Director Shareholding

Northumbrian Water Group PLC
25 February 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Northumbrian Water Group plc

2. Name of director

Mr Martin Negre

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Director and spouse

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

BBHISL Nominees Limited 15,000 shares
Euroclear Nominees Limited 50,000 shares

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

The director and his spouse Mrs Linda Negre

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Purchase of shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

65,000 shares in total. 50,000 shares acquired by Mr Martin Negre and 15,000
shares acquired by Mrs Linda Negre.

8. Percentage of issued class

0.013%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary 10 pence shares

12. Price per share

178.75 pence per share for purchase made by Mrs Linda Negre
179 pence per share for purchase of 25,000 shares made by Mr Martin Negre
175 pence per share for purchase of a further 25,000 shares made by Mr Martin
Negre

13. Date of transaction

21 February 2005 for purchase by Mrs Linda Negre
22 February 2005 for both purchases by Mr Martin Negre

14. Date company informed

25 February 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

165,000 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.032%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

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20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

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22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

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23. Any additional information

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24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jayne Powell, 0191 3016704

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Jayne Powell

Date of Notification

25 February 2005

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