Director/PDMR Shareholding

Unite Group PLC
16 October 2006

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

16 OCTOBER 2006

The UNITE Group plc (the 'Company')

DEALING BY DIRECTOR



On 13 October 2006, the Company was informed by the trustees of The Geoffrey
Maddrell Jersey Trust (the beneficiaries of which include Mr Geoffrey Maddrell,
Chairman of The UNITE Group plc, his wife and his three children), that, on 12
October 2006, they sold 30,946 shares in the Company (representing 0.025% of its
current issued share capital) at a price of 477p per share.



Following the above referred to sale, Mr Maddrell is interested in 247,541
shares in the Company, representing 0.201% of its current issued share capital.
Included in those interests are 12,250 shares held by Winifred Maddrell (Mr
Maddrell's wife), and the 170,291 shares that continue to be held by the
trustees of the Geoffrey Maddrell Jersey Trust.



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Andrew Reid
Company Secretary

The UNITE Group plc

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