Director/PDMR Shareholding

Unite Group PLC
04 October 2006

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

4 OCTOBER 2006

The UNITE Group plc (the 'Company')

DEALING BY DIRECTOR

In accordance with a plan, as previously announced, to reduce his shareholding
in an orderly manner, Nicholas Porter, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The
UNITE Group plc, has today informed the Company of the sale by him today (4
October 2006), of 4,500,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the
Company (representing 3.66% of its current issued share capital), at a price of
466.5p per share.

Mr Porter is now interested in 3,045,485 shares in the Company, representing
2.48%% of its current issued share capital. Included in those interests are (a)
866,000 shares held by the trustees of The Porter Family Discretionary Trust
(the beneficiaries of which are Mr Porter's children); (b) 181,140 shares held
by the trustees of the Jane Louise Discretionary Settlement Trust (the
beneficiaries of which include Mr Porter's children); and (c) 151,882 shares
held by the trustees of The Red Shoes Charitable Trust (one of whom is Heather
Porter, Mr Porter's wife).

Following the transaction referred to above, Mr Porter has confirmed that his
remaining holding is in line with his medium term plan to maintain a significant
interest in the Company and that he has no intention of further reducing his
shareholding within the next 12 months.

END

Andrew Reid
Company Secretary
The UNITE Group plc

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