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Director dealings: Unite chairman raises stake

Wed 25 February 2026 13:30 | A A A

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(Sharecast News) - Unite Group revealed on Wednesday that chairman Richard Huntingford had acquired 37,985 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed student accommodation provider.

Huntingford, who took over as chairman in November 2020, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 529p, for a total value of 200,940.65.

As of 1450 GMT, Unite shares were down 1.49% at 488p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Huntingford,Richard N L

Amount purchased: 37,985 @ 529.00p

Value: 200,940.65

(KEN)

Director name: Bird,Colin

Amount purchased: 6,400,000 @ 2.00p

Value: 128,000.00

(KEN)

Director name: Churchouse,Martyn John

Amount purchased: 2,136,200 @ 2.00p

Value: 42,724.00

(KEN)

Director name: Thygesen,Kjeld

Amount purchased: 1,837,500 @ 2.00p

Value: 36,750.00

(KEN)

Director name: Kirby,Evan

Amount purchased: 1,012,500 @ 2.00p

Value: 20,250.00

(KEN)

Director name: Borrelli,Alex

Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 2.00p

Value: 11,000.00

Elixirr International (ELIX)

Director name: Retter,Simon

Amount purchased: 1,476 @ 677.20p

Value: 9,995.47

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