Russ Houlden - other directorship

United Utilities Group PLC

11 April 2014

                        United Utilities - Russ Houlden                        

In accordance with LR 9.6.14(2) Russ Houlden, chief financial officer and an
executive director of United Utilities Group PLC has been appointed as an
independent Member of the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. which is
listed on the Warsaw and London stock exchanges.

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Further information can be obtained from:

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary [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 "UUGRY".