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RNS Number : 5521Z  JPMorgan Securities Plc  16 September 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:                                                    15 September 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          996,045                     7.1750 GBP                            7.0438 GBP
                             Sale              1,125,241                   7.1750 GBP                            7.0550 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                                                                  300                             7.1178 GBP
                             18,709                                                                                                  7.1397 GBP
                             82                                                                                                      7.1430 GBP
                             16                                                                                                      7.1659 GBP

                             Decrease Short                                                                                          425                             7.1232 GBP
                             26                                                                                                      7.1296 GBP
                             23,401                                                                                                  7.1297 GBP
                             26                                                                                                      7.1349 GBP
                             1,817                                                                                                   7.1462 GBP
                             1,760                                                                                                   7.1499 GBP
                             699                                                                                                     7.1610 GBP
                             7,271                                                                                                   7.1643 GBP
                             11,191                                                                                                  7.1650 GBP

                             Increase Long                                                                                           247                             7.0403 GBP
                             4                                                                                                       7.0413 GBP
                             670                                                                                                     7.1202 GBP
                             3,742                                                                                                   7.1274 GBP
                             4,250                                                                                                   7.1277 GBP
                             207                                                                                                     7.1293 GBP
                             33                                                                                                      7.1350 GBP
                             1,859                                                                                                   7.1351 GBP
                             294                                                                                                     7.1352 GBP
                             346                                                                                                     7.1549 GBP
                             238                                                                                                     7.1795 GBP

                             Increase Short                                                                                          15,070                          7.1246 GBP
                             5,628                                                                                                   7.1360 GBP
                             7,094                                                                                                   7.1403 GBP
                             900                                                                                                     7.1452 GBP
                             26                                                                                                      7.1650 GBP

                             Opening a long position                                                                                 17,214                          7.1445 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:  16 September 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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