DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS IN SHARES (AUDITED) A table setting out the beneficial interests of the current Directors and their families in the share capital of the Company at the beginning and end of the year is below. None of the Directors has a beneficial interest in the shares of any other Group company. Between 31 December 2025 and the sign-off date of this report, there have been no changes in the Directors’ interests in shares. The table also shows the shareholding of each Executive Director against their respective shareholding requirement as at 31 December 2025. Owned outright Subject to deferral/ holding period Unvested and/or subject to perf. Holding req. Current holding 31 Dec 2024 31 Dec 2025 Shares, NCOs Approved options Shares, NCO Approved options % sal % sal/fee Note 2 Note 3 J Lister 620,358 647,519 152,053 706 368,199 1,266 250% 655% M Burt 33,971 49,189 21,932 0 211,612 1,690 200% 80% R Huntingford Note 1 14,375 14,958 - - - - - - R Paterson 10,527 15,527 - - - - - - I Beato 3,387 3,387 - - - - - - S Pearce 4,107 4,270 - - - - - - T Jackson 0 0 - - - - - - S Smith 2,215 2,215 - - - - - - N Dulieu 3,869 3,869 - - - - - - A Jain 1,111 1,111 - - - - - - NCO – nil-cost option. 1. The 2024 holding for Richard Huntingford has been restated to correct an error in last year’s report. 2. Includes shares subject to a holding period under the LTIP and deferred bonus shares, where applicable. Excludes SAYE options. 3. Based on share price as at 31 December 2025 of 559.5p. Shares subject to deferral/holding periods are taken on a net of tax basis for the purposes of the current shareholding calculation. ANNUAL REPORT ON REMUNERATION continued 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 M Allan R Smith R Smith R Smith R Smith R Smith R Smith R Smith R Smith J Lister J Lister Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 CEO single figure £000 £223 £1,239 £1,456 £2,131 £2,336 £934 £1,428 £1,083 £1,731 £1,684 £1,295 Annual bonus (% of max.) n/a 43.4% 63.6% 74.3% 80.9% n/a 73.3% 36.0% 55.0% 67.0% 34.3% LTIP outcome (% of max.) n/a 100.0% 96.1% 81.9% 97.1% 33.3% 36.8% 18.7% 76.0% 64.0% 45.4% 1. 2020 annual bonus scheme was cancelled for Executive Directors in April 2020. 2. 2024 single figure has been trued-up from last year’s report to reflect the market price on the date of vesting for 2022 LTIP awards. 3. 2025 CEO single figure and LTIP outcome are based on an estimate of the vesting of the TAR element, see page 123 for further details. THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 128 GOVERNANCE