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RNS Number : 5450B  Unite Group PLC (The)  23 April 2026

 23 April 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') on the London Stock Exchange through J.P. Morgan
 Securities plc:

 Date of purchase:  22 April 2026

 Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:  100,000

 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):         474.8000

 Highest price paid per share (GBp):        480.0000

 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):  477.8862

 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 528,459,768 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 18,237,315 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 J.P. Morgan Securities
 plc on behalf of Unite on 22 April 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

 Individual Transactions:

 Time (UKT)  Volume  Price (GBp)  Trading Venue  Transaction Reference Number
 08:02:02    404     474.8000     XLON           07002070000000102-E0R453J3jMzX
 08:02:02    367     475.0000     XLON           05002050000000106-E0R453J3jMyV
 08:10:26    489     476.8000     XLON           05002050000000364-E0R453J3jdMw
 08:15:01    588     476.8000     XLON           07002070000000484-E0R453J3jksG
 08:15:28    91      476.4000     XLON           07002070000000369-E0R453J3jlyB
 08:15:28    410     476.4000     XLON           07002070000000369-E0R453J3jlyE
 08:16:53    82      477.2000     XLON           05002050000001231-E0R453J3jovZ
 08:16:54    376     477.2000     XLON           05002050000001231-E0R453J3joxM
 08:17:06    354     476.4000     XLON           05002050000000698-E0R453J3jpaX
 08:18:39    543     476.4000     XLON           07002070000001701-E0R453J3jsIB
 08:18:39    543     476.2000     XLON           05002050000001577-E0R453J3jsII
 08:19:09    353     476.0000     XLON           05002050000000175-E0R453J3jspG
 08:19:09    328     476.0000     XLON           07002070000000324-E0R453J3jspI
 08:23:39    330     477.0000     XLON           07002070000003304-E0R453J3k0kU
 08:23:56    366     476.8000     XLON           07002070000002906-E0R453J3k19B
 08:24:49    465     476.6000     XLON           07002070000003475-E0R453J3k2ON
 08:29:10    391     477.2000     XLON           05002050000004495-E0R453J3k7bF
 08:29:21    489     477.2000     XLON           07002070000004702-E0R453J3k7xp
 08:30:14    330     476.8000     XLON           07002070000003980-E0R453J3k9EC
 08:30:14    373     477.0000     XLON           05002050000004488-E0R453J3k9DY
 08:37:05    521     476.8000     XLON           05002050000007150-E0R453J3kJXw
 08:37:05    3       476.8000     XLON           05002050000007150-E0R453J3kJXa
 08:39:55    359     477.6000     XLON           05002050000007923-E0R453J3kMrQ
 08:42:28    14      477.8000     XLON           05002050000008831-E0R453J3kPP0
 08:42:41    20      477.8000     XLON           07002070000008756-E0R453J3kPYa
 08:43:13    359     477.8000     XLON           05002050000009077-E0R453J3kQKY
 08:44:50    4       478.6000     XLON           05002050000009595-E0R453J3kT8S
 08:44:50    16      478.6000     XLON           05002050000009595-E0R453J3kT8U
 08:44:50    359     478.2000     XLON           05002050000009454-E0R453J3kT8z
 08:47:59    5       478.2000     XLON           05002050000010098-E0R453J3kYIm
 08:48:01    535     478.2000     XLON           05002050000010098-E0R453J3kYLM
 08:49:23    129     478.2000     XLON           07002070000010749-E0R453J3kZhH
 08:49:24    321     478.2000     XLON           07002070000010749-E0R453J3kZiz
 08:49:24    282     478.0000     XLON           07002070000009272-E0R453J3kZj6
 08:49:35    104     478.0000     XLON           07002070000009272-E0R453J3kaBz
 08:58:46    490     478.4000     XLON           07002070000012696-E0R453J3kkob
 08:59:42    342     478.4000     XLON           05002050000013598-E0R453J3kliB
 08:59:50    323     478.4000     XLON           05002050000013763-E0R453J3klum
 09:01:51    421     478.6000     XLON           07002070000014271-E0R453J3kpH2
 09:02:23    361     478.2000     XLON           05002050000012236-E0R453J3kqAf
 09:04:57    737     478.6000     XLON           07002070000015810-E0R453J3ksxm
 09:06:15    508     478.4000     XLON           07002070000015426-E0R453J3kusP
 09:09:24    392     478.2000     XLON           07002070000015415-E0R453J3kxhD
