Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Unite Group PLC has purchased 700,000 ordinary shares on 26 February 2026 as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, with prices ranging from 496.60 GBp to 509.00 GBp, and a volume-weighted average price of 504.60 GBp. These shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 539,725,185. Since the programme's inception on 9 January 2026, Unite has repurchased a total of 6,866,082 ordinary shares.

Disclaimer*

Unite Group PLC (The)
27 February 2026
 

27 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:

26 February 2026

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

700,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

496.60

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

509.00

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

504.5990

 

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 539,725,185 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 6,866,082 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 26 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

504.1766

450,000

496.60

509.00

Chi-X (CXE)

505.2854

120,000

499.40

509.00

BATS (BXE)

505.4275

130,000

498.80

509.00

 

Individual Transactions:

Number of ordinary shares purchased

Transaction price
(GBp share)

Time of transaction (UK Time)

Transaction reference number

Trading venue

2743

501.50

 08:18:27

00079388680TRLO0

XLON

2707

503.50

 08:23:59

00079389010TRLO0

XLON

100000

502.50

 08:29:05

00079389377TRLO0

XLON

2898

501.50

 08:29:18

00079389380TRLO0

XLON

2459

501.00

 08:29:22

00079389382TRLO0

XLON

2631

500.00

 08:30:04

00079389406TRLO0

XLON

2811

499.00

 08:30:09

00079389409TRLO0

XLON

2647

498.40

 08:30:11

00079389410TRLO0

XLON

2899

496.60

 08:34:22

00079389545TRLO0

XLON

1764

500.00

 08:45:33

00079390029TRLO0

CHIX

2842

499.20

 08:54:53

00079390523TRLO0

XLON

1658

498.80

 08:55:47

00079390618TRLO0

BATE

3235

499.60

 09:01:54

00079390923TRLO0

BATE

1716

499.40

 09:01:54

00079390922TRLO0

CHIX

582

499.80

 09:05:54

00079391129TRLO0

CHIX

1356

499.80

 09:05:54

00079391130TRLO0

CHIX

1546

500.00

 09:07:59

00079391181TRLO0

XLON

1971

500.00

 09:07:59

00079391180TRLO0

BATE

1059

500.00

 09:08:22

00079391192TRLO0

XLON

1888

500.00

 09:12:28

00079391573TRLO0

CHIX

860

499.80

 09:16:02

00079391819TRLO0

XLON

77

499.80

 09:16:02

00079391820TRLO0

XLON

1737

499.80

 09:16:02

00079391818TRLO0

CHIX

1662

499.80

 09:16:02

00079391821TRLO0

XLON

107

499.60

 09:20:39

00079391967TRLO0

BATE

1541

499.60

 09:20:39

00079391968TRLO0

BATE

1741

504.00

 09:35:39

00079392949TRLO0

CHIX

100

506.00

 09:42:50

00079393267TRLO0

BATE

1863

506.00

 09:42:50

00079393268TRLO0

BATE

1547

506.00

 09:51:20

00079393876TRLO0

XLON

1063

506.00

 09:51:20

00079393877TRLO0

XLON

2000

506.00

 09:51:20

00079393873TRLO0

BATE

1697

506.00

 09:51:20

00079393874TRLO0

BATE

1701

506.00

 09:51:20

00079393875TRLO0

CHIX

1895

506.00

 09:51:20

00079393878TRLO0

CHIX

1841

505.50

 09:51:39

00079393891TRLO0

BATE

843

506.00

 10:02:30

00079394493TRLO0

CHIX

777

506.00

 10:02:30

