NOMINATION COMMITTEE continued The Board is fully committed to ensuring diversity at all levels of the Company and supports the 2023 Parker Review recommendations on ethnic diversity at senior levels. During 2025, the Company has set an updated target of 12% ethnic minority representation in senior leadership by 2030. As at 31 December 2025, ethnic minority representation in senior leadership stands at 9%. While progress has been made, we recognise there is more to do and are focused on strengthening the talent pipeline, leadership development and driving long-term sustainable progress at senior levels. GENDER IDENTITY AND ETHNICITY AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 Number of Board members Percentage of the Board Number of senior positions on the Board (CEO, CFO, SID and Chair) Number in Executive management Percentage of Executive management Men 6 60% 3 3 50% Women 4 40% 1 3 50% Not specified/prefer not to say 0 0% 0 0 0 ETHNICITY AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 White British or other White (including minority-white groups) 9 90% 4 5 83% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups 0 0% 0 0 0% Asian/Asian British 1 10% 0 1 17% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 0 0% 0 0 0% Other ethnic group 0 0% 0 0 0% Not specified/prefer not to say 0 0% 0 0 0% APPROACH TO DATA COLLECTION Gender and ethnicity data for the Board and Executive management is collected on an annual basis through a standardised process managed by the Company Secretary. Each Director and member of the Executive management team is asked to complete a standard form questionnaire on a confidential and voluntary basis, through which the individual self-reports on their ethnicity and gender identity (or can specify that they do not wish to provide such data). The criteria of the questionnaire are aligned to the definitions specified in the UK Listing Rules and set out in the tables above: • Self-reported gender identity – selection from (a) male, (b) female or (c) not specified/prefer not to say. • Self-reported ethnicity – selection from (a) White British or other white (including minority-white groups), (b) mixed/ multiple ethnic groups, (c) Asian/Asian British, (d) Black/ African/Caribbean/Black British, (e) other ethnic group or (f) not specified/prefer not to say. The Company’s approach to data collection is consistent for the purposes of all diversity-related reporting requirements under the Listing Rules and across all individuals in relation to whom data is being reported. Gender diversity for the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code. GENDER DIVERSITY As of 31 December 2025, the number of women in the Executive Committee and their direct reports (including the Company Secretary as required by the UK Corporate Governance Code) was 11 (out of a total of 35) representing 31% of this Group. Male Female Total Executive Committee (including Company Secretary) 4 3 7 Direct Reports 20 8 28 Total 24 11 35 Total (%) 69% 31% 100% Richard Huntingford Chair – Nomination Committee 24 February 2026 THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 102 GOVERNANCE