Empiric Student Property PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0125Q)

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RNS Number : 0125Q

Empiric Student Property PLC

14 February 2019

14 February 2019

Empiric Student Property plc

("Empiric" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them

The Board of Empiric Student Property plc (ticker: ESP) (the "Board"), the owner and operator of premium student accommodation across the UK, has been notified that on 13 February 2019, Timothy Attlee, Chief Executive Officer of the Company transferred 145,974 ordinary shares to his wife, Charlotte Attlee, for nil consideration.

Accordingly, Mr Attlee's beneficial and non-beneficial holdings in the Company have remained the same at 834,674 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.14% per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company.

The Notification of Dealing Form provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation in relation to the transaction listed above is set out below.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Timothy Attlee 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                        Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification                   Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                                   Empiric Student Property plc 
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 b)    LEI                                    213800FPF38IBPRFPU87 
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 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
        (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
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 a)    Description of the                     Ordinary shares of 1p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00BLWDVR75 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Transfer of shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------  -------------- 
                                               Price(s)          Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------  -------------- 
    GBP0.00                                                      145,974 
   -----------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
 
  - Aggregated volume                    834,674 
 
  - Price                                GBP0.00 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                13 February 2019 
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 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE CONTACT:

 
 Empiric Student Property plc            (via Maitland/AMO below) 
 Tim Attlee (Chief Executive Officer) 
 Lynne Fennah (Chief Financial & 
  Operating Officer) 
 
 Jefferies International Limited         Tel: [phone] 
 Gary Gould 
 Stuart Klein 
 
 Maitland/AMO (Communications Adviser)   Tel: [phone] 
 James Benjamin                          Email: [e-mail] 
 

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, direct-let, nominated or leased student accommodation across the UK. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a multi-niche student property company focused on, (i) providing good quality first year accommodation managed through its Hello Student(R) operating platform in partnership with universities, (ii) offering a variety of second and third year purpose-built accommodation options for individual students and those wanting a group living environment, and (iii) continuing to expand the Group's existing premium, studio-led accommodation portfolio which is attractive to international and postgraduate students.

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.

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