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THE UNITE GROUP PLC
8 OCTOBER 2009
("THE COMPANY")
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
Following completion on 6 October 2009 of the Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer announced by the Company on 17 September 2009 (the "Placing"), the Directors set out below confirmed to the Company on 7 October 2009 their subscriptions, through their participation in the Placing, for new ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company as follows:
| Name of Director | Position | Number of shares acquired | % of issued share capital |
| Philip White | Chairman | 10,000 | 0.006 |
| Nigel Hall | Non-Executive Director | 8,000 | 0.005 |
| Richard Walker | Non-Executive Director | 10,000 | 0.006 |
| Mark Allan | Chief Executive | 19,520 | 0.012 |
| John Tonkiss | Chief Operating Officer | 10,000 | 0.006 |
| Joe Lister | Chief Financial Officer | 10,000 | 0.006 |
Each of the above referred to shares was acquired at the Placing price of 250p per share.
Following the above referred to subscriptions, the total number of shares in the Company in which Messrs White, Hall, Walker, Allan, Tonkiss and Lister are interested are as follows:
| Name of Director | Number of shares interested in | % of issued share capital |
| Philip White | 10,000 | 0.006 |
| Nigel Hall | 17,849 | 0.011 |
| Richard Walker | 10,000 | 0.006 |
| Mark Allan | 838,053 | 0.526 |
| John Tonkiss | 362,392 | 0.227 |
| Joe Lister | 393,715 | 0.247 |
Included in the interests of Messrs Allan, Tonkiss and Lister are 594,484 shares, 327,269 shares and 293,043 shares respectively awarded to them pursuant to the terms of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan. The number of such shares that will unconditionally vest in the relevant individuals pursuant to those awards will be determined following the end of the relevant three year measurement periods.
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ANDREW REID
COMPANY SECRETARY
THE UNITE GROUP PLC
TEL : 0117 302 7000