Director/PDMR Shareholding

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PDMR's OR CONNECTED PERSONS

30 JUNE 2014

United Utilities Group PLC (the company) hereby announces in accordance with
DTR 3.1.4R, after notification by the independent Trustee of the United
Utilities Employee Share Trust, the transfer by the Trustee to participants of
the beneficial ownership of ordinary shares of 5p each in the company following
the 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 the
performance period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014. The awards were exercised by
the participants detailed below (at nil cost) on 27 June 2014, following the
achievement of performance criteria as determined by the company's Remuneration
Committee. All transactions took place in England. Shares were sold at £8.7505
per share.

Name of  No. of shares PSP - No. No. of      MSAP -    No. of      No of shares
director 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     
                                                                               
Sally    17,192        19,148    10,125      9,749     4,594       31,370      
Cabrini  (0.0025%)                                                 (0.0046%)   
                                                                               
Neil     5,733         14,249    7,535       n/a       n/a         12,447      
Colman   (0.0008)                                                  (0.0018%)   
                                                                               
Gary     21,977        13,976    7,390       n/a       n/a         28,563      
Dixon    (0.0032%)                                                 (0.0042%)   
                                                                               
Steven   19,920        20,485    10,832      10,764    5,072       35,265      
Fraser   (0.0029%)                                                 (0.0052%)   
                                                                               
Simon    9,876         18,311    9,683       n/a       n/a         18,504      
Gardiner (0.0014%)                                                 (0.0027%)   
                                                                               
Gaynor   18,277        15,585    8,241       2,802     1,321       27,102      
Kenyon   (0.0027%)                                                 (0.0040%)   
                                                                               
Steven   118,913       81,062    38,195      17,624    8,305       171,099     
Mogford  (0.0174%)                                                 (0.0250%)   
                                                                               
Paula    3,228         4,318     2,499       n/a       n/a         5,047       
Steer    (0.0005%)                                                 (0.0007%)   

Awards granted under Long Term Plan

The following conditional awards were granted in England on 30 June 2014,
(calculated using the market price at the close of trading on the London Stock
Exchange on 27 June 2014 of £8.805 per ordinary share), to the undernoted
directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility pursuant to the
rules of the United Utilities Group 2013 Long Term Plan as approved by the
shareholders at the general meeting on 26 July 2013. The figures reflect the
maximum number of shares over which the option might be exercised. The actual
number will depend upon the extent to which the established performance
conditions are satisfied over the performance period. Executive directors are
subject to a further two-year holding period. Under the rules, the awards are
subject to uplift for notional dividends made or paid during the performance
period.

Name of director/   No. of     Price paid Price      Performance period      
PDMR                Ordinary   for award  payable on                         
                    shares     £          exercise £                         
                    awarded                                                  
                                                                             
Sue Amies-King      13,356     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Sally Cabrini       19,875     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Neil Colman         13,912     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Gary Dixon          13,038     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Steven Fraser       23,850     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Simon Gardiner      17,132     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Jonathan Hodgkin    13,833     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Russell Houlden *   63,560     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Gaynor Kenyon       14,906     nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Steven Mogford *    100,692    nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Janice Smethurst    6,053      nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017
                                                                             
Paula Steer         5,451      nil        nil        01/04/2014 to 31/03/2017

* Denotes executive director subject to additional two-year holding period.

Awards granted under Deferred Bonus Plan

The following conditional awards were granted in England on 30 June 2014,
(calculated using the market price at the close of trading on the London Stock
Exchange on 27 June 2014 of £8.805 per ordinary share), to the undernoted
directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility pursuant to the
rules of the United Utilities Group PLC Deferred Bonus Plan 2013 (`the plan')
as approved by the board of United Utilities Group PLC on 21 May 2013. Under
the terms of the plan, conditional awards will normally be satisfied at the end
of the vesting period by using shares purchased in the market. Newly issued or
treasury shares cannot be used to satisfy awards under this plan. Under the
rules, the awards are subject to uplift for notional dividends made or paid
during the vesting period. The awards will normally become capable of exercise
after the vesting date.

Name of director/   No. of      Price    Price      Vesting Date 
PDMR                shares in   per      payable on              
                    conditional share    exercise £              
                    award       paid at                          
                                award                            
                                                                 
Sue Amies-King      5,410       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Sally Cabrini       8,026       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Neil Colman         5,600       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Gary Dixon          5,299       £8.805   Nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Steven Fraser       9,476       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Simon Gardiner      6,961       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Jonathan Hodgkin    5,475       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Russell Houlden     24,615      £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Gaynor Kenyon       6,057       £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   
                                                                 
Steven Mogford      38,998      £8.805   nil        30/06/2017   

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Further information can be obtained from:

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary [phone]

United Utilities Group's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and
its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the
Trading Symbol "UUGRY".