Director/PDMR Shareholding

Northumbrian Water Group PLC
13 December 2007


                          Northumbrian Water Group plc

                                 (the "issuer")


  Conditional awards made under the issuer's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")


The issuer announces that on 13 December 2007, Ordinary 10p shares in the issuer
were conditionally awarded, at no cost, by the Trustee of the issuer's LTIP to
the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility as set out below. The vesting
of some or all of these awards is subject to the achievement of two performance
conditions. Each condition will be measured for a fixed three year performance
period. Vested awards must be exercised within a six month period from 13
December 2010.

Name     Status        Number of conditional      Total number of conditional
                       awards granted on 13.12.07 awards held as at 13.12.07

John     Managing                        79,230                        288,855
Cuthbert Director

Chris    Finance                         61,620                        205,866
Green    Director

Ceri     Regulation &                    22,450                         94,955
Jones    Scientific
         Services Director

Graham   Operations                      27,470                        117,499
Neave    Director
         

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a).


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Martin Parker, Company Secretary

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