REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Unite Group PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Unite Group plc
29/01/2026 11:30
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RNS Number : 9418Q JPMorgan Securities Plc 29 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: 28 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 483,797 5.7600 GBP 5.6650 GBP
Sale 593,484 5.7650 GBP 5.6650 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 57 5.6650 GBP
4,417 5.7125 GBP
35 5.7252 GBP
618 5.7346 GBP
935 5.7352 GBP
809 5.7454 GBP
18,767 5.7467 GBP
14,333 5.7500 GBP
51 5.7502 GBP
1 5.7506 GBP
34 5.7507 GBP
17,200 7.9159 GBP
Decrease Short 6,099 5.7324 GBP
31,073 5.7389 GBP
927 5.7491 GBP
24,437 5.7494 GBP
35,958 5.7498 GBP
2,545 5.7506 GBP
242 5.7644 GBP
Increase Long 57 5.6650 GBP
174 5.7304 GBP
311 5.7340 GBP
11,391 5.7343 GBP
700 5.7398 GBP
18,475 5.7420 GBP
5 5.7450 GBP
4,615 5.7467 GBP
219 5.7474 GBP
18,145 5.7493 GBP
2,993 5.7500 GBP
Increase Short 200 5.7250 GBP
42 5.7378 GBP
10,734 5.7403 GBP
4,800 5.7443 GBP
10,881 5.7476 GBP
5,165 5.7498 GBP
Opening a long position 79,757 5.7500 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: 29 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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