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5 Feb 2013 11:34
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC - Director/PDMR ShareholdingUNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
PR Newswire
London, February 5
Performance Share Plan
Under the rules of the performance share plan, awards are subject to uplift fornotional dividends made or paid during the performance period. Accordingly, thedividend shares shown below have been notionally added to and form part of theaward. In respect of the interim dividend of 11.44 pence per share paid on 1February 2013, the number of additional shares granted has been calculatedusing the closing share price on 1 February 2013 of 731.5 pence per share. Thefigures reflect the maximum number of shares over which the option might beexercised. The actual number will depend upon the extent to which theestablished performance conditions are satisfied over the performance period.The awards are issued for nil consideration and may be exercised at nil cost tothe participant.
Awarded 12 July 2010 - Performance period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2013
Name of director/ Original Cumulative Shares added Balance
person discharging no. of balance on for dividend carried
managerial Ordinary which paid 1 forward responsibilities shares notional February 2013 awarded dividend paid Gaynor Kenyon 14,923 17,130 267 17,397 Steven Fraser 18,034 20,701 323 21,024 Russ Houlden 47,578 54,619 854 55,473Awarded 8 July 2011 - Performance period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014
Name of director/ Original Cumulative Shares added Balanceperson discharging no. of balance on for dividend carriedmanagerial Ordinary which paid 1 forwardresponsibilities shares notional February 2013 awarded dividend paid Steve Mogford 75,020 81,399 1,273 82,672 Russ Houlden 46,166 50,091 783 50,874 Gaynor Kenyon 14,427 15,652 244 15,896 Steven Fraser 18,961 20,572 321 20,893 Sally Cabrini 17,724 19,230 300 19,530 Neil Colman 13,190 14,310 223 14,533 Tony Conway 13,190 14,310 223 14,533 Gary Dixon 12,937 14,036 219 14,255 Simon Gardiner 16,949 18,389 287 18,676 Janice Smethurst 7,796 8,454 132 8,586Awarded 15 June 2012 - Performance period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2015
Name of director/ Original Cumulative Shares added Balanceperson discharging no. of balance on for dividend carriedmanagerial Ordinary which paid 1 forwardresponsibilities shares notional February 2013 awarded dividend paid Sue Amies-King 9,404 9,696 151 9,847 Sally Cabrini 15,797 16,288 254 16,542 Neil Colman 11,756 12,121 189 12,310 Tony Conway 11,756 12,121 189 12,310 Gary Dixon 11,217 11,565 180 11,745 Steven Fraser 18,368 18,938 296 19,234 Simon Gardiner 14,695 15,151 236 15,387 Jonathan Hodgkin 12,490 12,878 201 13,079 Russ Houlden 42,174 43,484 680 44,164 Gaynor Kenyon 13,115 13,522 211 13,733 Steve Mogford 66,862 68,940 1,078 70,018 Janice Smethurst 6,759 6,969 108 7,077Matching Share Award Plan
Under the rules of the matching share award plan, awards are subject to upliftfor notional dividends made or paid during the performance period. Accordingly,the dividend shares shown below have been notionally added to and form part ofthe award. In respect of the interim dividend of 11.44 pence per share paid on1 February 2013, the number of additional shares granted has been calculatedusing the closing share price on 1 February 2013 of 731.5 pence per share. Thefigures reflect the maximum number of shares over which the option might beexercised. The actual number will depend upon the extent to which theestablished performance conditions are satisfied over the performance period.The awards are issued for nil consideration and may be exercised at nil cost tothe participant.
