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RNS Number : 4291U  Unite Group PLC (The)  26 February 2026

26 February 2026

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

('Unite' or the 'Company')

Transaction in Own Shares

Unite announces that, in accordance with the terms of the share buyback
programme (the 'Buyback Programme') announced on 9 January 2026, the Company
has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each
(the 'Ordinary Shares') through Deutsche Bank AG, London branch:

 Date of purchase:                          25 February 2026
 Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:       1,000,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):         485.60
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):        506.00
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):  496.8573

 

The purchased Ordinary Shares will be cancelled.

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased
Ordinary Shares, the Company's total number of Ordinary Shares in issue shall
be 540,425,185 Ordinary Shares. This information may be used by shareholders
to determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change
to their interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules.

Since the announcement of the Buyback Programme on 9 January 2026, Unite has
purchased 6,166,082 Ordinary Shares in aggregate for cancellation.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it
applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table below contains
detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Bank AG, London
branch on behalf of Unite on 25 February 2026 as part of the Buyback
Programme.

 

For further information, please contact:

Unite Students

Joe Lister / Mike Burt / Saxon
Ridley
Tel: +44 117 302 7005

 

 

 

Aggregated information of Ordinary Shares purchased according to each trading
venue:

 Trading Venue          Volume Weighted Average Price (pence per share)  Aggregated Volume                                                             Lowest price paid per share (pence)  Highest price paid per share (pence)
 London Stock Exchange  497.1289                                                                            730,000                                    486.00                               505.50
 Chi-X (CXE)            495.9015                                                                            100,000                                    485.80                               505.50
 BATS (BXE)             496.2533                                                                            170,000                                    485.60                               506.00

 

Individual Transactions:

 Number of ordinary shares purchased  Transaction price  Time of transaction (UK Time)  Transaction reference number  Trading venue

