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Unite Group PLC

24 July 2019

THE UNITE GROUP PLC (the "Company")

24 July 2019

VESTING AND EXERCISE OF LTIP OPTIONS

The Company operates a long term incentive plan which comprises a Performance Share Plan and an HMRC Approved Employee Share Option Scheme (the "LTIP"). The Executive Directors, along with other senior management, participate in the LTIP.

As regards the LTIP options granted in April 2015 to the Executive Directors, two-thirds vested and were exercised in April 2018. The balance one-third are subject to an additional holding period of one year and the Executive Directors exercised these options on 23 July 2019 such that (after deducting for income tax and national insurance contributions in the case of options granted under the Performance Share Plan and selling sufficient shares to fund the exercise price for the options granted under the HMRC Approved Employee Share Option Scheme), the below numbers of shares become registrable in their names.

 
 Director                      Nil cost options   HMRC approved options 
 Richard Smith 
  (Chief Executive Officer)    10,780             242 
                              -----------------  ---------------------- 
 Joe Lister 
  (Chief Financial Officer)    11,955             242 
                              -----------------  ---------------------- 
 

The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 1      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             Richard Smith 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification             Initial notification 
         /Amendment 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             The Unite Group plc 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800BBUUWVDH9YI827 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 4      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
         (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
         have been conducted 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Description of the 
         financial instrument,             Ordinary shares of 25p each 
         type of instrument 
 
         Identification code               GB0006928617 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Exercise of LTIP options 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                           Price(s)   Volume(s) 
   c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            583.5p     242 
                                                      ---------- 
                                            Nil cost   10,780 
                                                      ---------- 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
 
         - Aggregated volume               11,022 
 
         - Price                           As above 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          23 July 2019 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 
 
 1      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             Joe Lister 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification             Initial notification 
         /Amendment 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             The Unite Group plc 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800BBUUWVDH9YI827 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 4      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
         (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
         have been conducted 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Description of the 
         financial instrument,             Ordinary shares of 25p each 
         type of instrument 
 
         Identification code               GB0006928617 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Exercise of LTIP options 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                           Price(s)   Volume(s) 
   c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            583.5p     242 
                                                      ---------- 
                                            Nil cost   11,955 
                                                      ---------- 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
 
         - Aggregated volume               12,197 
 
         - Price                           As above 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          23 July 2019 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 

For further information, please contact:

 
Unite Students 
 Christopher Szpojnarowicz, Company Secretary    Tel: +44 117 302 7120 
 

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