 09:12:07    359     478.2000     XLON           05002050000018497-E0R453J3l19d
 09:12:44    422     478.0000     XLON           07002070000018218-E0R453J3l1sk
 09:20:19    364     478.4000     XLON           05002050000021435-E0R453J3lA5q
 09:21:01    426     478.4000     XLON           05002050000022479-E0R453J3lAp2
 09:22:32    391     478.2000     XLON           07002070000021354-E0R453J3lClG
 09:26:03    394     478.2000     XLON           07002070000025457-E0R453J3lHX1
 09:30:19    42      478.2000     XLON           05002050000027886-E0R453J3lMJt
 09:31:20    540     477.8000     XLON           07002070000025196-E0R453J3lNnn
 09:31:31    781     477.2000     XLON           05002050000028092-E0R453J3lO94
 09:37:44    406     477.2000     XLON           05002050000032161-E0R453J3lVzD
 09:38:39    409     477.0000     XLON           05002050000032025-E0R453J3lWWi
 09:45:49    81      477.4000     XLON           07002070000035233-E0R453J3lerJ
 09:46:01    332     478.0000     XLON           07002070000036287-E0R453J3lfKq
 09:46:16    559     477.6000     XLON           07002070000036305-E0R453J3lfb9
 09:46:57    341     477.4000     XLON           07002070000035233-E0R453J3lgP4
 09:47:07    484     477.2000     XLON           05002050000034381-E0R453J3lgfx
 09:56:54    523     478.0000     XLON           05002050000039911-E0R453J3lrVf
 09:57:52    492     478.4000     XLON           07002070000040868-E0R453J3lsUL
 09:59:55    377     478.4000     XLON           05002050000041493-E0R453J3luZP
 10:04:54    482     478.8000     XLON           05002050000043380-E0R453J3m2mt
 10:08:42    372     478.6000     XLON           07002070000044174-E0R453J3m6uP
 10:10:51    436     478.6000     XLON           07002070000045238-E0R453J3m90u
 10:19:55    339     479.2000     XLON           07002070000046963-E0R453J3mIN9
 10:20:20    364     479.4000     XLON           05002050000048568-E0R453J3mIrD
 10:20:20    1       479.4000     XLON           05002050000048568-E0R453J3mIrF
 10:24:47    373     479.6000     XLON           05002050000049257-E0R453J3mM7x
 10:24:51    185     479.6000     XLON           05002050000049958-E0R453J3mMEE
 10:26:02    496     479.6000     XLON           07002070000050290-E0R453J3mNPQ
 10:26:59    524     479.4000     XLON           05002050000048928-E0R453J3mO23
 10:30:03    356     479.6000     XLON           05002050000050859-E0R453J3mQRN
 10:33:55    457     479.8000     XLON           07002070000051954-E0R453J3mUVk
 10:33:55    25      479.8000     XLON           07002070000051954-E0R453J3mUVm
 10:34:02    497     479.6000     XLON           07002070000051656-E0R453J3mUZz
 10:37:36    393     479.2000     XLON           07002070000050720-E0R453J3mXOH
 10:43:12    304     479.6000     XLON           07002070000055150-E0R453J3md8A
 10:43:31    451     479.4000     XLON           07002070000054875-E0R453J3mdOC
 10:48:51    555     479.0000     XLON           05002050000056557-E0R453J3mhoM
 10:50:48    465     478.6000     XLON           07002070000053583-E0R453J3mjq6
 10:54:10    534     478.8000     XLON           07002070000057430-E0R453J3mn8z
 11:03:07    553     478.8000     XLON           07002070000061277-E0R453J3myjQ
 11:07:00    693     478.8000     XLON           05002050000063537-E0R453J3n2sD
 11:08:30    463     478.8000     XLON           07002070000064496-E0R453J3n4M0
 11:08:42    599     478.6000     XLON           07002070000061117-E0R453J3n4Vr
 11:17:27    506     479.0000     XLON           07002070000068507-E0R453J3nDDE
 11:21:33    78      479.0000     XLON           07002070000069780-E0R453J3nHc2
 11:23:52    463     479.2000     XLON           05002050000070084-E0R453J3nK6p
 11:24:24    516     479.2000     XLON           05002050000071041-E0R453J3nKkD
 11:24:24    684     479.0000     XLON           07002070000069794-E0R453J3nKkJ
 11:34:34    86      478.6000     XLON           07002070000071383-E0R453J3nTiK
 11:36:05    500     479.2000     XLON           05002050000074348-E0R453J3nVRQ
 11:36:05    113     479.2000     XLON           05002050000074348-E0R453J3nVRS
 11:38:35    330     479.2000     XLON           07002070000074302-E0R453J3nXFc
 11:44:16    615     479.2000     XLON           07002070000076653-E0R453J3nc6X
 11:53:44    17      479.2000     XLON           05002050000079621-E0R453J3nj4n