(GBp share)
 2719                                 500.50              08:14:47                      00079365185TRLO0              XLON
 237                                  500.00              08:14:48                      00079365186TRLO0              XLON
 2728                                 501.00              08:16:04                      00079365265TRLO0              XLON
 1469                                 504.50              08:20:53                      00079365601TRLO0              XLON
 1046                                 504.50              08:20:53                      00079365602TRLO0              XLON
 2695                                 500.50              08:25:40                      00079365841TRLO0              XLON
 119                                  500.50              08:33:31                      00079366286TRLO0              XLON
 2725                                 500.50              08:33:31                      00079366285TRLO0              XLON
 1750                                 502.00              08:43:20                      00079366699TRLO0              CHIX
 2472                                 502.00              08:43:20                      00079366700TRLO0              XLON
 2745                                 505.50              08:56:17                      00079367139TRLO0              XLON
 2499                                 505.00              08:56:17                      00079367141TRLO0              XLON
 1829                                 505.00              08:56:17                      00079367140TRLO0              CHIX
 2029                                 506.00              08:59:39                      00079367295TRLO0              BATE
 2494                                 505.50              09:03:37                      00079367437TRLO0              XLON
 1849                                 505.50              09:03:37                      00079367438TRLO0              CHIX
 1919                                 505.50              09:03:37                      00079367436TRLO0              BATE
 1770                                 504.50              09:09:44                      00079367595TRLO0              BATE
 1847                                 504.00              09:14:13                      00079367826TRLO0              BATE
 1879                                 504.00              09:14:13                      00079367824TRLO0              XLON
 578                                  504.00              09:14:13                      00079367825TRLO0              XLON
 2667                                 504.50              09:28:30                      00079368458TRLO0              XLON
 1681                                 504.00              09:28:34                      00079368463TRLO0              BATE
 1686                                 504.00              09:28:34                      00079368461TRLO0              CHIX
 2673                                 504.00              09:28:34                      00079368462TRLO0              XLON
 1670                                 503.50              09:28:37                      00079368465TRLO0              CHIX
 750                                  504.00              09:37:23                      00079368722TRLO0              XLON
 623                                  503.50              09:38:43                      00079368769TRLO0              BATE
 1202                                 503.50              09:38:43                      00079368770TRLO0              BATE
 2810                                 503.50              09:38:43                      00079368771TRLO0              XLON
 1922                                 503.50              09:45:23                      00079368943TRLO0              CHIX
 1805                                 503.00              09:49:30                      00079369036TRLO0              XLON
 797                                  503.00              09:53:47                      00079369175TRLO0              XLON
 1748                                 503.00              09:53:47                      00079369174TRLO0              BATE
 2641                                 502.50              09:56:30                      00079369238TRLO0              XLON
 150000                               503.00              09:59:06                      00079369391TRLO0              XLON
 1645                                 502.50              10:00:10                      00079369428TRLO0              CHIX
 2493                                 502.50              10:06:29                      00079369684TRLO0              XLON
 1996                                 502.50              10:06:29                      00079369683TRLO0              BATE
 76                                   501.00              10:08:35                      00079369765TRLO0              XLON
 265                                  501.00              10:08:35                      00079369766TRLO0              XLON
 586                                  501.00              10:08:35                      00079369764TRLO0              XLON
 586                                  501.00              10:08:35                      00079369763TRLO0              XLON
 150000                               502.00              10:13:27                      00079370009TRLO0              XLON
 25                                   500.00              10:16:30                      00079370075TRLO0              CHIX
 1635                                 500.00              10:16:30                      00079370076TRLO0              BATE
 1971                                 500.00              10:16:30                      00079370077TRLO0              CHIX
 2744                                 500.00              10:16:30                      00079370078TRLO0              XLON
 2492                                 497.60              10:23:34                      00079370185TRLO0              XLON
 1829                                 496.00              10:26:19                      00079370237TRLO0              CHIX
 1855                                 495.80              10:27:13                      00079370272TRLO0              BATE
 1701                                 495.40              10:30:34                      00079370337TRLO0              XLON
 2960                                 494.60              10:38:20                      00079370630TRLO0              XLON
 1623                                 493.80              10:39:56                      00079370729TRLO0              CHIX
 1932                                 493.80              10:39:56                      00079370730TRLO0              BATE
 221                                  494.20              10:46:46                      00079370914TRLO0              CHIX
 28                                   494.20              10:50:55                      00079371005TRLO0              CHIX
 2807                                 494.20              10:52:07                      00079371038TRLO0              XLON
 593                                  494.60              10:52:07                      00079371039TRLO0              CHIX
 1403                                 494.20              10:52:08                      00079371040TRLO0              CHIX
 1732                                 494.20              10:52:08                      00079371041TRLO0              BATE
 159                                  494.00              10:52:45                      00079371059TRLO0              XLON
 310                                  494.00              10:52:45                      00079371060TRLO0              XLON
 2479                                 494.60              10:59:40                      00079371336TRLO0              XLON
 91                                   494.60              10:59:47                      00079371338TRLO0              BATE
 1647                                 494.60              10:59:55                      00079371339TRLO0              BATE
 1816                                 494.20              11:01:09                      00079371369TRLO0              CHIX
