18 April
2024
Empiric Student Property
plc
("Empiric" or the "Company" or, together with its
subsidiaries, the "Group")
Blocklisting
Application
Empiric Student Property plc (ticker: ESP), the
owner and operator of premium, studio-led student accommodation
aligned to top-tier universities, announces that an application has
been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock
Exchange, for admission to (i) the Official List; and (ii) trading
on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, for a blocklisting
of securities in respect of a total of 9,000,000 ordinary
shares of 1p each (the "Ordinary Shares") in the Company. It is
expected that admission will become effective on or around 19 April
2024.
The new Ordinary Shares will be issued from time
to time pursuant to the exercise of options and awards granted
under certain share-based incentive arrangements operated by the
Company, including its tax advantaged SAYE option plan.
Such new Ordinary Shares will, when issued, be
credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects
with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,
PLEASE CONTACT:
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Empiric Student Property
plc
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(via FTI
Consulting below)
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Duncan
Garrood (Chief Executive Officer)
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Donald
Grant (Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer)
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FTI Consulting
(Communications Adviser)
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020 3727
1000
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Dido
Laurimore
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empiric@fticonsulting.com
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Eve
Kirmatzis
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The Company's LEI is
213800FPF38IBPRFPU87.
Further information on Empiric can be found on
the Company's website at www.empiric.co.uk.
Notes:
Empiric Student Property plc is a leading
provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium
student accommodation serving key UK universities. Investing in
both operating and development assets, Empiric is a fully
integrated operational student property business focused on premium
studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student
operating platform, that is attractive to affluent growing student
segments.
The Company, an internally managed real estate
investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed
on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the
Financial Conduct Authority and was admitted to trading on the main
market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June
2014. The Company is classified as a commercial company listed
under chapter 6 of the UK Listing rules and as such is not an
alternative investment fund ("AIF") for the purposes of the
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD") and is not
required to provide investors with a Key information Document
("KID") in accordance with the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based
Investment Products ("PRIIPs") regulations.