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Form 8.3

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

(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 relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

27-11-2025

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

 

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:

0

0.00

0

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

6,112,220

1.24

0

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

6,112,220

1.24

0

0.00

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:

0

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

0

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)

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (GBp)

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1858

513.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

457

514.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

5162

515.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2144

518.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1560

519.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

6066

519.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

4518

520.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2157

520.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

12571

521.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1579

521.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

3675

522.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2275

523.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

11115

523.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

5889

524.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

5802

524.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

66130

525.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

10482

525.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

4777

526.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

107017

526.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

981

527.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

7522

527.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

1961

528.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2055

530.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2369

530.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2219

532.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a long position

2173

534.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

121

519.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

2

519.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

103

520.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

25

521.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

1

522.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

327

522.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

36

523.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

144

523.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

391

524.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

365

524.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

529

525.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

102

526.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

3136

526.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

3

527.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

120

528.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

75

528.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

109

529.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

106

530.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

36

530.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

1

531.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

5

531.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

115

532.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

121

533.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

1

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

105

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

decreasing a short position

1

536.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

5466

517.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

9452

518.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

7966

518.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

228

519.25

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3684

520.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2490

522.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

7940

522.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

832

523.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

10027

523.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3735

524.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

5703

524.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

6608

525.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3569

525.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

5750

526.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

11639

526.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

6330

527.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2745

527.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

721

528.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

944

528.25

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

9854

528.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

5710

529.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1352

530.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

7149

530.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

6714

531.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1773

532.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

6529

532.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3590

532.75

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

1139

533.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

815

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3239

534.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

4595

534.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

5794

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

3629

535.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

2775

536.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a long position

750

536.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

104

518.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

630

519.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

113

519.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1

522.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

27

522.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

15

523.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

409

523.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

452

524.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

15

525.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

280

525.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1

527.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

120

528.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1

529.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

106

530.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

27

531.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

675

533.50

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

409

534.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

105

535.00

25p ordinary

equity swap

increasing a short position

1

536.00

(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 (GBp)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit
(GBp)

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

0

0

0

0

 

0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

0

 

0

0

0

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:

28-11-2025

Contact name:

Janice Falcao

Telephone number:

00442033140679

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.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 1450796
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20251128T102741+0000

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