00079394494TRLO0

CHIX

2827

506.00

 10:09:17

00079394819TRLO0

XLON

1688

506.00

 10:09:17

00079394818TRLO0

CHIX

1973

505.50

 10:15:28

00079395031TRLO0

CHIX

538

505.00

 10:15:36

00079395035TRLO0

BATE

22

505.00

 10:15:36

00079395036TRLO0

BATE

100

505.00

 10:15:36

00079395037TRLO0

BATE

1617

505.00

 10:15:36

00079395038TRLO0

BATE

211

505.00

 10:15:36

00079395039TRLO0

BATE

1949

505.00

 10:18:05

00079395207TRLO0

BATE

1779

504.00

 10:25:47

00079395395TRLO0

BATE

1657

504.00

 10:25:47

00079395396TRLO0

CHIX

100000

504.00

 10:26:39

00079395420TRLO0

XLON

1780

501.00

 10:35:01

00079395605TRLO0

CHIX

1988

501.00

 10:47:00

00079395981TRLO0

BATE

675

500.50

 10:47:00

00079395987TRLO0

XLON

3

501.00

 11:01:00

00079396478TRLO0

XLON

147

501.00

 11:01:00

00079396479TRLO0

XLON

50

501.00

 11:01:00

00079396480TRLO0

XLON

17

501.00

 11:01:00

00079396481TRLO0

XLON

138

501.00

 11:01:13

00079396489TRLO0

XLON

2304

501.00

 11:01:13

00079396490TRLO0

XLON

1700

501.00

 11:01:13

00079396487TRLO0

BATE

1814

501.00

 11:01:13

00079396488TRLO0

CHIX

1766

500.50

 11:01:31

00079396547TRLO0

BATE

133

500.50

 11:01:31

00079396548TRLO0

CHIX

7

500.50

 11:01:31

00079396549TRLO0

CHIX

16

500.50

 11:01:31

00079396550TRLO0

CHIX

14

500.50

 11:01:31

00079396551TRLO0

CHIX

277

500.50

 11:01:32

00079396552TRLO0

CHIX

88

500.50

 11:01:32

00079396553TRLO0

CHIX

1310

500.50

 11:01:32

00079396554TRLO0

CHIX

1857

501.50

 11:18:51

00079396949TRLO0

BATE

1886

501.50

 11:18:51

00079396950TRLO0

CHIX

1691

502.50

 11:24:28

00079397116TRLO0

CHIX

2428

502.50

 11:31:05

00079397407TRLO0

XLON

1817

502.50

 11:31:05

00079397406TRLO0

BATE

2823

502.00

 11:31:05

00079397408TRLO0

XLON

3884

504.50

 12:07:38

00079398440TRLO0

CHIX

2626

504.50

 12:07:38

00079398441TRLO0

XLON

2096

504.50

 12:11:16

00079398604TRLO0

BATE

1792

504.50

 12:11:16

00079398603TRLO0

CHIX

2276

504.00

 12:13:46

00079398648TRLO0

BATE

683

504.00

 12:13:46

00079398649TRLO0

BATE

2945

504.00

 12:15:33

00079398732TRLO0

XLON

1855

504.00

 12:15:33

00079398730TRLO0

CHIX

1124

504.00

 12:15:33

00079398731TRLO0

BATE

2448

503.50

 12:21:03

00079399034TRLO0

XLON

1950

503.50

 12:21:03

00079399033TRLO0

BATE

2961

503.50

 12:25:40

00079399229TRLO0

XLON

494

503.50

 12:25:40

00079399230TRLO0

CHIX

1134

503.50

 12:25:40

00079399231TRLO0

CHIX

1880

502.50

 12:33:41

00079399579TRLO0

BATE

50000

503.50

 12:41:22

00079399879TRLO0

XLON

2946

502.50

 12:42:42

00079399923TRLO0

XLON

1902

502.50

 12:51:52

00079400276TRLO0

BATE

1902

502.50

 12:51:52

00079400275TRLO0

CHIX

2551

504.00

 13:03:03

00079400694TRLO0

XLON

1537

504.00

 13:04:04

00079400707TRLO0

BATE

60

504.00

 13:04:04

00079400708TRLO0

BATE

40

504.00

 13:04:04

00079400709TRLO0

BATE

356

504.00

 13:04:04

00079400710TRLO0

CHIX

1614

504.00

 13:04:04

00079400711TRLO0

CHIX

2215

504.00

 13:21:11

00079401359TRLO0

XLON

326

504.00

 13:21:11

00079401360TRLO0

XLON

359

504.00

 13:21:11

00079401374TRLO0

XLON

49

504.00

 13:21:30

00079401378TRLO0

BATE

1738

504.00

 13:22:06