Awarded 8 July 2011 - Performance period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014
Name of director/ No. of Cumulative Shares added Balanceperson discharging Ordinary balance on for dividend carriedmanagerial shares which paid 1 forwardresponsibilities awarded notional February 2013 dividend paid Steve Mogford 16,313 17,699 276 17,975 Russ Houlden 21,140 22,937 358 23,295 Sally Cabrini 9,025 9,791 153 9,944 Steven Fraser 9,965 10,810 169 10,979 Gaynor Kenyon 2,595 2,814 44 2,858Awarded 15 June 2012 - Performance period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2015
Name of director/ No. of Cumulative Shares added Balanceperson discharging Ordinary balance on for dividend carriedmanagerial shares which paid 1 forwardresponsibilities awarded notional February 2013 dividend paid Sally Cabrini 6,575 6,779 106 6,885 Neil Colman 3,063 3,158 49 3,207 Tony Conway 4,459 4,597 71 4,668 Gary Dixon 2,014 2,076 32 2,108 Steven Fraser 7,415 7,645 119 7,764 Simon Gardiner 4,618 4,761 74 4,835 Russ Houlden 29,684 30,606 478 31,084 Gaynor Kenyon 2,491 2,568 40 2,608 Steve Mogford 48,151 49,647 776 50,423Deferred Share Award Plan
Under the rules of the deferred share award scheme (`the scheme') awards aresubject to uplift for notional dividends made or paid during the vestingperiod. Accordingly the dividend shares shown below have been notionally addedto and form part of the award. In respect of the interim dividend of 11.44pence per share paid on 1 February 2013, the number of additional sharesawarded has been calculated using the closing share price on 1 February 2013 of731.5 pence per share. Under the terms of the scheme, awards will (which arestructured as options to acquire shares in the company with a zero exerciseprice) be satisfied by using shares purchased in the market or by payment of acash amount equal to the market value, on the date of exercise, of the shares(including dividend equivalent shares) held. Newly issued or treasury sharescannot be used to satisfy awards under this plan. No directors of the companycan participate in the scheme. The awards will normally become capable ofexercise after the end of the vesting period and must be exercised within 90days thereafter. The ability to exercise an award is not subject to satisfyinga performance target.
Vesting period - 28 July 2010 - 28 July 2013
Name of director/ No. of Cumulative Shares added Balanceperson discharging Ordinary balance on for dividend carriedmanagerial shares which paid 1 forwardresponsibilities awarded notional February 2013 dividend paid Sally Cabrini 6,631 7,611 119 7,730 Gary Dixon 13,621 15,633 244 15,877 Simon Gardiner 6,005 6,892 107 6,999Vesting period - 3 July 2012 - 3 July 2015
Name of director/ No. of Cumulative Shares added Balanceperson discharging Ordinary balance on for dividend carriedmanagerial shares which paid 1 forwardresponsibilities awarded notional February 2013 dividend paid Steven Fraser 19,352 19,953 312 20,265Matched Share Investment Schemes
Russ Houlden - awarded 1 October 2010
As part of the terms of Russ Houlden's recruitment, the company established amatched share incentive scheme for him as sole participant by which the companyundertook to match an investment of 36,710 shares made by Mr Houlden himselfupon his appointment provided he remains with the company until October 2015. The award is subject to uplift for notional dividends made or paid during theperiod. In respect of the interim dividend of 11.44p per share paid on 1February 2013, the number of additional shares granted has been calculatedusing the closing share prices on 1 February 2013 of 731.5 pence per share.
No. of Cumulative Shares added Balance Ordinary balance on for dividend carried shares which paid 1 forward awarded notional February dividend paid 2013 36,710 40,554 634 41,188Steve Mogford - awarded 27 May 2011
As part of the terms of Steve Mogford's recruitment, the company established amatched share incentive scheme for him as sole participant by which the companyundertook to match an investment of 86,742 shares made by Mr Mogford himselfupon his appointment provided he remains with the company until January2016. The award is subject to uplift for notional dividends made or paid duringthe period. In respect of the interim dividend of 11.44p per share paid on 1February 2013, the number of additional shares granted has been calculatedusing the closing share prices on 1 February 2013 of 731.5 pence per share.
No. of Cumulative Shares added Balance Ordinary balance on for dividend carried shares which paid 1 forward awarded notional February dividend paid 2013 86,742 94,118 1,471 95,589Share Incentive PlanNotification was been received today that the Trustee, Equiniti Share PlanTrustees Limited, purchased ordinary shares of 5p each on behalf of thefollowing directors/PDMRs on 1 February 2013, as dividend reinvestment sharesin accordance with the rules of the Company's HMRC approved share incentiveplan. The shares were purchased at a price of 740 pence per share.
Name of director/person Balance held No. of Shares Revised balance discharging managerial prior to purchased responsibilities dividend purchase Sally Cabrini 258 3 261 Steven Fraser 2,355 36 2,391 Simon Gardiner 3,379 52 3,431 Gaynor Kenyon 2,065 31 2,096 Neil Colman 3,099 48 3,147 Russ Houlden 826 13 839 Gary Dixon 2,740 42 2,782 Steve Mogford 815 12 827 Janice Smethurst 1,709 26 1,735__________________________________________________________________________
Further information can be obtained from Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary44 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 using thetrading symbol "UUGRY"
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