- 01 August 2025 17:32:50
- Source: Sharecast
AMENDMENT
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Unite Group plc, The |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Corporate Broker to Unite Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
30 July 2025 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
Yes , Empiric Student Property plc |
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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
500,323
695,631 |
7.6450 GBP
7.6500 GBP |
7.5100 GBP
7.5261 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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25p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a Long Position
Opening a Short Position
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23 2,060 619 96 13,734 7,002 379 400
1,342 45,324 132,337 8,208 6,487 13,940 1,070
618 899 2,880 3,052 278 11,969 685 897 3,173
76 4,902 209 538 2,442 600 5,294 3,091 9,861 3,081
1,806 75,000 1,388
1,806 75,000 |
7.5260 GBP 7.5351 GBP 7.5355 GBP 7.5420 GBP 7.5445 GBP 7.5619 GBP 7.5905 GBP 7.6051 GBP
7.5343 GBP 7.5350 GBP 7.5414 GBP 7.5418 GBP 7.5471 GBP 7.5560 GBP 7.5912 GBP
7.5248 GBP 7.5341 GBP 7.5350 GBP 7.5447 GBP 7.5483 GBP 7.5500 GBP 7.5828 GBP 7.6000 GBP 7.6132 GBP
7.5284 GBP 7.5344 GBP 7.5350 GBP 7.5355 GBP 7.5402 GBP 7.5432 GBP 7.5435 GBP 7.5540 GBP 7.5609 GBP 7.5643 GBP
7.5300 GBP 7.5500 GBP 7.6370 GBP
7.5350 GBP 7.5500 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
01 August 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.
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