00079401395TRLO0

BATE

1889

504.00

 13:22:06

00079401396TRLO0

CHIX

1795

504.00

 13:22:06

00079401397TRLO0

CHIX

2431

504.00

 13:22:06

00079401398TRLO0

XLON

1782

503.50

 13:22:06

00079401399TRLO0

BATE

2960

504.00

 13:31:30

00079401713TRLO0

XLON

1758

504.00

 13:31:30

00079401715TRLO0

BATE

1646

504.00

 13:31:30

00079401714TRLO0

CHIX

2435

505.50

 13:43:14

00079402303TRLO0

XLON

2779

505.50

 13:43:14

00079402304TRLO0

XLON

1929

505.50

 13:43:27

00079402309TRLO0

CHIX

2887

505.50

 13:53:14

00079402914TRLO0

XLON

2779

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402922TRLO0

XLON

2405

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402923TRLO0

XLON

1673

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402917TRLO0

BATE

1731

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402919TRLO0

BATE

667

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402918TRLO0

CHIX

1054

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402920TRLO0

CHIX

1957

505.00

 13:53:21

00079402921TRLO0

CHIX

1355

507.00

 13:59:28

00079403485TRLO0

XLON

1555

507.00

 13:59:28

00079403486TRLO0

XLON

394

508.00

 14:00:12

00079403525TRLO0

XLON

1560

508.00

 14:00:12

00079403526TRLO0

XLON

768

508.00

 14:00:12

00079403527TRLO0

XLON

2530

508.50

 14:01:35

00079403587TRLO0

XLON

51

508.50

 14:01:35

00079403588TRLO0

XLON

74

508.50

 14:01:35

00079403589TRLO0

XLON

2669

508.00

 14:02:08

00079403630TRLO0

XLON

1734

508.00

 14:02:08

00079403629TRLO0

CHIX

2974

508.00

 14:02:08

00079403631TRLO0

XLON

1887

508.00

 14:03:08

00079403652TRLO0

BATE

71

508.00

 14:03:08

00079403653TRLO0

BATE

2400

508.00

 14:07:32

00079403869TRLO0

XLON

1968

508.00

 14:07:32

00079403868TRLO0

BATE

1791

508.00

 14:07:32

00079403867TRLO0

CHIX

588

507.50

 14:13:04

00079404108TRLO0

XLON

533

507.50

 14:13:04

00079404109TRLO0

XLON

902

507.50

 14:13:04

00079404110TRLO0

XLON

849

507.50

 14:13:04

00079404111TRLO0

XLON

1241

507.50

 14:13:04

00079404106TRLO0

BATE

526

507.50

 14:13:04

00079404107TRLO0

BATE

363

506.50

 14:13:10

00079404114TRLO0

XLON

2273

506.50

 14:13:10

00079404115TRLO0

XLON

404

507.00

 14:17:19

00079404267TRLO0

BATE

404

507.00

 14:17:25

00079404270TRLO0

CHIX

1873

506.50

 14:27:19

00079404571TRLO0

BATE

2411

506.00

 14:28:15

00079404609TRLO0

XLON

2432

506.00

 14:28:15

00079404607TRLO0

BATE

1950

506.00

 14:28:15

00079404610TRLO0

BATE

2300

506.00

 14:28:15

00079404606TRLO0

CHIX

1621

506.00

 14:28:15

00079404608TRLO0

CHIX

1973

506.00

 14:29:14

00079404645TRLO0

CHIX

1853

505.50

 14:29:32

00079404704TRLO0

CHIX

2602

505.50

 14:38:58

00079405348TRLO0

XLON

2610

505.50

 14:38:58

00079405350TRLO0

XLON

1322

505.50

 14:38:58

00079405347TRLO0

BATE

324

505.50

 14:38:58

00079405349TRLO0

BATE

1817

505.50

 14:38:58

00079405351TRLO0

BATE

1843

505.50

 14:38:58

00079405346TRLO0

CHIX

2776

506.00

 14:38:58

00079405352TRLO0

XLON

1289

506.00

 14:38:58

00079405353TRLO0

XLON

1880

505.50

 14:40:46

00079405473TRLO0

BATE

2484

505.50

 14:41:19

00079405485TRLO0

XLON

1756

505.50