 11:53:55    18      479.2000     XLON           05002050000079621-E0R453J3njGp
 11:53:57    580     479.2000     XLON           05002050000079621-E0R453J3njIL
 11:54:00    344     479.0000     XLON           05002050000078213-E0R453J3njKp
 11:54:34    578     479.4000     XLON           07002070000079772-E0R453J3njqj
 11:58:11    272     479.0000     XLON           05002050000078213-E0R453J3nmd7
 12:02:16    493     479.4000     XLON           07002070000082532-E0R453J3nqrG
 12:02:16    130     479.4000     XLON           07002070000082532-E0R453J3nqrJ
 12:04:55    479     479.2000     XLON           05002050000082574-E0R453J3ntYu
 12:09:31    415     478.8000     XLON           05002050000084959-E0R453J3nyFG
 12:18:31    588     478.8000     XLON           07002070000087941-E0R453J3o5t5
 12:22:03    365     479.2000     XLON           07002070000089598-E0R453J3o8SI
 12:22:45    435     479.2000     XLON           05002050000089860-E0R453J3o8pa
 12:22:45    320     479.2000     XLON           05002050000089860-E0R453J3o8pc
 12:31:06    560     480.0000     XLON           05002050000092669-E0R453J3oFaM
 12:32:14    578     479.8000     XLON           05002050000092322-E0R453J3oGbR
 12:33:57    460     479.6000     XLON           07002070000093498-E0R453J3oIVI
 12:36:35    537     479.0000     XLON           07002070000094067-E0R453J3oL4o
 12:46:34    4       479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oTpl
 12:51:12    574     479.6000     XLON           07002070000099700-E0R453J3oXXD
 12:51:54    61      479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oY3V
 12:53:59    51      479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oZWp
 12:55:42    457     479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oadh
 12:56:05    770     479.2000     XLON           07002070000098030-E0R453J3oavM
 12:57:57    424     478.8000     XLON           05002050000101893-E0R453J3ociz
 13:04:55    2       478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiAx
 13:04:55    59      478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiAz
 13:04:55    490     478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiB1
 13:04:55    286     478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiB3
 13:15:13    525     478.6000     XLON           05002050000108802-E0R453J3orSU
 13:15:13    578     478.8000     XLON           07002070000109450-E0R453J3orS3
 13:26:24    667     479.0000     XLON           05002050000112177-E0R453J3ozs4
 13:28:18    650     479.6000     XLON           07002070000116147-E0R453J3p1Gr
 13:29:38    686     479.4000     XLON           07002070000115995-E0R453J3p4FR
 13:32:33    322     479.2000     XLON           07002070000119833-E0R453J3p8MG
 13:32:33    314     479.2000     XLON           07002070000119833-E0R453J3p8MI
 13:32:33    40      479.2000     XLON           07002070000119833-E0R453J3p8MK
 13:37:09    495     479.0000     XLON           07002070000122369-E0R453J3pE3d
 13:37:10    564     478.8000     XLON           05002050000112056-E0R453J3pE4Q
 13:38:28    334     478.4000     XLON           05002050000123103-E0R453J3pFmz
 13:44:23    489     478.4000     XLON           05002050000123621-E0R453J3pN6j
 13:49:01    476     478.6000     XLON           07002070000127276-E0R453J3pSHh
 13:52:48    632     478.8000     XLON           07002070000131250-E0R453J3pW8V
 13:59:27    329     479.4000     XLON           07002070000133364-E0R453J3pcr1
 13:59:27    178     479.4000     XLON           07002070000133364-E0R453J3pcqC
 14:00:02    256     479.4000     XLON           05002050000134917-E0R453J3pdVB
 14:00:02    471     479.4000     XLON           05002050000134917-E0R453J3pdVD
 14:01:02    710     479.2000     XLON           07002070000132874-E0R453J3peSu
 14:09:35    558     479.8000     XLON           07002070000140749-E0R453J3pqO5
 14:10:09    314     479.6000     XLON           07002070000140663-E0R453J3ptHq
 14:10:25    148     479.6000     XLON           07002070000140663-E0R453J3ptiO
 14:10:26    97      479.6000     XLON           07002070000140663-E0R453J3ptw1
 14:14:59    94      479.6000     XLON           05002050000145707-E0R453J3pziT
 14:14:59    457     479.6000     XLON           05002050000145707-E0R453J3pziV
 14:16:38    364     479.4000     XLON           05002050000146904-E0R453J3q1pv
 14:16:53    56      479.2000     XLON           07002070000139869-E0R453J3q22Y
