Directorate Change

4 February 2008

United Utilities PLC - Changes to Board


The Board of United Utilities PLC announced today the following Board changes.

Dr John McAdam is appointed a non executive director with effect from today, 4
February 2008. Subject to Dr McAdam's election by shareholders at the United
Utilities' AGM on 25 July 2008, he will take over from Sir Richard Evans as
Chairman of the Board at the AGM. This follows Sir Richard's decision to step
down as Chairman and a Director of United Utilities PLC following the 2008 AGM.

Announcing the changes, Sir Richard Evans said "I have very much enjoyed my 10
years on the Board of UU, seven of which were as the company's Chairman. I now
believe the time is right to step down.  I am delighted that, in John McAdam,
we have found such a strong successor."

Note to editors:

Biography - Dr John McAdam

John McAdam was born on 30 April, 1948 in Ambleside, and educated locally. He
gained a first class honours degree in Chemical Physics before completing a PhD
at Manchester University, and was later appointed as a Research Fellow at
Manchester and Cambridge.

He joined Unilever as a Management trainee in 1974 and became General Manager
of Birds Eye Walls, Kirby, Merseyside in 1984 before holding increasingly
senior positions within Unilever. In 1987, Dr McAdam joined the board of Quest
International and in 1993 became Chairman of Unichema International.

Following ICI's acquisition of Unilever's Speciality Chemical Companies in
1997, he became Chief Executive of Quest and a member of ICI's Executive
Management Team. In 1998, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of ICI
Paints and elected to the Board of ICI plc and was subsequently appointed as
its Chief Executive in 2003, a position that he held up to ICI's recent
takeover by Akzo Nobel.

Dr McAdam was a non-executive director of Severn Trent Plc between 2000 until
2005.  He is currently a non executive director and senior independent director
of J Sainsbury Plc; a member of the University of Cambridge Chemistry Advisory
Board; and formerly a member of the University of Surrey Business Advisory
Board.

There are no details to disclose under paragraph 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the
Listing Rules in relation to Dr McAdam.

United Utilities' contacts:

For further information please contact:

Gaynor Kenyon, Communications Director                 [phone]     
                                                                               
Darren Jameson, Head of Investor Relations             [phone]     

United Utilities' 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 "UUPLY".

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