REG - Societe Generale SA Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 - Unite Group plc
16/01/2026 10:15
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RNS Number : 2465P Societe Generale SA 16 January 2026
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Unite Group plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 15/01/2026
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making Yes: Empiric Student Property plc
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing
(if any)
Class of relevant security: 25p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 3,612,690 0.74 929,612 0.19
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 1,091,879 0.22 1,528,532 0.31
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 4,704,569 0.96 2,458,144 0.50
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 10,489 5.71001
25p ordinary Purchase 383 5.77
25p ordinary Purchase 582 5.785
25p ordinary Purchase 778 5.785
25p ordinary Purchase 13 5.77
25p ordinary Purchase 372 5.77
25p ordinary Purchase 489 5.74
25p ordinary Purchase 749 5.785
25p ordinary Purchase 749 5.785
25p ordinary Purchase 749 5.79
25p ordinary Purchase 750 5.785
25p ordinary Purchase 792 5.78
25p ordinary Purchase 1,075 5.74
25p ordinary Purchase 1,097 5.755
25p ordinary Purchase 946 5.78
25p ordinary Purchase 938 5.775
25p ordinary Purchase 377 5.775
25p ordinary Purchase 196 5.755
25p ordinary Purchase 377 5.755
25p ordinary Purchase 134 5.78
25p ordinary Purchase 197 5.785
25p ordinary Purchase 694,510 5.73
25p ordinary Sale 7,797 5.78913
25p ordinary Sale 250,934 5.73
25p ordinary Sale 363 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 680 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 1,685 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 2,257 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 5,480 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 9,740 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 48 5.735
25p ordinary Sale 435 5.735
25p ordinary Sale 379 5.765
25p ordinary Sale 485 5.815
25p ordinary Sale 752 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 997 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 1,056 5.765
25p ordinary Sale 1,059 5.76
25p ordinary Sale 548 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 22,463 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 41,151 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 8,219 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 1,548 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 1,548 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 2,299 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 1,162 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 526 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 1,783 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 5,158 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 16,127 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 33,990 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 7,839 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 207 5.76
25p ordinary Sale 196 5.765
25p ordinary Sale 65 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 296 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 531 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 396 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 137 5.805
25p ordinary Sale 192 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 221 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 817 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 77 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 359 5.81
25p ordinary Sale 77 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 379 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 377 5.755
25p ordinary Sale 143 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 200 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 71 5.7875
25p ordinary Sale 393 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.7875
25p ordinary Sale 238 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 202 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 680 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 334 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 296 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 241 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 237 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 946 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 192 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 66 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 72 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 204 5.765
25p ordinary Sale 334 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 200 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 760 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.765
25p ordinary Sale 495 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 197 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 71 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 206 5.76
25p ordinary Sale 342 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 79 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 129 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 313 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.7725
25p ordinary Sale 743 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 99 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 659 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 196 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 9 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 195 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 134 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 546 5.76
25p ordinary Sale 324 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 694 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 84 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 938 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 296 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.7825
25p ordinary Sale 204 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 205 5.76
25p ordinary Sale 77 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 379 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 218 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.7825
25p ordinary Sale 2 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 64 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 749 5.795
25p ordinary Sale 598 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 197 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 213 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 294 5.765
25p ordinary Sale 212 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.805
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 83 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 207 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 356 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 777 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.8025
25p ordinary Sale 94 5.7925
25p ordinary Sale 1,146 5.76
25p ordinary Sale 418 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 92 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 68 5.7825
25p ordinary Sale 307 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 206 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 377 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 302 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 65 5.805
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.7925
25p ordinary Sale 313 5.795
25p ordinary Sale 799 5.79
25p ordinary Sale 391 5.78
25p ordinary Sale 548 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 196 5.755
25p ordinary Sale 375 5.755
25p ordinary Sale 70 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 393 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 66 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 62 5.785
25p ordinary Sale 559 5.77
25p ordinary Sale 258 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 1,085 5.775
25p ordinary Sale 206 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 69 5.8
25p ordinary Sale 680 5.77
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit GBP
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,489 5.71001
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,797 5.78913
(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
4. 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 person
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 person 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
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 16/01/2026
Contact name: Paul Jenkins
Telephone number: +44 20 7676 6969
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 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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