Purchase By Trust

Unite Group PLC
26 March 2004

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

26 MARCH 2004

On 26 March 2004, Compass Trustees Limited, on behalf of The UNITE Employee
Share Ownership Trust, purchased 86,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at 207.74p
per share. The beneficiaries of the trust are employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries.


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