Holding(s)inCompany

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RNSNumber:5463O
EmpiricStudentPropertyPLC
07November2016

TR1:NOTIFICATIONOFMAJORINTERESTINSHARESi

1.Identityoftheissuerortheunderlyingissuer
ofexistingsharestowhichvotingrightsare
attached:ii

EmpiricStudentPropertyPLC

2Reasonforthenotification(pleaseticktheappropriateboxorboxes):
Anacquisitionordisposalofvotingrights

Anacquisitionordisposalofqualifyingfinancialinstrumentswhichmayresultintheacquisitionof
sharesalreadyissuedtowhichvotingrightsareattached
Anacquisitionordisposalofinstrumentswithsimilareconomiceffecttoqualifyingfinancial
instruments

Aneventchangingthebreakdownofvotingrights

Other(please
specify):

3.Fullnameofperson(s)subjecttothe
notificationobligation:iii

BlackRock,Inc.

4.Fullnameofshareholder(s)
(ifdifferentfrom3.):iv
5.Dateofthetransactionanddateon
whichthethresholdiscrossedor
reached:v

4November,2016

6.Dateonwhichissuernotified:

7November,2016

7.Threshold(s)thatis/arecrossedor
reached:vi,vii

TotalholdingforBlackRock,Inc.hasgonebelow5%

8.Notifieddetails:
A:Votingrightsattachedtosharesviii,ix
Class/typeof
shares
ifpossibleusing
theISINCODE

GB00BLWDVR75

Situationprevious
tothetriggering
transaction
Number
Number
of
of
Shares
Voting
Rights

Resultingsituationafterthetriggeringtransaction

24,905,904

24,905,904

Number
ofshares

Numberofvoting
rights

%ofvotingrightsx

Direct

Directxi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

N/A

N/A

Below5%

N/A

Below5%

B:QualifyingFinancialInstruments
Resultingsituationafterthetriggeringtransaction
Typeoffinancial

Expiration

Exercise/

Numberofvoting

%ofvoting

instrument

datexiii

ConversionPeriodxiv

SecuritiesLending

rightsthatmaybe
acquiredifthe
instrumentis
exercised/converted.

rights

Below5%

Below5%

C:FinancialInstrumentswithsimilareconomiceffecttoQualifyingFinancialInstrumentsxv,xvi
Resultingsituationafterthetriggeringtransaction
Typeoffinancial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expirationdate
xvii

Exercise/
Conversion
periodxviii

Numberofvoting
rightsinstrumentrefers
to

%ofvotingrightsxix,xx

Nominal

Total(A+B+C)
Numberofvotingrights

Percentageofvotingrights

N/A

Below5%

9.Chainofcontrolledundertakingsthroughwhichthevotingrightsand/orthe
financialinstrumentsareeffectivelyheld,ifapplicable:xxi

SeeAnnex1

ProxyVoting:
10.Nameoftheproxyholder:
11.Numberofvotingrightsproxyholderwillceasetohold:

12.Dateonwhichproxyholderwillceasetoholdvotingrights:

13.Additionalinformation:

BlackRockRegulatoryThresholdReportingTeam

14.Contactname:

MarcOliverLesch

15.Contacttelephonenumber:

02077433650

Annex1

Delta

Name

BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRockGroupLimited
BlackRockInvestmentManagement(UK)
Limited
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRock(Singapore)HoldcoPte.Ltd.
BlackRockAsiaPacHoldco,LLC
BlackRockHKHoldcoLimited
BlackRockAssetManagementNorthAsia
Limited
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockCapitalHoldings,Inc.
BlackRockAdvisors,LLC
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRockGroupLimited
BlackRockAdvisors(UK)Limited
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco4,LLC
BlackRockHoldco6,LLC
BlackRockDelawareHoldingsInc.
BlackRockFundAdvisors
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRockGroupLimited
BlackRockInternationalLimited
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRockHoldco3,LLC
BlackRockCanadaHoldingsLP
BlackRockCanadaHoldingsULC
BlackRockAssetManagementCanada
Limited
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco4,LLC
BlackRockHoldco6,LLC
BlackRockDelawareHoldingsInc.
BlackRockFundAdvisors
BlackRockInstitutionalTrustCompany,
NationalAssociation

%ofvoting
rightsifit
equalsoris
higherthanthe
notifiable
threshold

%ofvotingrights
throughfinancial
instrumentsifit
equalsoris
higherthanthe
notifiable
threshold

Totalofbothif
itequalsoris
higherthanthe
notifiable
threshold

BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRock(Singapore)HoldcoPte.Ltd.
BlackRockAsiaPacHoldco,LLC
BlackRockHKHoldcoLimited
BlackRockCaycoLimited
BlackRockTridentHoldingCompanyLimited
BlackRockJapanHoldingsGK
BlackRockJapanCo.,Ltd.
BlackRock,Inc.
BlackRockHoldco2,Inc.
BlackRockFinancialManagement,Inc.
BlackRockInternationalHoldings,Inc.
BRJerseyInternationalHoldingsL.P.
BlackRockAustraliaHoldcoPty.Ltd.
BlackRockInvestmentManagement
(Australia)Limited

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