Director Shareholding

Unite Group PLC
17 March 2005

UNITE GROUP PLC

17 MARCH 2005



THE UNITE GROUP PLC



17 MARCH 2005



DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS



1)      NAME OF COMPANY



THE UNITE GROUP PLC



2)      NAME OF DIRECTOR



MARK CHRISTOPHER ALLAN



3)      Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of the
holding of the director named in 2 above or the 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)



N/A



5)      Please state whether the 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



VESTING OF SHARES BY WAY OF DEFERRED BONUS FROM EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST



7)      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



7,019



8)      0.006% of the issued class



9)      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed of



N/A

10)   (N/A%) of issued class



11)   Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH



12)   Price per share



N/A



13)   Date of transaction



17 March 2005



14)   Date Company informed



17 March 2005



15) Total holding following this notification



35,844



16) Total percentage holding of issued shares following this notification



0.032%



17) NAME OF DIRECTOR



ANDREW LEE



18) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of the
holding of the director named in 17 above or the holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest



Director named in 17 above



19) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)



N/A



20) Please state whether the notification relates to a person(s0 connected with
the director named in 17 above and identify the connected person(s)



N/A



21) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions, pleaser
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non-discretionary



VESTING OF SHARES BY WAY OF DEFERRED BONUS FROM EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST



22) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

7,409



23) 0.006% of issued class



24) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed of



N/A



25) (N/A%) of issued class



26) Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH



27) Price per share



N/A



28) Date of transaction



17 March 2005



29) Date Company informed



17 March 2005



30) Total holding following this notification



31,219



31) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



0.028%



32) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



ANDREW REID                       0117 907 8100



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



ANDREW REID



Date of notification



17 March 2005



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