REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Unite Group PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Unite Group plc
08/01/2026 11:00
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RNS Number : 1944O JPMorgan Securities Plc 08 January 2026
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: 07 January 2026
(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 440,554 5.7050 GBP 5.6000 GBP
Sale 483,104 5.7000 GBP 5.5850 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 2 5.6050 GBP
8,689 5.6057 GBP
9,239 5.6718 GBP
1,950 5.6727 GBP
25,078 5.6809 GBP
4,840 5.6904 GBP
4,840 5.6908 GBP
187 5.6925 GBP
149 5.6951 GBP
7,692 5.6956 GBP
245 5.7004 GBP
681 5.7006 GBP
Decrease Short 19,584 5.6485 GBP
15,677 5.6533 GBP
12,482 5.6622 GBP
1,920 5.6661 GBP
242 5.6991 GBP
1,065 5.7000 GBP
Increase Long 1,270 5.6314 GBP
1,597 5.6497 GBP
3,185 5.6523 GBP
2,575 5.6527 GBP
716 5.6574 GBP
10,300 5.6697 GBP
12,574 5.6762 GBP
2,574 5.6888 GBP
16 5.6994 GBP
483 5.6996 GBP
20,919 5.6997 GBP
Opening a long position 190 5.6953 GBP
3,605 5.6989 GBP
43,741 5.7000 GBP
Opening a short position 115 5.6354 GBP
4,042 5.6555 GBP
2,599 5.6752 GBP
460 5.6802 GBP
36,715 5.7000 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: 08 January 2026
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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