Purchase By Trust

Unite Group PLC
27 March 2003


THE UNITE GROUP PLC
27 March 2003

On 27 March 2003, Compass Trustees Limited, on behalf of The UNITE Employee
Share Ownership Trust, purchased 116,570 ordinary 25p shares at 144.5p per
share. The beneficiaries of the trust are employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries.

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