<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 8571S JPMorgan Securities Plc 28 July 2025 AMENDMENTFORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the &#34;Code&#34;)1. KEY INFORMATION<div><table><tbody><tr><td>(a) Name of exempt principal trader:</td><td>J.P. Morgan Securities Plc</td></tr><tr><td>(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree</td><td>Unite Group plc, The</td></tr><tr><td>(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:</td><td>Corporate Broker to Unite Group plc</td></tr><tr><td>(d) Date dealing undertaken:</td><td>24 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>(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 &#34;N/A&#34;</td><td>Yes , Empiric Student Property plc</td></tr></tbody></table></div>2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERWhere 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<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class of relevant security</td><td>25p ordinary</td></tr><tr><td>Purchases/ sales</td><td>PurchaseSale</td></tr><tr><td>Total number of securities</td><td>646,549 548,326</td></tr><tr><td>Highest price per unit paid/received</td><td>7.9200 GBP7.9500 GBP</td></tr><tr><td>Lowest price per unit paid/received</td><td>7.8350 GBP7.8300 GBP</td></tr></tbody></table></div>(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class of relevant security</td><td>25p ordinary</td></tr><tr><td>Product descriptione.g. CFD</td><td>Equity Swap</td></tr><tr><td>Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position</td><td>Decrease LongDecrease ShortIncrease LongIncrease ShortOpening a long positionOpening a short position</td></tr><tr><td>Number of reference securities</td><td>867 180 684 10,343 12,934 15,971 170 331 6,144 11,586 31,815 1,408 634 3,561 1,391 436 204 319 6,780 21,130 500 1,685 17,495 7,162 777 25,380 901 34,220</td></tr><tr><td>Price per unit</td><td>7.8604 GBP7.8605 GBP7.8671 GBP7.8681 GBP7.8721 GBP7.8890 GBP7.8904 GBP7.8597 GBP7.8600 GBP7.8626 GBP7.8730 GBP7.8794 GBP7.8590 GBP7.8591 GBP7.8601 GBP7.8641 GBP7.8650 GBP7.8452 GBP7.8622 GBP7.8634 GBP7.8645 GBP7.8657 GBP7.8723 GBP7.8555 GBP7.8599 GBP7.8674 GBP7.8685 GBP7.8600 GBP</td></tr></tbody></table></div>(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product description e.g. call option</li><li>Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.</li><li>Number of securities to which option relates</li><li>Exercise price per unit</li><li>Typee.g. American, European etc.</li><li>Expiry date</li><li>Option money paid/ received per unit</li></ul>(ii) Exercise<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product descriptione.g. call option</li><li>Exercising/ exercised against</li><li>Number of securities</li><li>Exercise price per unit</li></ul>(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion</li><li>Details</li><li>Price per unit (if applicable)</li></ul>3. OTHER INFORMATION(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements<ul><li>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 &#34;none&#34;</li><li>None</li></ul>(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives<ul><li>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 &#34;none&#34;</li><li>None</li></ul><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Date of disclosure:</td><td>28 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Contact name:</td><td>Hetvi Shah</td></tr><tr><td>Telephone number:</td><td>44 2034 936359</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 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JPMorgan Securities Plc disclosed dealings related to Unite Group plc under Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code. On July 24, 2025, they purchased 646,549 shares at a highest price of 7.9200 GBP and sold 548,326 shares at a highest price of 7.9500 GBP. Additionally, they reported cash-settled derivative transactions involving various positions. The disclosure was made on July 28, 2025, by Hetvi Shah, with contact details provided for further inquiries.

REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Unite Group PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Unite Group plc Amend