United Utilities Regulatory News (UU.)

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PDMR's OR CONNECTED PERSONS 8 JULY 2014 United Utilities Group PLC (the company) hereby announces in accordance withDTR 3.1.4R, after notification by the independent Trustee of the UnitedUtilities Employee Share Trust, the transfer by the Trustee to participants ofthe beneficial ownership of ordinary shares of 5p each in the company followingthe exercise of awards (as detailed below) in the Performance Share Plan (PSP)and in the Matching Share Award Plan (MSAP), both of which related to theperformance period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014. The awards were exercised bythe participants detailed below (at nil cost) on 7 July 2014, following theachievement of performance criteria as determined by the company's RemunerationCommittee. All transactions took place in England. Shares were sold at £8.915per share. Name of No. of shares PSP - No. No. of MSAP - No. of No of sharesdirector held before of shares shares sold No. of shares sold held after/PDMR transactions exercised to cover shares to cover transaction and (% of tax, NI exercised tax, NI (s) and % of issued share liability, liability, share capital) and dealing and dealing capital Russ 72,700 49,883 23,504 22,841 10,763 111,157Houlden (0.015%) (0.016%) ----- Further information can be obtained from: Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary +44 1 925 237052 United Utilities Group's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange andits ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under theTrading Symbol "UUGRY".