 2506                                 493.80              11:01:09                      00079371370TRLO0              BATE
 200000                               494.00              11:03:26                      00079371479TRLO0              XLON
 1636                                 493.20              11:03:37                      00079371484TRLO0              BATE
 2023                                 491.60              11:09:38                      00079371712TRLO0              CHIX
 1999                                 491.00              11:09:49                      00079371713TRLO0              BATE
 1900                                 489.40              11:18:59                      00079371971TRLO0              BATE
 1059                                 488.80              11:19:25                      00079372043TRLO0              CHIX
 1817                                 490.60              11:28:37                      00079372329TRLO0              CHIX
 2579                                 491.40              11:35:24                      00079372551TRLO0              XLON
 2536                                 490.80              11:36:35                      00079372601TRLO0              BATE
 262                                  490.60              11:48:38                      00079372988TRLO0              CHIX
 1430                                 490.60              11:48:38                      00079372989TRLO0              CHIX
 534                                  490.20              11:51:00                      00079373185TRLO0              CHIX
 1651                                 490.20              11:51:00                      00079373186TRLO0              BATE
 336                                  490.20              11:51:00                      00079373187TRLO0              BATE
 1210                                 490.20              11:51:00                      00079373188TRLO0              CHIX
 1715                                 490.20              11:51:00                      00079373189TRLO0              BATE
 2553                                 490.40              11:58:07                      00079373366TRLO0              XLON
 1630                                 490.40              12:00:33                      00079373529TRLO0              CHIX
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 1907                                 490.20              12:00:33                      00079373531TRLO0              BATE
 1704                                 490.60              12:12:15                      00079374028TRLO0              BATE
 1770                                 490.60              12:12:15                      00079374027TRLO0              CHIX
 1686                                 489.80              12:18:15                      00079374160TRLO0              BATE
 1631                                 489.40              12:24:49                      00079374338TRLO0              CHIX
 2974                                 489.00              12:27:22                      00079374407TRLO0              XLON
 697                                  488.60              12:27:36                      00079374411TRLO0              BATE
 1098                                 488.60              12:27:36                      00079374412TRLO0              BATE
 1804                                 488.20              12:35:51                      00079374654TRLO0              BATE
 1924                                 488.20              12:35:51                      00079374653TRLO0              CHIX
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 151                                  485.60              12:38:57                      00079374786TRLO0              BATE
 1801                                 486.00              12:44:25                      00079374996TRLO0              CHIX
 1611                                 485.60              12:44:35                      00079374998TRLO0              BATE
 1868                                 485.60              12:44:35                      00079374999TRLO0              BATE
 100000                               486.00              12:47:18                      00079375124TRLO0              XLON
 75                                   486.00              12:56:17                      00079375611TRLO0              BATE
 92                                   486.00              12:56:43                      00079375650TRLO0              BATE
 106                                  486.00              12:56:43                      00079375651TRLO0              CHIX
 92                                   486.00              12:56:53                      00079375653TRLO0              CHIX
 1918                                 485.80              12:57:58                      00079375667TRLO0              CHIX
 1814                                 486.80              12:59:32                      00079375727TRLO0              BATE
 2736                                 486.80              13:03:26                      00079375855TRLO0              XLON
 1835                                 486.00              13:05:56                      00079375966TRLO0              BATE
 1895                                 486.80              13:18:49                      00079376559TRLO0              BATE
 1892                                 486.40              13:19:55                      00079376623TRLO0              BATE
 519                                  486.20              13:20:56                      00079376669TRLO0              CHIX
 136                                  486.60              13:23:00                      00079376759TRLO0              CHIX
 83                                   487.00              13:26:01                      00079376980TRLO0              XLON
 493                                  487.00              13:26:01                      00079376979TRLO0              XLON
 800                                  487.00              13:26:01                      00079376978TRLO0              XLON
 1434                                 487.00              13:26:01                      00079376977TRLO0              XLON
 1981                                 487.20              13:27:46                      00079377086TRLO0              CHIX
 2406                                 489.20              13:32:27                      00079377186TRLO0              CHIX
 2309                                 490.00              13:38:58                      00079377450TRLO0              CHIX
 3687                                 491.00              13:41:49                      00079377538TRLO0              BATE
 3164                                 491.00              13:41:49                      00079377539TRLO0              BATE
 385                                  491.20              13:42:48                      00079377596TRLO0              XLON
 2962                                 492.40              13:43:37                      00079377654TRLO0              XLON
 2633                                 494.00              13:52:42                      00079378136TRLO0              XLON
 1699                                 493.80              13:53:07                      00079378147TRLO0              BATE
 1744                                 493.40              13:53:22                      00079378160TRLO0              CHIX
 405                                  493.20              13:55:08                      00079378263TRLO0              BATE
 600                                  493.20              13:56:18                      00079378320TRLO0              BATE
 2294                                 493.20              13:56:18                      00079378321TRLO0              BATE
 1808                                 493.00              13:56:18                      00079378322TRLO0              CHIX
 117                                  493.00              13:56:19                      00079378323TRLO0              CHIX
 2469                                 493.00              14:03:54                      00079378650TRLO0              XLON