 14:16:53    452     479.2000     XLON           07002070000139869-E0R453J3q22a
 14:20:12    99      479.6000     XLON           07002070000149100-E0R453J3qAPg
 14:20:12    308     479.6000     XLON           07002070000149100-E0R453J3qAPj
 14:24:32    501     479.4000     XLON           05002050000153310-E0R453J3qHPm
 14:25:31    405     479.0000     XLON           07002070000152766-E0R453J3qIxA
 14:28:53    278     479.0000     XLON           07002070000152766-E0R453J3qLid
 14:28:53    329     479.0000     XLON           07002070000154691-E0R453J3qLij
 14:28:53    561     479.0000     XLON           07002070000156028-E0R453J3qLil
 14:30:04    803     478.8000     XLON           07002070000156957-E0R453J3qNbX
 14:30:15    616     478.6000     XLON           05002050000154838-E0R453J3qOFF
 14:36:41    462     478.6000     XLON           07002070000160107-E0R453J3qp32
 14:37:09    338     478.6000     XLON           05002050000168318-E0R453J3qqmB
 14:38:04    788     478.6000     XLON           07002070000168872-E0R453J3qtOr
 14:39:32    820     478.6000     XLON           07002070000170542-E0R453J3qxgF
 14:39:45    335     478.0000     XLON           07002070000156430-E0R453J3qy6C
 14:39:45    630     478.4000     XLON           05002050000160302-E0R453J3qy5J
 14:41:36    128     477.8000     XLON           05002050000172427-E0R453J3r3U4
 14:41:36    248     477.8000     XLON           05002050000172427-E0R453J3r3U2
 14:42:32    228     477.6000     XLON           07002070000171994-E0R453J3r5aG
 14:42:32    148     477.6000     XLON           07002070000171994-E0R453J3r5aI
 14:43:10    216     477.6000     XLON           05002050000174021-E0R453J3r743
 14:44:38    581     478.0000     XLON           05002050000175377-E0R453J3rAHq
 14:48:06    168     478.2000     XLON           05002050000177003-E0R453J3rJ2f
 14:49:25    9       478.6000     XLON           07002070000179098-E0R453J3rLfU
 14:49:25    331     478.6000     XLON           07002070000179098-E0R453J3rLfP
 14:51:15    371     478.4000     XLON           07002070000178878-E0R453J3rP5h
 14:51:46    205     478.2000     XLON           05002050000177003-E0R453J3rQOm
 14:53:02    795     478.4000     XLON           05002050000183902-E0R453J3rT9G
 14:54:49    767     478.4000     XLON           07002070000185364-E0R453J3rX8K
 14:56:30    348     478.6000     XLON           07002070000187042-E0R453J3rZur
 14:56:59    342     478.6000     XLON           07002070000187042-E0R453J3rabk
 14:57:55    423     478.8000     XLON           05002050000188474-E0R453J3rcDY
 14:58:29    439     478.4000     XLON           05002050000187184-E0R453J3rd9f
 14:58:29    21      478.4000     XLON           05002050000187184-E0R453J3rd9h
 14:58:31    373     478.0000     XLON           07002070000176868-E0R453J3rdDA
 15:00:02    456     477.6000     XLON           05002050000189780-E0R453J3rfzK
 15:04:06    540     477.0000     XLON           05002050000192017-E0R453J3rmoB
 15:04:06    47      477.0000     XLON           05002050000192017-E0R453J3rmoD
 15:08:03    399     477.4000     XLON           07002070000201116-E0R453J3rtuU
 15:08:03    279     477.4000     XLON           07002070000201116-E0R453J3rtuW
 15:10:02    675     477.4000     XLON           05002050000203116-E0R453J3rwz5
 15:11:12    574     478.0000     XLON           07002070000205418-E0R453J3rz0h
 15:11:14    436     477.8000     XLON           07002070000205253-E0R453J3rz5e
 15:12:54    371     477.8000     XLON           07002070000206769-E0R453J3s2jB
 15:16:04    425     478.0000     XLON           07002070000209346-E0R453J3s9bs
 15:17:01    599     478.0000     XLON           07002070000209606-E0R453J3sBPA
 15:18:00    173     478.0000     XLON           07002070000210898-E0R453J3sDeD
 15:19:33    432     478.2000     XLON           07002070000212051-E0R453J3sGHi
 15:19:55    244     478.0000     XLON           07002070000210898-E0R453J3sGtA
 15:21:13    389     478.2000     XLON           05002050000213439-E0R453J3sJS4
 15:22:52    727     478.2000     XLON           07002070000214769-E0R453J3sMNS
 15:23:00    67      478.0000     XLON           07002070000210898-E0R453J3sMXp
 15:23:22    547     477.8000     XLON           07002070000208048-E0R453J3sNMA
 15:27:35    18      477.8000     XLON           07002070000217341-E0R453J3sVDu
