Director Shareholding

Unite Group PLC
28 June 2001

UNITE GROUP PLC
28 June 2001
AVS No:
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)    NAME OF COMPANY
      UNITE GROUP PLC

2)    NAME OF DIRECTOR
      GEOFFREY KEGGEN MADDRELL

3)    Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
      Director named in 2 above

4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
      Cabot Trustees Limited                          2,250
      Devoran Trustees Company Limited                5,946

5)    Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
      N/A

6)    Please state the nature of the transaction.  For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
      PURCHASE OF SHARES

7)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      2,250
      5,946

8)    (0.003%)
      (0.008%)
      of issued class

9)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      N/A

10)   (N/A %)
      of issued class

11)   Class of security
      ORDINARY 25P SHARES

12)   Price per share
      370 p

13)   Date of transaction
      28 June 2001

14)   Date company informed
      28 June 2001

15)   Total holding following this notification
      218,409

16)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      0.32%

IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES.



17)   Date of grant

      N/A



18)   Period during which or date on which exercisable

      N/A



19)   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

      N/A



20)   Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

      N/A



21)   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that grant is
to be fixed at time of exercise

      N/A



22)   Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification

      N/A



23)   Any additional information

      N/A



24)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      RICHARD THOMPSON        0207 426 9073



25)   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

      ANDREW REID



Date of notification

28 June 2001





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