 14:41:19

00079405484TRLO0

CHIX

1948

505.00

 14:41:20

00079405490TRLO0

BATE

2137

505.00

 14:41:20

00079405491TRLO0

CHIX

1380

506.00

 14:44:15

00079405667TRLO0

BATE

576

506.00

 14:44:15

00079405668TRLO0

BATE

2879

506.00

 14:46:51

00079405756TRLO0

XLON

2626

506.00

 14:49:12

00079406017TRLO0

XLON

1699

506.00

 14:49:12

00079406016TRLO0

BATE

1986

506.00

 14:49:12

00079406015TRLO0

CHIX

2950

505.50

 14:51:40

00079406326TRLO0

XLON

1808

505.50

 14:51:40

00079406324TRLO0

BATE

1929

505.50

 14:51:40

00079406325TRLO0

CHIX

2960

506.00

 14:56:42

00079406551TRLO0

XLON

2613

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406848TRLO0

XLON

1750

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406847TRLO0

BATE

175

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406849TRLO0

BATE

729

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406851TRLO0

BATE

1977

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406850TRLO0

CHIX

1792

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406852TRLO0

CHIX

1027

505.50

 15:00:42

00079406853TRLO0

BATE

800

507.00

 15:04:32

00079407326TRLO0

XLON

716

507.00

 15:04:32

00079407327TRLO0

XLON

1379

507.00

 15:04:32

00079407328TRLO0

XLON

286

507.50

 15:08:17

00079407597TRLO0

CHIX

601

507.50

 15:12:22

00079407836TRLO0

CHIX

1604

507.50

 15:12:39

00079407869TRLO0

CHIX

3089

507.50

 15:12:44

00079407870TRLO0

BATE

1626

507.50

 15:12:44

00079407871TRLO0

BATE

1325

507.50

 15:13:15

00079407887TRLO0

CHIX

1815

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407974TRLO0

BATE

1768

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407977TRLO0

BATE

2048

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407975TRLO0

CHIX

576

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407976TRLO0

XLON

2981

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407978TRLO0

XLON

94

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407979TRLO0

XLON

2182

507.00

 15:14:11

00079407980TRLO0

XLON

3452

506.50

 15:14:12

00079407981TRLO0

XLON

2007

507.50

 15:22:28

00079408418TRLO0

CHIX

190

507.50

 15:22:48

00079408514TRLO0

XLON

1322

509.00

 15:29:18

00079408896TRLO0

BATE

1897

509.00

 15:29:18

00079408897TRLO0

BATE

3233

509.00

 15:29:18

00079408899TRLO0

XLON

2782

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408928TRLO0

XLON

2470

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408931TRLO0

XLON

1752

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408926TRLO0

BATE

1521

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408927TRLO0

BATE

1774

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408929TRLO0

CHIX

1685

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408930TRLO0

CHIX

1754

508.50

 15:30:29

00079408932TRLO0

XLON

2867

508.00

 15:32:53

00079409051TRLO0

XLON

1789

508.00

 15:32:53

00079409050TRLO0

BATE

1989

508.00

 15:32:53

00079409049TRLO0

CHIX

1166

509.00

 15:38:03

00079409316TRLO0

CHIX

2523

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409653TRLO0

XLON

2801

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409655TRLO0

