Holding(s) in Company

Unite Group PLC
27 November 2003


                        Unite Group plc (the 'Company')
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The Company today, received notification under section 198 to 202, in accordance
with the UK Companies Act 1985 (as amended), that FRM Corp. and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries,

both being non-beneficial holders have an interest in 5,862,254 Ordinary shares
of 25p each of the Company ('shares'), representing 5.45 per cent of the issued
share capital.


The notifiable interest:

          FRM Corp.
          82 Devonshire Street
          Boston, MA 02109

Parent holding company for Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),
investment manager for US mutual funds. (See below for listing of Registered
Shareholders and their holdings).

          Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
          P.O. Box HM 670
          Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), investment manager for various non-US
investment companies and institutional clients. (See below for listing of
Registered Shareholders and their holdings).


The notifiable interest also comprise the notifiable interest of:

          Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d
          82 Devonshire Street
          Boston, MA 02109

Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.

The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209(1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity
and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in
concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to
submit these notifications on a joint basis.

The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4)(b) of the Act, namely where
a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right
conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.

Included in this figure are:

              Shares held   Management Company      Nominee/Registered Name
Ordinary
shares
                  133,973          FMRCO                  Mellon Bank
                4,961,807          FISL           Chase Manhattan Bank London
                  482,350           FIL                       HSBC
                  284,124           FIL           Chase Manhattan Bank London
Total           5,862,254
Ordinary
shares
Current              5.45%
Ownership
percentage
Shares in     107,604,800
issue:

Change in holdings since last filing:       +614,028 Ordinary shares




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