OUR SECTION 172 STATEMENT Meeting the needs and expectations of our stakeholders is fundamental to delivery of our purpose, creating a Home for Success. The Board of Directors makes this statement in accordance with Section 172 (1)(a) to (f) of the Companies Act 2006. This statement sets out how the Board of Directors has acted to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of the members, having regard to the interest of stakeholders in their decision-making, as further detailed below for the year ended 31 December 2025. ACTING IN THE LONG-TERM INTEREST OF THE BUSINESS AND FOR ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS IS CENTRAL TO THE BOARD’S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS To help the Board understand our wider stakeholder relationships and inform the Board’s decision-making, the Board receives regular updates from the Executive team, as well as the wider senior leadership team. In all decision-making, the potential impact on our stakeholders is taken into account, together with the likely consquences of these decisions in the long term and also the desirability of the Company in maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct. The Board maintains oversight of the Company’s performance and reserves matters for approval, including significant new strategic initiatives and major decisions relating to capital raising and allocation. Through measurement against long-term objectives, the Board monitors how management is acting in accordance with the Board’s agreed strategy and the long-term interests of our key stakeholders. The Board recognises that acting fairly in the interests of all shareholders increases investor confidence, reduces our cost of capital and ensures good governance. This also supports the ability of the business to invest and grow through access to capital when it is required. We provide all investors with equal access to information through our public reporting of financial results and trading statements, as well as additional disclosures in areas such as sustainability through our corporate website. We have highlighted some key decisions demonstrating how the Board has taken Section 172 matters into account in decision-making during 2025. THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 90 GOVERNANCE