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United Utilities Group PLC
14 January 2009
United Utilities announces its key corporate dates for 2009
United Utilities expects to announce its preliminary results for the year ending31 March 2009 on Thursday 28 May 2009. The key corporate dates are expected to be:
Interim management statement for the period from 1 October 2008 28 January2009
Payment of 2008/09 interim dividend to shareholders 4 February 2009
Pre-close trading update 26 March 2009
Despatch of cheques or crediting of accounts in relation By 20 April 2009 tothe final redemption of the B shares and the B shares
continuing dividend *
Announcement of preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 2009 28 May2009
Ex-dividend date for 2008/09 final dividend 17 June 2009 Record date for 2008/09 final dividend 19 June 2009
Interim management statement for the period from 1 April 2009 24 July 2009
Annual General Meeting 24 July 2009
Payment of 2008/09 final dividend to shareholders 3 August 2009
Pre-close trading update (provisional) 23 September 2009
Announcement of half yearly financial report for the six 25 November 2009 monthsending 30 September 2009 (provisional)
* This refers to the residual balance (approximately £17 million) of the £1.5billion return to shareholders, as initially announced on 29 November 2007, and appliesto those shareholders who elected to receive all or part of their return in April2009.
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Further information can be obtained from:
Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary +44 1925 237052
Darren Jameson, Head of Investor Relations +44 1925 237033
United Utilities' ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and itsADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the TradingSymbol "UUGRY".
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