 15:27:35    299     477.8000     XLON           07002070000217341-E0R453J3sVDw
 15:27:38    75      477.8000     XLON           07002070000217341-E0R453J3sVPV
 15:31:01    619     477.8000     XLON           07002070000220948-E0R453J3sbBC
 15:31:41    2       478.0000     XLON           07002070000222540-E0R453J3scKD
 15:32:14    172     478.0000     XLON           07002070000222887-E0R453J3sdAx
 15:32:14    240     478.0000     XLON           07002070000222887-E0R453J3sdAv
 15:32:22    538     477.8000     XLON           05002050000222044-E0R453J3sdnr
 15:33:06    359     477.6000     XLON           07002070000223999-E0R453J3sgw1
 15:34:28    326     477.4000     XLON           05002050000223833-E0R453J3sjtj
 15:39:01    527     477.4000     XLON           07002070000229291-E0R453J3srqV
 15:39:34    279     477.4000     XLON           05002050000229784-E0R453J3ssfN
 15:41:13    495     477.2000     XLON           07002070000228074-E0R453J3svKN
 15:41:13    516     477.4000     XLON           07002070000231196-E0R453J3svJi
 15:43:18    496     476.6000     XLON           05002050000232589-E0R453J3szyC
 15:45:24    16      476.2000     XLON           05002050000229624-E0R453J3t3Xn
 15:46:18    395     476.2000     XLON           05002050000229624-E0R453J3t4ea
 15:47:54    583     476.4000     XLON           05002050000236498-E0R453J3t6eB
 15:48:13    521     476.0000     XLON           05002050000234705-E0R453J3t7YW
 15:50:12    533     476.4000     XLON           07002070000237962-E0R453J3tBU2
 15:51:40    524     476.4000     XLON           05002050000238732-E0R453J3tE2T
 15:51:55    492     476.2000     XLON           07002070000237691-E0R453J3tEZs
 15:53:37    456     475.4000     XLON           05002050000240428-E0R453J3tIka
 15:54:37    391     475.2000     XLON           05002050000241806-E0R453J3tKuw
 15:55:19    424     475.0000     XLON           07002070000240380-E0R453J3tMB9
 15:59:31    552     475.8000     XLON           05002050000245410-E0R453J3tUhx
 15:59:50    481     475.6000     XLON           07002070000245351-E0R453J3tVEY
 16:02:17    426     475.6000     XLON           07002070000246914-E0R453J3tbHm
 16:02:31    478     475.4000     XLON           05002050000245013-E0R453J3tboI
 16:04:49    456     475.0000     XLON           07002070000248158-E0R453J3tgh3
 16:06:20    648     475.0000     XLON           07002070000250537-E0R453J3tjqF
 16:07:55    644     475.2000     XLON           07002070000251820-E0R453J3tnSn
 16:09:03    644     475.0000     XLON           05002050000251915-E0R453J3tp6e
 16:09:57    361     475.2000     XLON           07002070000253183-E0R453J3trRd
 16:12:08    419     475.6000     XLON           07002070000254793-E0R453J3twx5
 16:13:05    381     475.4000     XLON           05002050000254489-E0R453J3tz2L
 16:14:31    494     475.4000     XLON           07002070000256352-E0R453J3u2UE
 16:14:45    39      475.2000     XLON           05002050000257026-E0R453J3u2rY
 16:14:45    374     475.2000     XLON           05002050000257026-E0R453J3u2rf
 16:18:24    633     475.2000     XLON           07002070000257735-E0R453J3uAhs
 16:20:06    244     475.2000     XLON           05002050000258019-E0R453J3uEuS
 16:20:35    587     475.2000     XLON           05002050000258048-E0R453J3uG06
 16:21:17    447     475.2000     XLON           07002070000258022-E0R453J3uHQ1
 16:21:17    386     475.2000     XLON           07002070000258022-E0R453J3uHQ4
 16:21:36    953     475.0000     XLON           05002050000257955-E0R453J3uI70
 16:23:27    588     475.2000     XLON           05002050000258311-E0R453J3uMtS
 16:23:32    250     475.0000     XLON           05002050000258245-E0R453J3uN5S
 16:24:35    292     475.0000     XLON           05002050000258245-E0R453J3uPHv
 16:26:03    378     475.0000     XLON           05002050000258443-E0R453J3uSN5
 16:26:03    372     475.0000     XLON           07002070000258376-E0R453J3uSN7
 16:26:34    326     475.2000     XLON           05002050000258686-E0R453J3uTaA
 16:26:58    153     475.0000     XLON           07002070000258568-E0R453J3uUEj
 16:28:01    2       475.0000     XLON           05002050000258801-E0R453J3uW6c
 16:28:09    67      475.0000     XLON           05002050000258801-E0R453J3uWS3
 16:28:49    33      475.0000     XLON           05002050000258853-E0R453J3uXnJ
 16:28:55    391     475.0000     XLON           07002070000258755-E0R453J3uXyu

 Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:  100,000

 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):         474.8000

 Highest price paid per share (GBp):        480.0000

 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):  477.8862

 

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 528,459,768 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 18,237,315 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 J.P. Morgan Securities
plc on behalf of Unite on 22 April 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

 

Individual Transactions:

 

 Time (UKT)  Volume  Price (GBp)  Trading Venue  Transaction Reference Number
 08:02:02    404     474.8000     XLON           07002070000000102-E0R453J3jMzX
 08:02:02    367     475.0000     XLON           05002050000000106-E0R453J3jMyV
 08:10:26    489     476.8000     XLON           05002050000000364-E0R453J3jdMw
 08:15:01    588     476.8000     XLON           07002070000000484-E0R453J3jksG
 08:15:28    91      476.4000     XLON           07002070000000369-E0R453J3jlyB
 08:15:28    410     476.4000     XLON           07002070000000369-E0R453J3jlyE
 08:16:53    82      477.2000     XLON           05002050000001231-E0R453J3jovZ
 08:16:54    376     477.2000     XLON           05002050000001231-E0R453J3joxM
 08:17:06    354     476.4000     XLON           05002050000000698-E0R453J3jpaX
 08:18:39    543     476.4000     XLON           07002070000001701-E0R453J3jsIB
 08:18:39    543     476.2000     XLON           05002050000001577-E0R453J3jsII
 08:19:09    353     476.0000     XLON           05002050000000175-E0R453J3jspG
 08:19:09    328     476.0000     XLON           07002070000000324-E0R453J3jspI
 08:23:39    330     477.0000     XLON           07002070000003304-E0R453J3k0kU
 08:23:56    366     476.8000     XLON           07002070000002906-E0R453J3k19B
 08:24:49    465     476.6000     XLON           07002070000003475-E0R453J3k2ON
 08:29:10    391     477.2000     XLON           05002050000004495-E0R453J3k7bF
 08:29:21    489     477.2000     XLON           07002070000004702-E0R453J3k7xp
 08:30:14    330     476.8000     XLON           07002070000003980-E0R453J3k9EC
 08:30:14    373     477.0000     XLON           05002050000004488-E0R453J3k9DY
 08:37:05    521     476.8000     XLON           05002050000007150-E0R453J3kJXw
 08:37:05    3       476.8000     XLON           05002050000007150-E0R453J3kJXa
 08:39:55    359     477.6000     XLON           05002050000007923-E0R453J3kMrQ
 08:42:28    14      477.8000     XLON           05002050000008831-E0R453J3kPP0
 08:42:41    20      477.8000     XLON           07002070000008756-E0R453J3kPYa
 08:43:13    359     477.8000     XLON           05002050000009077-E0R453J3kQKY
 08:44:50    4       478.6000     XLON           05002050000009595-E0R453J3kT8S
 08:44:50    16      478.6000     XLON           05002050000009595-E0R453J3kT8U
 08:44:50    359     478.2000     XLON           05002050000009454-E0R453J3kT8z
 08:47:59    5       478.2000     XLON           05002050000010098-E0R453J3kYIm
 08:48:01    535     478.2000     XLON           05002050000010098-E0R453J3kYLM
 08:49:23    129     478.2000     XLON           07002070000010749-E0R453J3kZhH
 08:49:24    321     478.2000     XLON           07002070000010749-E0R453J3kZiz
 08:49:24    282     478.0000     XLON           07002070000009272-E0R453J3kZj6
 08:49:35    104     478.0000     XLON           07002070000009272-E0R453J3kaBz
 08:58:46    490     478.4000     XLON           07002070000012696-E0R453J3kkob
 08:59:42    342     478.4000     XLON           05002050000013598-E0R453J3kliB
 08:59:50    323     478.4000     XLON           05002050000013763-E0R453J3klum
 09:01:51    421     478.6000     XLON           07002070000014271-E0R453J3kpH2
 09:02:23    361     478.2000     XLON           05002050000012236-E0R453J3kqAf
 09:04:57    737     478.6000     XLON           07002070000015810-E0R453J3ksxm
 09:06:15    508     478.4000     XLON           07002070000015426-E0R453J3kusP
 09:09:24    392     478.2000     XLON           07002070000015415-E0R453J3kxhD
 09:12:07    359     478.2000     XLON           05002050000018497-E0R453J3l19d
 09:12:44    422     478.0000     XLON           07002070000018218-E0R453J3l1sk
 09:20:19    364     478.4000     XLON           05002050000021435-E0R453J3lA5q
 09:21:01    426     478.4000     XLON           05002050000022479-E0R453J3lAp2
 09:22:32    391     478.2000     XLON           07002070000021354-E0R453J3lClG
 09:26:03    394     478.2000     XLON           07002070000025457-E0R453J3lHX1
 09:30:19    42      478.2000     XLON           05002050000027886-E0R453J3lMJt
 09:31:20    540     477.8000     XLON           07002070000025196-E0R453J3lNnn
 09:31:31    781     477.2000     XLON           05002050000028092-E0R453J3lO94
 09:37:44    406     477.2000     XLON           05002050000032161-E0R453J3lVzD
 09:38:39    409     477.0000     XLON           05002050000032025-E0R453J3lWWi
 09:45:49    81      477.4000     XLON           07002070000035233-E0R453J3lerJ
 09:46:01    332     478.0000     XLON           07002070000036287-E0R453J3lfKq
 09:46:16    559     477.6000     XLON           07002070000036305-E0R453J3lfb9
 09:46:57    341     477.4000     XLON           07002070000035233-E0R453J3lgP4
 09:47:07    484     477.2000     XLON           05002050000034381-E0R453J3lgfx
 09:56:54    523     478.0000     XLON           05002050000039911-E0R453J3lrVf
