COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP IN 2025 The Committee’s terms of reference are set out on the Company’s website. As of 31 December 2025, the Remuneration Committee comprised four independent Non-Executive Directors: • Nicky Dulieu (Chair) • Ross Paterson • Ilaria Del Beato • Professor Sir Steve Smith. Certain Executives, including Joe Lister and Amy Round (Group People Director), are invited to attend meetings of the Committee, and the Company Secretary, Christopher Szpojnarowicz, acts as secretary to the Committee. Richard Huntingford and Thomas Jackson are also invited to attend meetings. No individuals are involved in decisions relating to their own remuneration. The Remuneration Committee convened three times during the year and details of members’ attendance at meetings are provided on page 93. Key activities of the Remuneration Committee in 2025 included: • Reviewed the Executive Directors’ performance against 2022 LTIP targets and approved final vesting. • Determined the Executive Directors’ bonus and LTIP performance targets for 2025 in line with the Strategic Plan and approved grant of awards under the LTIP in April 2025. • Continued to monitor remuneration market trends and corporate governance developments. • Approved the Remuneration Report for 2024. ADVISERS Ellason LLP was first appointed as the independent remuneration adviser to the Committee effective 1 January 2021 and retained during the year. The Committee undertakes due diligence periodically to ensure that Ellason is independent and that the advice provided is impartial and objective. During 2025, Ellason provided independent advice including updates on the external remuneration environment, performance testing for long-term incentive plans and Directors’ Remuneration Report drafting support. Ellason reports directly to the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and does not advise the Company on any other issues. Total fees for the provision of remuneration services to the Committee in 2025 were £34,710 (2024: £37,538) on the basis of time and materials. Ellason is member and signatory of the Code of Conduct for Remuneration Consultants, details of which can be found at www.remunerationconsultantsgroup.com. None of the individual Directors have a personal connection with Ellason. SUMMARY OF SHAREHOLDER VOTING AT AGMS The 2024 Annual Report on Remuneration was approved at the 2025 AGM (held on 15 May 2025) with 98.23% votes for and 1.77% against with 1,571,925 votes withheld. The Directors’ Remuneration Policy was approved at the 2025 AGM with 96.44% votes for and 3.56% against with 2,720,440 votes withheld. The following section provides details of how Unite Group’s Remuneration Policy was implemented during the financial year ended 31 December 2025 and how the Policy will be implemented in 2026. ANNUAL REPORT ON REMUNERATION THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 120 GOVERNANCE
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