Director/PDMR Shareholding

Unite Group PLC
17 March 2008



THE UNITE GROUP PLC


17 MARCH 2008


The UNITE Group plc (the 'Company')


DEALINGS BY DIRECTOR



Mr Nicholas Porter, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The UNITE Group plc, has
today informed the Company of the sale by him on Friday, 14 March 2008 of
568,398 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company (representing
0.46% of its current issued share capital), at a price of 325.1836p per share.



Following the transaction referred to above, Mr Porter is interested in
1,512,630 shares in the Company, representing 1.22% 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) 142,340 shares held by the trustees of the Jane Louise
Discretionary Settlement (the beneficiaries of which include Mr Porter's
children); and 151,882 shares held by the trustees of The Red Shoes Charitable
Trust (one of whom is Heather Porter, Mr Porter's wife).



END



Andrew Reid
Company Secretary
The UNITE Group plc


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