 09:57:52    492     478.4000     XLON           07002070000040868-E0R453J3lsUL
 09:59:55    377     478.4000     XLON           05002050000041493-E0R453J3luZP
 10:04:54    482     478.8000     XLON           05002050000043380-E0R453J3m2mt
 10:08:42    372     478.6000     XLON           07002070000044174-E0R453J3m6uP
 10:10:51    436     478.6000     XLON           07002070000045238-E0R453J3m90u
 10:19:55    339     479.2000     XLON           07002070000046963-E0R453J3mIN9
 10:20:20    364     479.4000     XLON           05002050000048568-E0R453J3mIrD
 10:20:20    1       479.4000     XLON           05002050000048568-E0R453J3mIrF
 10:24:47    373     479.6000     XLON           05002050000049257-E0R453J3mM7x
 10:24:51    185     479.6000     XLON           05002050000049958-E0R453J3mMEE
 10:26:02    496     479.6000     XLON           07002070000050290-E0R453J3mNPQ
 10:26:59    524     479.4000     XLON           05002050000048928-E0R453J3mO23
 10:30:03    356     479.6000     XLON           05002050000050859-E0R453J3mQRN
 10:33:55    457     479.8000     XLON           07002070000051954-E0R453J3mUVk
 10:33:55    25      479.8000     XLON           07002070000051954-E0R453J3mUVm
 10:34:02    497     479.6000     XLON           07002070000051656-E0R453J3mUZz
 10:37:36    393     479.2000     XLON           07002070000050720-E0R453J3mXOH
 10:43:12    304     479.6000     XLON           07002070000055150-E0R453J3md8A
 10:43:31    451     479.4000     XLON           07002070000054875-E0R453J3mdOC
 10:48:51    555     479.0000     XLON           05002050000056557-E0R453J3mhoM
 10:50:48    465     478.6000     XLON           07002070000053583-E0R453J3mjq6
 10:54:10    534     478.8000     XLON           07002070000057430-E0R453J3mn8z
 11:03:07    553     478.8000     XLON           07002070000061277-E0R453J3myjQ
 11:07:00    693     478.8000     XLON           05002050000063537-E0R453J3n2sD
 11:08:30    463     478.8000     XLON           07002070000064496-E0R453J3n4M0
 11:08:42    599     478.6000     XLON           07002070000061117-E0R453J3n4Vr
 11:17:27    506     479.0000     XLON           07002070000068507-E0R453J3nDDE
 11:21:33    78      479.0000     XLON           07002070000069780-E0R453J3nHc2
 11:23:52    463     479.2000     XLON           05002050000070084-E0R453J3nK6p
 11:24:24    516     479.2000     XLON           05002050000071041-E0R453J3nKkD
 11:24:24    684     479.0000     XLON           07002070000069794-E0R453J3nKkJ
 11:34:34    86      478.6000     XLON           07002070000071383-E0R453J3nTiK
 11:36:05    500     479.2000     XLON           05002050000074348-E0R453J3nVRQ
 11:36:05    113     479.2000     XLON           05002050000074348-E0R453J3nVRS
 11:38:35    330     479.2000     XLON           07002070000074302-E0R453J3nXFc
 11:44:16    615     479.2000     XLON           07002070000076653-E0R453J3nc6X
 11:53:44    17      479.2000     XLON           05002050000079621-E0R453J3nj4n
 11:53:55    18      479.2000     XLON           05002050000079621-E0R453J3njGp
 11:53:57    580     479.2000     XLON           05002050000079621-E0R453J3njIL
 11:54:00    344     479.0000     XLON           05002050000078213-E0R453J3njKp
 11:54:34    578     479.4000     XLON           07002070000079772-E0R453J3njqj
 11:58:11    272     479.0000     XLON           05002050000078213-E0R453J3nmd7
 12:02:16    493     479.4000     XLON           07002070000082532-E0R453J3nqrG
 12:02:16    130     479.4000     XLON           07002070000082532-E0R453J3nqrJ
 12:04:55    479     479.2000     XLON           05002050000082574-E0R453J3ntYu
 12:09:31    415     478.8000     XLON           05002050000084959-E0R453J3nyFG
 12:18:31    588     478.8000     XLON           07002070000087941-E0R453J3o5t5
 12:22:03    365     479.2000     XLON           07002070000089598-E0R453J3o8SI
 12:22:45    435     479.2000     XLON           05002050000089860-E0R453J3o8pa
 12:22:45    320     479.2000     XLON           05002050000089860-E0R453J3o8pc
 12:31:06    560     480.0000     XLON           05002050000092669-E0R453J3oFaM
 12:32:14    578     479.8000     XLON           05002050000092322-E0R453J3oGbR
 12:33:57    460     479.6000     XLON           07002070000093498-E0R453J3oIVI
 12:36:35    537     479.0000     XLON           07002070000094067-E0R453J3oL4o
 12:46:34    4       479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oTpl
 12:51:12    574     479.6000     XLON           07002070000099700-E0R453J3oXXD
 12:51:54    61      479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oY3V
 12:53:59    51      479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oZWp
 12:55:42    457     479.4000     XLON           05002050000098615-E0R453J3oadh
 12:56:05    770     479.2000     XLON           07002070000098030-E0R453J3oavM
 12:57:57    424     478.8000     XLON           05002050000101893-E0R453J3ociz
 13:04:55    2       478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiAx
 13:04:55    59      478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiAz
 13:04:55    490     478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiB1
 13:04:55    286     478.8000     XLON           07002070000105477-E0R453J3oiB3
 13:15:13    525     478.6000     XLON           05002050000108802-E0R453J3orSU
 13:15:13    578     478.8000     XLON           07002070000109450-E0R453J3orS3
 13:26:24    667     479.0000     XLON           05002050000112177-E0R453J3ozs4
