP
                                                                                                                                 710                             5.4753 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 276                             5.4395 GBP
                                                                                                                                 305                             5.4448 GBP
                                                                                                                                 32,627                          5.4682 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,033                           5.4712 GBP
                                                                                                                                 55,050                          5.4750 GBP
                                                                                                                                 22,676                          5.4785 GBP
                                                                                                                                 671                             5.4925 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  32,120                          5.4050 GBP
                                                                                                                                 95                              5.4100 GBP
                                                                                                                                 13,221                          5.4528 GBP
                                                                                                                                 15,323                          5.4571 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,200                           5.4608 GBP
                                                                                                                                 11,800                          5.4609 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,223                           5.4639 GBP
                                                                                                                                 112                             5.4743 GBP
                                                                                                                                 139                             5.4748 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 1,659                           5.4005 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,000                           5.4398 GBP
                                                                                                                                 981                             5.4402 GBP
                                                                                                                                 20,462                          5.4441 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,883                           5.4560 GBP
                                                                                                                                 54,194                          5.4750 GBP
                                                                                                                                 14,996                          5.4754 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

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:  19 December 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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