XLON

1893

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409649TRLO0

BATE

1745

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409651TRLO0

BATE

573

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409650TRLO0

CHIX

1361

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409652TRLO0

CHIX

1707

508.50

 15:42:33

00079409654TRLO0

CHIX

2081

508.00

 15:42:50

00079409673TRLO0

XLON

641

508.00

 15:42:50

00079409674TRLO0

XLON

2198

508.00

 15:42:50

00079409672TRLO0

BATE

2808

509.00

 15:48:13

00079409872TRLO0

XLON

1986

509.00

 15:48:13

00079409871TRLO0

BATE

1658

509.00

 15:48:13

00079409873TRLO0

CHIX

1842

509.00

 15:48:13

00079409874TRLO0

CHIX

2509

508.50

 15:48:37

00079409893TRLO0

XLON

1807

508.50

 15:48:37

00079409892TRLO0

BATE

2850

507.50

 15:54:31

00079410127TRLO0

XLON

357

507.50

 15:54:31

00079410125TRLO0

BATE

858

507.50

 15:54:31

00079410126TRLO0

BATE

455

507.50

 15:54:31

00079410128TRLO0

BATE

372

507.50

 15:54:31

00079410129TRLO0

BATE

444

508.00

 15:54:31

00079410130TRLO0

CHIX

1330

507.50

 15:54:31

00079410131TRLO0

BATE

2575

507.50

 15:54:32

00079410132TRLO0

CHIX

512

508.00

 15:57:23

00079410284TRLO0

BATE

873

508.00

 15:57:53

00079410301TRLO0

BATE

598

508.00

 15:57:54

00079410302TRLO0

BATE

220

508.00

 15:58:09

00079410315TRLO0

CHIX

1414

508.00

 15:58:09

00079410317TRLO0

CHIX

906

508.00

 15:59:52

00079410387TRLO0

XLON

1488

508.00

 15:59:52

00079410388TRLO0

XLON

2961

508.00

 15:59:52

00079410389TRLO0

XLON

794

507.50

 16:01:14

00079410460TRLO0

BATE

560

507.50

 16:01:22

00079410464TRLO0

BATE

463

507.50

 16:01:22

00079410466TRLO0

BATE

1642

507.50

 16:01:22

00079410465TRLO0

CHIX

2784

507.00

 16:02:13

00079410504TRLO0

XLON

1894

506.50

 16:04:49

00079410674TRLO0

BATE

1905

506.50

 16:04:49

00079410673TRLO0

CHIX

2475

507.00

 16:09:15

00079411154TRLO0

XLON

1835

507.00

 16:09:15

00079411152TRLO0

BATE

2007

507.00

 16:09:15

00079411153TRLO0

BATE

1817

507.00

 16:09:15

00079411151TRLO0

CHIX

1704

506.50

 16:09:15

00079411155TRLO0

CHIX

1030

507.00

 16:09:15

00079411156TRLO0

CHIX

492

506.50

 16:09:15

00079411157TRLO0

XLON

2394

506.50

 16:09:15

00079411158TRLO0

XLON

2909

507.00

 16:16:23

00079411486TRLO0

XLON

2397

506.50

 16:16:23

00079411487TRLO0

XLON

2012

506.50

 16:16:23

00079411485TRLO0

BATE

1938

506.50

 16:16:23

00079411489TRLO0

BATE

1749

506.50

 16:16:23

00079411488TRLO0

CHIX

1214

506.50

 16:16:23

00079411490TRLO0

CHIX

575

506.50

 16:16:23

00079411491TRLO0

CHIX

1

506.50

 16:17:34

00079411534TRLO0

BATE

2498

506.00

 16:17:50

00079411561TRLO0

XLON

1937

506.00

 16:17:50

00079411560TRLO0

BATE

762

505.50

 16:17:50

00079411562TRLO0

CHIX

961

505.50

 16:18:00

00079411594TRLO0

CHIX

2397

506.50

 16:20:58

00079411843TRLO0

XLON

1982

506.50

 16:20:58

00079411844TRLO0

BATE

964

506.50

 16:20:58

00079411842TRLO0

CHIX

591

506.00

 16:20:58

00079411845TRLO0

BATE

2606

506.00

 16:21:34

00079411866TRLO0

XLON

50

506.00

 16:21:34

00079411867TRLO0

XLON

 

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