 13:28:18    650     479.6000     XLON           07002070000116147-E0R453J3p1Gr
 13:29:38    686     479.4000     XLON           07002070000115995-E0R453J3p4FR
 13:32:33    322     479.2000     XLON           07002070000119833-E0R453J3p8MG
 13:32:33    314     479.2000     XLON           07002070000119833-E0R453J3p8MI
 13:32:33    40      479.2000     XLON           07002070000119833-E0R453J3p8MK
 13:37:09    495     479.0000     XLON           07002070000122369-E0R453J3pE3d
 13:37:10    564     478.8000     XLON           05002050000112056-E0R453J3pE4Q
 13:38:28    334     478.4000     XLON           05002050000123103-E0R453J3pFmz
 13:44:23    489     478.4000     XLON           05002050000123621-E0R453J3pN6j
 13:49:01    476     478.6000     XLON           07002070000127276-E0R453J3pSHh
 13:52:48    632     478.8000     XLON           07002070000131250-E0R453J3pW8V
 13:59:27    329     479.4000     XLON           07002070000133364-E0R453J3pcr1
 13:59:27    178     479.4000     XLON           07002070000133364-E0R453J3pcqC
 14:00:02    256     479.4000     XLON           05002050000134917-E0R453J3pdVB
 14:00:02    471     479.4000     XLON           05002050000134917-E0R453J3pdVD
 14:01:02    710     479.2000     XLON           07002070000132874-E0R453J3peSu
 14:09:35    558     479.8000     XLON           07002070000140749-E0R453J3pqO5
 14:10:09    314     479.6000     XLON           07002070000140663-E0R453J3ptHq
 14:10:25    148     479.6000     XLON           07002070000140663-E0R453J3ptiO
 14:10:26    97      479.6000     XLON           07002070000140663-E0R453J3ptw1
 14:14:59    94      479.6000     XLON           05002050000145707-E0R453J3pziT
 14:14:59    457     479.6000     XLON           05002050000145707-E0R453J3pziV
 14:16:38    364     479.4000     XLON           05002050000146904-E0R453J3q1pv
 14:16:53    56      479.2000     XLON           07002070000139869-E0R453J3q22Y
 14:16:53    452     479.2000     XLON           07002070000139869-E0R453J3q22a
 14:20:12    99      479.6000     XLON           07002070000149100-E0R453J3qAPg
 14:20:12    308     479.6000     XLON           07002070000149100-E0R453J3qAPj
 14:24:32    501     479.4000     XLON           05002050000153310-E0R453J3qHPm
 14:25:31    405     479.0000     XLON           07002070000152766-E0R453J3qIxA
 14:28:53    278     479.0000     XLON           07002070000152766-E0R453J3qLid
 14:28:53    329     479.0000     XLON           07002070000154691-E0R453J3qLij
 14:28:53    561     479.0000     XLON           07002070000156028-E0R453J3qLil
 14:30:04    803     478.8000     XLON           07002070000156957-E0R453J3qNbX
 14:30:15    616     478.6000     XLON           05002050000154838-E0R453J3qOFF
 14:36:41    462     478.6000     XLON           07002070000160107-E0R453J3qp32
 14:37:09    338     478.6000     XLON           05002050000168318-E0R453J3qqmB
 14:38:04    788     478.6000     XLON           07002070000168872-E0R453J3qtOr
 14:39:32    820     478.6000     XLON           07002070000170542-E0R453J3qxgF
 14:39:45    335     478.0000     XLON           07002070000156430-E0R453J3qy6C
 14:39:45    630     478.4000     XLON           05002050000160302-E0R453J3qy5J
 14:41:36    128     477.8000     XLON           05002050000172427-E0R453J3r3U4
 14:41:36    248     477.8000     XLON           05002050000172427-E0R453J3r3U2
 14:42:32    228     477.6000     XLON           07002070000171994-E0R453J3r5aG
 14:42:32    148     477.6000     XLON           07002070000171994-E0R453J3r5aI
 14:43:10    216     477.6000     XLON           05002050000174021-E0R453J3r743
 14:44:38    581     478.0000     XLON           05002050000175377-E0R453J3rAHq
 14:48:06    168     478.2000     XLON           05002050000177003-E0R453J3rJ2f
 14:49:25    9       478.6000     XLON           07002070000179098-E0R453J3rLfU
 14:49:25    331     478.6000     XLON           07002070000179098-E0R453J3rLfP
 14:51:15    371     478.4000     XLON           07002070000178878-E0R453J3rP5h
 14:51:46    205     478.2000     XLON           05002050000177003-E0R453J3rQOm
 14:53:02    795     478.4000     XLON           05002050000183902-E0R453J3rT9G
 14:54:49    767     478.4000     XLON           07002070000185364-E0R453J3rX8K
 14:56:30    348     478.6000     XLON           07002070000187042-E0R453J3rZur
 14:56:59    342     478.6000     XLON           07002070000187042-E0R453J3rabk
 14:57:55    423     478.8000     XLON           05002050000188474-E0R453J3rcDY
 14:58:29    439     478.4000     XLON           05002050000187184-E0R453J3rd9f
 14:58:29    21      478.4000     XLON           05002050000187184-E0R453J3rd9h
 14:58:31    373     478.0000     XLON           07002070000176868-E0R453J3rdDA
 15:00:02    456     477.6000     XLON           05002050000189780-E0R453J3rfzK
 15:04:06    540     477.0000     XLON           05002050000192017-E0R453J3rmoB
 15:04:06    47      477.0000     XLON           05002050000192017-E0R453J3rmoD
 15:08:03    399     477.4000     XLON           07002070000201116-E0R453J3rtuU
 15:08:03    279     477.4000     XLON           07002070000201116-E0R453J3rtuW
 15:10:02    675     477.4000     XLON           05002050000203116-E0R453J3rwz5
 15:11:12    574     478.0000     XLON           07002070000205418-E0R453J3rz0h
 15:11:14    436     477.8000     XLON           07002070000205253-E0R453J3rz5e
 15:12:54    371     477.8000     XLON           07002070000206769-E0R453J3s2jB
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