 149                                  492.40              14:13:09                      00079378965TRLO0              CHIX
 1483                                 492.40              14:13:09                      00079378964TRLO0              CHIX
 1788                                 492.40              14:13:09                      00079378963TRLO0              CHIX
 2666                                 492.80              14:17:00                      00079379200TRLO0              XLON
 1981                                 493.20              14:17:06                      00079379204TRLO0              BATE
 1770                                 493.20              14:22:06                      00079379373TRLO0              BATE
 10                                   495.20              14:25:31                      00079379487TRLO0              BATE
 366                                  495.20              14:25:33                      00079379489TRLO0              BATE
 1354                                 495.20              14:25:33                      00079379488TRLO0              BATE
 1216                                 496.20              14:27:05                      00079379604TRLO0              XLON
 1489                                 496.20              14:27:05                      00079379605TRLO0              XLON
 1685                                 496.80              14:32:05                      00079380109TRLO0              CHIX
 1714                                 496.20              14:32:05                      00079380115TRLO0              BATE
 1739                                 496.40              14:32:05                      00079380110TRLO0              CHIX
 1824                                 496.20              14:32:05                      00079380112TRLO0              BATE
 1866                                 496.40              14:32:05                      00079380114TRLO0              CHIX
 2449                                 496.20              14:32:05                      00079380113TRLO0              XLON
 4015                                 496.20              14:32:05                      00079380111TRLO0              BATE
 1629                                 496.80              14:37:10                      00079380466TRLO0              BATE
 1756                                 496.80              14:37:10                      00079380464TRLO0              BATE
 1898                                 496.80              14:37:10                      00079380465TRLO0              CHIX
 626                                  495.80              14:41:05                      00079380638TRLO0              CHIX
 1393                                 495.80              14:41:05                      00079380637TRLO0              CHIX
 2010                                 495.80              14:41:05                      00079380636TRLO0              BATE
 2623                                 495.80              14:41:05                      00079380635TRLO0              XLON
 195                                  497.00              14:50:06                      00079381279TRLO0              BATE
 2363                                 497.40              14:50:13                      00079381288TRLO0              BATE
 2678                                 497.20              14:50:23                      00079381290TRLO0              XLON
 122                                  496.80              14:52:01                      00079381373TRLO0              BATE
 1791                                 496.80              14:52:01                      00079381374TRLO0              BATE
 2668                                 497.40              14:54:05                      00079381465TRLO0              XLON
 1976                                 497.40              14:54:05                      00079381466TRLO0              BATE
 1959                                 497.20              14:54:05                      00079381467TRLO0              CHIX
 142                                  497.40              14:57:51                      00079381878TRLO0              BATE
 5531                                 498.40              14:59:42                      00079382029TRLO0              BATE
 2894                                 498.00              15:00:30                      00079382061TRLO0              XLON
 2531                                 498.00              15:00:30                      00079382060TRLO0              CHIX
 3375                                 498.20              15:00:30                      00079382062TRLO0              CHIX
 71                                   499.80              15:06:22                      00079382294TRLO0              XLON
 1887                                 500.00              15:06:22                      00079382296TRLO0              BATE
 1908                                 500.00              15:06:22                      00079382295TRLO0              BATE
 100                                  499.60              15:07:05                      00079382333TRLO0              BATE
 747                                  499.60              15:07:12                      00079382337TRLO0              BATE
 1161                                 499.60              15:07:12                      00079382338TRLO0              BATE
 1927                                 499.60              15:07:12                      00079382339TRLO0              BATE
 2884                                 499.60              15:07:12                      00079382340TRLO0              XLON
 1666                                 500.00              15:09:57                      00079382435TRLO0              CHIX
 1820                                 499.60              15:10:21                      00079382445TRLO0              BATE
 1977                                 499.60              15:10:21                      00079382446TRLO0              BATE
 2917                                 500.50              15:21:15                      00079382864TRLO0              XLON
 624                                  500.50              15:21:15                      00079382863TRLO0              CHIX
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 2023                                 500.00              15:22:14                      00079382898TRLO0              BATE
 2467                                 499.60              15:25:11                      00079383057TRLO0              XLON
 1906                                 498.80              15:25:28                      00079383078TRLO0              CHIX
 1857                                 498.40              15:25:29                      00079383079TRLO0              BATE
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 497                                  500.00              15:31:37                      00079383326TRLO0              BATE
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 1937                                 500.00              15:31:52                      00079383342TRLO0              BATE
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 2589                                 498.00              15:38:03                      00079383604TRLO0              XLON
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 1124                                 499.20              15:46:06                      00079383878TRLO0              CHIX
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 2015                                 498.80              15:47:56                      00079383957TRLO0              BATE
 1765                                 498.40              15:47:56                      00079384004TRLO0              BATE
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 612                                  497.80              16:02:13                      00079384720TRLO0              XLON
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 494                                  498.00              16:04:52                      00079384848TRLO0              BATE
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